Members of the California PUC met in Bakersfield and heard a much different kind of public comment than they’re used to in San Francisco.

The California PUC issued proposed guidelines for utilities to follow when intentionally blacking out areas to prevent equipment from starting wildfires.

PG&E offered the most detailed versions yet of its plans to emerge from bankruptcy in filings with the California PUC and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Lawyers representing shareholders, fire victims and the government are still wrangling to secure a share of the multibillion-dollar pot PG&E will pay out.

The California Energy Commission is funding pilot programs for energy storage systems that go well beyond lithium-ion batteries, the summit heard.

California PUC President Marybel Batjer told lawmakers the commission would move quickly to deal with wildfires, blackouts and PG&E's bankruptcy.

PG&E settled with bondholders whose competing reorganization plan may have been the biggest threat to having its own Chapter 11 reorganization plan adopted.

California's Wildfire Safety Advisory Board held its first meeting, electing industry veterans as chair and vice chair and getting briefed by the PUC on its responsibilities.

The California Public Utilities Commission decided to extend the general rate case cycle for the state’s investor-owned utilities from three years to four.

The California PUC approved $830 million in incentives for self-generation with the goal of benefiting disadvantaged customers who live in fire-prone areas.