Topic - San Diego Gas & Electric

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is the utility that provides natural gas and electricity to San Diego County and southern Orange County in southwestern California, United States. It is owned by Sempra Energy, a Fortune 500 energy services holding company that is based in San Diego. - Source: Wikipedia

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This Aug. 17, 2011 file photo, Jaeger Mah, left, is greeted by Vancouver International Airport CEO Larry Berg, right, and pilot Brent Fishlock as he steps off a Learjet upon arrival at the airport after a short tour in Richmond, B.C. No survivors were found after a small business jet with four people aboard crashed and burned near San Diego, knocking out power to hundreds of homes, authorities said. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

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FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2020, file photo, people walk past a Pacific Gas and Electric sign at a PG&amp;E location in San Francisco. California's chief utility regulators and a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric executive testified Thursday, June 4, 2020, that the utility is behind on installing devices meant to ease the severity of power shut-offs during potential wildfires and hasn't yet hired and trained emergency response specialists in each county. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

PG&E behind on promises to ease effect of power shut-offs

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In this undated photo provided by San Diego Gas &amp; Electric, Caroline Winn, chief operating officer of San Diego Gas &amp; Electric, poses for a photo. Winn was at SDG&amp;E when its equipment sparked a deadly wildfire in 2007, and she was one of thousands to evacuate her home. She spoke with the Associated Press and reflected on how the company's culture changed after the disaster and how executives' attitudes about the role energy companies play in climate change has shifted dramatically. (Lauren Radack/San Diego Gas &amp; Electric via AP)

Utility turned disaster into road map for climate change

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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, Pacific Gas &amp; Electric employees work in the PG&amp;E Emergency Operations Center in San Francisco. Experts say it’s hard to know what might have happened had the power stayed on, or if the utility’s proactive shutoffs are to thank for California’s mild fire season this year. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Do California power shutoffs work? Hard to know, experts say

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Major California utilities agree to pay into wildfire fund

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FILE - In this Monday Oct. 9, 2017 file photo flames from a wildfire consume a home, near Napa, Calif. State lawmakers are expected to take up bills on Monday, July 8, 2019, aimed at stabilizing the state's electric utilities in the face of devastating wildfires caused by their equipment. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California Senate OKs wildfire proposal with bipartisan vote

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FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2018, file photo, a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric lineman works to repair a power line in fire-ravaged Paradise, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is willing to throw the state's major utilities a financial lifeline in the face of expensive wildfires -- but only if they agree to concessions including tying executive compensation to safety performance. A proposal unveiled Friday, June 21, 2019, by Newsom's office aims to stabilize California's investor-owned utilities and protect wildfire victims as the state faces increasingly destructive blazes, often caused by utility equipment. Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Corp., the largest of the state's three investor-owned utilities, filed for bankruptcy in January as it stared down tens of billions of dollars in potential costs fires it started, including the fire last November that killed 85 people. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California governor proposes safety steps for utilities

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FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2018, file photo, a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric lineman works to repair a power line in fire-ravaged Paradise, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is willing to throw the state's major utilities a financial lifeline in the face of expensive wildfires -- but only if they agree to concessions including tying executive compensation to safety performance. A proposal unveiled Friday, June 21, 2019, by Newsom's office aims to stabilize California's investor-owned utilities and protect wildfire victims as the state faces increasingly destructive blazes, often caused by utility equipment. Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Corp., the largest of the state's three investor-owned utilities, filed for bankruptcy in January as it stared down tens of billions of dollars in potential costs fires it started, including the fire last November that killed 85 people. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

The Latest: California lawmakers reviewing utility plan

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The Latest: PG&E’s fire safety plan recommended for approval

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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2018 file photo, firefighter Jose Corona sprays water as flames from the Camp Fire consume a home in Magalia, Calif. A report expected Friday, April 12, 2019, from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration aims to address a host of problems related to wildfires, including how to maintain a safe, affordable electricity supply for California in the wake of Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Corp.’s bankruptcy and the growing cost of wildfires. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Newsom weighs wildfire liability law, but no commitment

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A man walks past a Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Co. entrance in Daly City, Calif., Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Co. spent nearly $10 million on California lobbying efforts in the year before the utility giant declared bankruptcy, spending more than any other entity seeking to influence California government in 2018. The majority of that money, more than $5 million, was spent lobbying on proposals around wildfire safety and response, including a discussion on whether to reduce the strict liability utilities face when their equipment sparks wildfires. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Embattled California utility spent most for 2018 lobbying

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The Latest: San Diego gas leak capped, evacuations lifted

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FILE - In this June 30, 2011 file photo, people walk on the sand near the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in San Clemente, Calif. The Southern California utility that oversaw a nuclear plant that was shut down has reached a settlement with attorneys representing consumers who felt they were footing too much of the bill for the closure. The settlement announced Tuesday night, Jan. 30, 2018, by Southern California Edison saves its customers $775 million through early 2022. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)

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