California utility PG&E continues planned power outages to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires. One Native tribe's solar-powered microgrid is proving to be a lifeline for rural communities.
Portable generator use increases in winter, raising the risk of deadly carbon monoxide exposure. Safety advocates say the issue transcends user error, but legislative and regulatory efforts stall.
The utility giant warned over 200,000 customers in 16 California counties that gusty winds and low humidity may bring more proactive power shutoffs starting Wednesday.
PG&E is under fire for its management of last week's planned power outages that left about 800,000 customers in the dark. CEO Bill Johnson admits the company was ill-prepared for the operation.
A powerful and intense coastal storm has pummeled several states with heavy rain and strong winds, downing power lines and trees in Maine, Massachusetts and other states.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Expect more preventative power blackouts in California as the climate gets hotter and drier and the wildfire season gets nastier and longer, scientists say.
California is in the peak of its wildfire season. With strong winds forecast to hit 70 mph on Wednesday, the utility says it wants to reduce the chance that its wires could spark a fire.
The country has been hobbled by a blackout since Thursday. People wait in long lines for gas and water and increasingly are having difficulty communicating by phone or Internet.
Nearly 3.8 million customers lack electricity in Florida Wednesday, along with hundreds of thousands more in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Recent power outages at Las Vegas casinos left some wondering: What happens to the money in slot machines or in-progress table games when they are interrupted?
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Power has been restored to all but about 800 of the tens of thousands of northern Nevadans who lost it when a winter storm socked the Reno area two days ago.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A fire official says no one was hurt, but electricity was interrupted and crews had their hands full battling several pre-dawn fires sparked by a burning tree and downed power lines in southeast Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — NV Energy says failure of equipment in the agency's substation is to blame for a morning power outage affecting about 9,800 customers at one time, including many in southwest Las Vegas.
Blizzard warnings were declared from Rhode Island to parts of New Hampshire and Maine Tuesday. Since Sunday, parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts have had more than two feet of snow.
