California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged PG&E to give money back to hundreds of thousands of customers affected by last week's outages.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged Pacific Gas & Electric to provide $100 rebates to residential customers affected by last week’s unprecedented power shut-offs, asserting that the company’s communication failures “put lives at risk.”
Also Monday, the California Public Utilities Commission ordered PG&E to take corrective action after the largest shut-off in state history, including increasing the speed at which power is restored and creating more effective communication protocols with local governments. PG&E began cutting power early Wednesday and some customers were left in the dark until Saturday.
As a new tool to prevent wildfires, PG&E has been proactively shutting down power in anticipation of strong winds, hot temperatures and dry conditions that create an increased risk for its equipment to spark blazes. The sweeping outages forced schools and businesses to close and left elderly customers or those who use life-sustaining medical equipment scrambling to make backup plans.
“So you think we’re problematic if we start a fire, imagine what we can do if we stop them?” Miller said of PG&E’s message. “It sends a punch to the gut of the state.”
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
An effort to stop overnight jail releases in California is rejected by Gov. NewsomA bill to curb late-night jail releases, passed in response to a woman's overdose death after leaving county custody, was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Leer más »
SmileDirectClub stock slides 13% as California Gov. Newsom signs law to change ‘teledentistry’ rulesSmileDirectClub shares tumbled 10% on Monday, bringing their one-month losses to 46%, after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that includes...
Leer más »
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill limiting oil and gas developmentThe measure bars any California leasing authority from allowing pipelines or other oil and gas infrastructure to be built on state property.
Leer más »
California extends new protections to immigrants under laws signed by NewsomNew California laws for those here illegally include letting them serve on government boards and banning immigration arrests in state courthouses.
Leer más »
Newsom blocks overhaul of California's dog blood donor rules, saying it doesn't go far enoughThe governor said legislators should send him a bill that phases out the use of 'closed colonies,' where donor dogs are 'kept in cages for months and years to harvest their blood for sale.'
Leer más »