Despite this week’s heat wave, utility company and fire officials insist that the high temperatures did not play a role in the recent fires and power outages experienced in Berkeley. Read More…
The Donald Vial Center for Employment in the Green Economy – part of UC Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment – will begin consulting the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on developing new training programs for employees in the utilities industry as part of a statewide initiative to reduce carbon emissions and increase environmental sustainability.
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A power outage from a failed substation cable rattled routines and disrupted studying for many students Monday night. The outage first struck at 9:38 p.m. and affected more than 12,000 PG&E customers throughout Berkeley. Read More…
Several thousand Berkeley residents experienced a power outage Monday night and into Tuesday morning due to an underground cable failure. Read More…
A car crashed into a UC Berkeley dormitory building early Wednesday morning, rupturing a natural gas pipe in the building and forcing the evacuation of about 400 students. Read More…
A power outage across the city of Berkeley has left thousands of residents without electricity and temporarily shut down BART service to the Downtown Berkeley station. Read More…
