Hey Berkeley: Are you ready for up to 8 days without electricity?
PG&E says the amount of time the power could be out has “been hard for a lot of people to accept.” The city is taking steps to prepare. Have you?
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PG&E helicopter slated to continue work in East Bay Hills this week
That helicopter over the weekend? It was scanning for trees that could fall on power lines. Expect more aerial activity this week.
Opinion: Underground wires in Tilden Park are critical to keeping Berkeley safe from wildfire
Sparks from utility wires have caused 1,500 fires in California. Tilden Park has many feet of aging high-voltage PG&E electrical lines and transformers, which are still above ground. They are a hazard.
Why does your December electricity bill look different?
In November, most residents were switched over to the new East Bay Community Energy provider.
Would Berkeley residents pay to create fire escape routes from the hills?
The City Council has allocated $200,000 to move toward the expensive task of undergrounding power lines — which experts say can prevent fires and help with evacuation.
Electricity shutoffs during high-fire threats worry some East Bay residents
Many fires are caused by downed power lines, but while some say a new PG&E shutoff policy makes sense, others believe cutting power during an emergency puts people at greater risk.
Opinion: City staff must do what the council mandated: tell PG&E to tax natural gas for its pollution, not cost
Natural gas pollutes more than electricity per dollar, yet PG&E only allows cities to tax them the same. As an incentive to switch to electricity, customers should pay more for gas
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Berkeley to get a little greener with new alternative to PG&E
Eleven cities participating in East Bay Community Energy will switch over commercial accounts in June, and residential in November.
200 people along Panoramic Way in Berkeley without gas due to ruptured gas line
PG&E officials say gas service should be repaired "later this evening," but could not provide a specific time.
Power outage affects 2,000 in North Berkeley
A power outage affecting nearly 2,000 in North Berkeley could take at least three hours to resolve.
Update: 22,000 lost power in Berkeley, but outage ended fast for most
Residents in Berkeley have begun reporting a power outage that began at about 6 p.m.
PG&E says power outage that affected 7K in Berkeley is now resolved
A power outage that started around 7:30 p.m. and affected a large swath of Berkeley appears to be over, says PG&E.
