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PG&E Pressed at San Francisco Hearing Over December Blackout, Vows Operational Reforms

PG&E leaders admitted serious lapses in alerts and customer updates, with an outside investigation due in March.

Failed Xcel Transformer Triggers Metro Denver Outage; Power Restored by Evening

Xcel Cuts Power to 9,000 in Northern Colorado During Red Flag Winds as Restorations Begin

New Year’s Eve Outage Cuts Power to Thousands in San Francisco’s Richmond District

Metro Bus With Mechanical Failure Topples Pole, Injures Man in Lake View Terrace

PG&E Switches 6,000 Richmond Customers Back to Grid After Planned Outage

Cold Front Knocks Out Power to Nearly 35,000 in Houston Area

New SF Outage Hits Sunset and Richmond as PG&E Races to Finish Storm Repairs

Power Shutoffs and Firefighting Surge as Santa Ana Winds Drive Red Flag Conditions in Southern California

CenterPoint Pre-Stages 1,200 Workers Across Houston Ahead of Weekend Storm

Communications Tower Collapse Interrupts Power for 25,000 ComEd Customers

Minnesota Tornadoes Knock Out Power to 50,000 as Flood Warnings Persist

Power Shutoffs Continue as California Faces Near-Critical Fire Weather