Your electricity rates could be going up to help Southern California Edison cover more than $1.6 billion in payments the utility has made to victims of the devastating 2017 Thomas Fire.
The vote comes against a backdrop of lawsuits claiming the utility is responsible for the recent Eaton Fire in Los Angeles.
In the wake of a spate of fires at battery storage facilities across the state, the California Public Utilities Commission will soon vote on establishing new standards for maintaining and operating them. If passed, the proposal also increases oversight for emergency response at energy storage sites that use batteries.
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The California Public Utilities Commission approved Waymo's autonomous vehicle program in Los Angeles in March 2024. The service was expanded to the public in November. Aside from Los Angeles, the company also has driverless cars in San Francisco and Phoenix, with plans to expand to Austin, Atlanta and Miami.
New video shows start of deadly Eaton fire in Los Angeles, law firm claims - The Eaton fire and other recent Southern California wildfires resulted in the deaths of 29 people and the loss of thousands
The Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company Waymo announced on Tuesday that it will begin testing its fleet of driverless robotaxis on the Los Angel
CONTAINMENT ON THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES ... The utility's new filing with the California Public Utilities Commission comes on the same day as a court hearing in a case filed by attorneys ...
Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics call a lower-risk business.
A chimney remains standing in a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Jan. 8, 2025. Photo by Jules Hotz for From economy reporter Levi Sumagaysay: Insurance companies have paid out $4.2 billion in claims so far to survivors of the Los Angeles County fires,
Customers are picking up the $1.7. billion tab after utility's s equipment was linked to LA wildfire and flooding seven years ago.