Double standard at PG&E
Modesto Bee
Recently, PG&E installed above-ground power lines through a row of 9-year-old trees on the south side of our property. Previously the lines were underground ...

Danville, Alamo residents hit by brief power outage
Danville Weekly
A brief outage knocked out power to about 2500 PG&E customers in Contra Costa County Monday morning. The outage, reported at 9:52 am, primarily affected ...

Readers: SmartMeters interfere with baby monitors, other household gadgets
San Jose Mercury News
You've read about problems with PG&E's SmartMeter, especially the folks who claim it's causing huge increases in their electrical bills. ...

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Mark Hurd hired as Oracle co-president
SiliconValley.com
Mercury News Action Line columnist Dennis Rockstroh says PG&E knew it had a problem as far back as early 2009, when it reported "a limited number of cases ...

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Readers: SmartMeters interfering with baby monitors, other household gadgets
San Jose Mercury News
You've read about problems with PG&E's SmartMeter, especially the folks who claim it's causing huge increases in their electrical bills. ...

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Marin Clean Energy secures 80 percent of customers sought in initial rollout
Contra Costa Times
As required by state law, residents had to contact PG&E to avoid being enrolled automatically in the Marin Clean Energy program. ...

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Smart Grid Developments
Energy and Capital (blog)
Some even laughed it off, saying the only people that would benefit from all of this would be those conducting the audit — which ended up costing PGE $1.4 ...
Marin Voice: Health fears and 'smart meters'Marin Independent-Journal

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Monday Readers' Forum
Marin Independent-Journal
So let me see if I've got this straight: PG&E needs two grand to turn on the bike trail lights and money that was already budgeted for the San ...

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Getting smarter -- this won't end opposition.
Merced Sun-Star
The review found SmartMeters were accurately gauging electricity use, but said poor customer service by PG&E has contributed to widespread customer ...

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PG+E and Southern California Receive Contract Approvals for Solar Energy
AZoCleantech
(PG&E) and Southern California Edison have received contract approvals from the California Public Utilities Commission, thereby furthering the progress of ...
California Utilities Approved for 616 Megawatts of Solar DealsBloomberg
California Endorses More Contracts for Utilities to Obtain Solar ElectricitySunpluggers.com
Regulators Approve Southern California Edison-First Solar Power ContractsAutomated Trader

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SmartMeter Answer Center coming to Grass Valley
The Union of Grass Valley
From 9 am to 12 pm Tuesday and 12- 5 pm Wednesday, PG&E representatives hope to answer some questions consumers may have about the new program. ...

Letter: Time to investigate PG&E billing
Enterprise-Record
My PG&E bill increased by $259 after the smart meters were installed. My usage decreased from the previous month. Juanita Sumner (letters, Aug. ...

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The Engineer
Electric vehicles: What you need to know about home charging
San Jose Mercury News
PG&E expects to see 219000 to 845000 electric vehicles on the road within its Northern California territory by the end of 2020. ...
Electric vehicles: A closer look at home charging. The Green PieceTheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk (blog)

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PIEDMONT: UPDATE: POWER RESTORED TO REMAINING 786 PG&E CUSTOMERS
CBS 5
Power was restored this afternoon to the remaining PG&E customers who lost power in the Piedmont area following an equipment failure. ...

PIEDMONT: POWER OUTAGE AFFECTING MORE THAN 2000 PG&E CUSTOMERS
CBS 5
A power outage in the Piedmont area is affecting about 2150 PG&E customers this afternoon, PG&E spokeswoman Jana Morris said. The outage was reported at ...

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LOIS HENRY: With friends like PG&E who needs enemies?
Bakersfield Californian
Anyhoo, this trust thing comes after a series of debacles including outrageous rate hikes, SmartMeter foul ups and, of course, PG&E's unbelievably cynical ...
PG&E's smart meters work fine, independent study saysUSA Today
PG&E SmartMeters pass investigationSan Francisco Chronicle
Independent probe finds no problems with technology of PG&E's Smart Meters ...San Jose Mercury News
CNET -Appeal-Democrat
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PG&E SmartMeters Make Grade in California
Construction Digital
"We have wholeheartedly supported this third-party verification in order to make sure that our meters are accurate and our program is sound," said PG&E ...
Study faults PG&E's customer service, not SmartMetersBakersfield Californian
PUC: PG&E SmartMeters OK, but company needs better customer serviceMarin Independent-Journal
Vehement opposition to SmartMetersSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)
PR Newswire (press release) -San Francisco Business Times -KCRA Sacramento
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SmartMeter report leaves some PG&E customers skeptical
Appeal-Democrat
Residents with questions about the SmartMeter program can ask them during a special time set up by PG&E at its ...