Paul Moreno, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

SAN FRANCISCO October 6, 2019 – At approximately 9 a.m. today, weather conditions improved, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) crews began patrolling power lines and poles in the areas of Butte, Plumas and Yuba counties impacted by a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) that began Saturday night at approximately 10:00 p.m. PG&E crews […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. August 15, 2019 – Beginning today, August 15, 2019, those displaced by the 2017 Northern California wildfires and 2018 Camp fire can apply for aid through an independently administered Wildfire Assistance Program funded by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). PG&E’s $105 million fund, approved by the judge in PG&E’s Chapter 11 cases, […]

QUINCY, Calif. July 17, 2019 – 6535123 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) urges the public to take extra safety precautions as water flows will be higher through the weekend of July 27-28 for whitewater recreation in the Rock Creek Reach of the North Fork Feather River in Plumas County. This portion of the river […]

PARADISE, Calif. June 14, 2019 – Contract tree inspectors working for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) are conducting regular annual patrols in Paradise through late July to check for trees and branches growing too close to power lines. The annual patrols and work are required by state law. PG&E performs this work throughout its […]

SAN FRANCISCO June 4, 2019 -As part of its Community Wildfire Safety Program (CWSP), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced that it is expanding its network of weather stations and high-definition cameras to improve the company’s ability to predict and respond to extreme wildfire danger. By the end of 2019, PG&E plans to have […]

CHICO, Calif. May 22, 2019 – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that it will put all electric distribution power lines underground in the Town of Paradise and some of the surrounding areas as the town rebuilds from the Camp Fire. The announcement was made by Aaron Johnson, vice president of electric operations […]

SAN FRANCISCO May 22, 2019 – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that it received approval from the bankruptcy court to create a $105 million housing assistance fund to support those displaced by the 2017 Northern California wildfires and 2018 Camp Fire. The Wildfire Assistance Fund is intended to aid those displaced by the […]

May 7, 2019 – Water flows will be higher than seasonally normal along the North Fork Feather River between Canyon Dam and the Belden Reservoir from about May 11 to 20, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today. Nothing is more important to PG&E than the safety of the public and its employees. That’s […]

AN FRANCISCO, Calif. December 20, 2018 – As part of its commitment to help its customers and communities with the recovery and rebuilding process, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) said yesterday that nearly all customers in Paradise and surrounding areas who are able to receive electric service have now been restored. Since Camp Fire […]

May 17, 2018 – Water flows will be higher than seasonally normal along the North Fork Feather River below the Belden Reservoir to the Belden Powerhouse along Highway 70 in Plumas County for a few weeks starting May 21, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today. Nothing is more important to PG&E than the […]

CHICO, Calif. March 26, 2018 – As part of its ongoing response to California’s tree mortality crisis, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will conduct aerial patrols in the foothills of Butte and Yuba counties on Thursday and Friday to identify dead trees that could pose a wildfire or other public safety risk. The flights […]

CHICO, Calif. November 28, 2017 – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced two winners of its Better Together Resilient Communities grant, providing $100,000 each to nonprofit organizations Sierra Institute in Plumas County and Ag Innovations in Sonoma County in support of their projects that examine new ways of managing forest and watershed land […]

October 11, 2017 – After gaining safe access today, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) crews are working to rebuild fire-damaged poles and power lines in the Bangor and Loma Rica areas. In Butte County, about 570 customers in Bangor are without power and are expected to be restored by Thursday evening. About a dozen […]

August 30, 2017 – Pacific Gas and Electric Company is working in close coordination with Cal Fire on the Ponderosa Fire, which is burning in a mountainous area east of Oroville. The fire began at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 29, and grew rapidly, growing to more than 2,500 acres by morning. On Tuesday night […]

July 11, 2017 – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues to replace equipment damaged in the Wall Fire and expects to restore power to all 87 remaining customers by 8 p.m. today. About 60 PG&E personnel are working as safely and quickly as possible to replace the remaining 18 damaged poles and restring power […]

July 10, 2017 – Crews from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) have restored power to more than half of the homes that lost power due to the Wall Fire in Butte County. Cal Fire gave PG&E permission today to access more of the burn area so crews can replace about 35 burned poles and […]

QUINCY, Calif. June 16, 2017 – As part of its response to California’s tree mortality crisis, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will conduct low-flying helicopter patrols in Plumas County on Tuesday, June 20 to identify dead trees that could pose a wildfire or other public safety risk. Flights will occur over communities along Highway […]