What the FERC Is Going on With the Electric Grid

August 16, 2024

We need a better electric grid. And we need it now. 
For decades, we’ve known that the key to slowing down climate change is to use more...

Patti Poppe: Reinventing Utilities During a Climate Emergency

July 29, 2022

In 2006, PG&E was perceived to be one of the most progressive utilities in the country. They supported California’s landmark climate law AB 32,...

Blackout

December 20, 2019

The 2018 Camp Fire was one of the most destructive in California’s history, resulting in over eighty deaths and destroying the town of Paradise....

How Climate Broke California’s Biggest Utility

April 19, 2019

PG&E has had a bad few years. A series of record-breaking wildfires culminating with 2018’s devastating Camp Fire propelled the California...

Will Closing Diablo Canyon Increase Carbon Pollution?

August 10, 2016

PG&E recently announced plans to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant by 2025 and replace it with renewable energy. What does this mean for...