Portland General Electric pre-emptively cut power to about 5,000 customers in the first public safety power shutoffs to affect Oregon.

WECC waded into California’s wildfire troubles in an effort to understand how catastrophic blazes could affect reliability and how to protect the grid.

A U.S. Senate hearing addressed the issue of fighting wildfires in midst of the coronavirus pandemic, of particular concern in the West.

The California PUC opened an investigation into the power shutoffs that left millions in the dark several to prevent utility-sparked wildfires.

PG&E [NYSE:PCG] will cut power to 800,000 customers in 34 northern counties beginning Wednesday morning to reduce wildfire risk during a severe wind event.

West Coast utility regulators held a “wildfire dialogue," bringing together utility and fire science experts to discuss ways to reduce the danger.

California must find new approaches to long-term forecasting and collaboration, speakers said at a California Energy Commission workshop.

The increasing number of billion-dollar wildfires, floods and hurricanes had some at EEI2019 suggesting an end to the universal service model.

California’s annual wildfire season kicked off with high winds, a heat wave and precautionary power shutoffs by PG&E to thousands of customers.

PG&E reported additional problems with its transmission lines prior to the Camp Fire and asked state regulators to approve a more than $1 billion rate hike.