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Delivering for California: Industry Group SEPA Recognizes PG&E for Clean Energy Progress
April 14, 2021 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 14, 2021
While fans of professional golf were riveted to the Masters leaderboard last weekend, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has earned a spot on a different kind of leaderboard – one recognizing utilities for their progress toward a modern, carbon-free electric system.
Today, the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) released its comprehensive assessment of more than 100 U.S. utilities’ clean power efforts. PG&E demonstrated significant progress, landing it on the 2021 Utility Transformation Leaderboard.
EPRI Announces Board of Directors Changes
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PALO ALTO, Calif., April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) today announced changes to its Board of Directors that will take effect April 14.
Stanley W. (Stan) Connally, Jr., Southern Company s Executive Vice President of Operations and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of its Southern Company Services (SCS) subsidiary, will succeed Edison International President and CEO Pedro J. Pizarro as Chairman of EPRI s Board. EPRI s effectiveness in leveraging collaboration and technical expertise to solve the energy industry s challenges is unparalleled. This is an important period for our industry and for EPRI as we continue to decarbonize and also work to ensure the reliability, resilience and affordability of our service, said Connally. I look forward to continuing this important work as EPRI and its members harness research and developm
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With Millions of Californians Still Working and Schooling from Home, Calling 811 Before Digging More Important Than Ever
April 8, 2021 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 8, 2021
With the arrival of spring, many Californians are thinking of starting projects to make their outdoor spaces more livable, and many of these projects will require digging. To help ensure these projects can proceed safely, and without disruptions to essential utility services that we all depend on to be able to stay connected during the ongoing pandemic, April is recognized as National Safe Digging Month. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and more than 1,000 other utilities support this nationwide public safety initiative to supported by to raise awareness about the importance of calling 811 to have underground utility lines marked in advance of any digging project.
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The company denied that it committed any crimes even as it accepted that its transmission line sparked the blaze.
The Sonoma County district attorney charged the utility with five felony and 28 misdemeanor counts in the October 2019 Kincade Fire north of San Francisco. The blaze burned more than 120 square miles (311 sq. km.) and destroyed 374 buildings.
The 33 charges include recklessly causing a fire that seriously injured six firefighters, named only as John Does #1-#6. Among the firefighters injured were a member of an inmate fire crew and at least two out-of-state contractors, one of whom suffered second- and third-degree burns to his legs and torso.