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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

UC Berkeley researchers link electric grid limitations and racial inequities

UC Berkeley researchers released a study showing that electrical grid limitations could exacerbate racial inequities in California, with predominantly Black neighborhoods having less access to solar power due to limited circuit capacity.

UC Berkeley researchers in the Energy and Resources Group, or ERG, released a study Sept. 13 showing that electrical grid limitations could exacerbate existing racial inequities in California.
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State

Monday, September 13, 2021

Statewide program to help residents with unpaid PG&E bills

A state program will now allow California residents to save up to $8,000 in unpaid balances on PG&E bills and keep their power after the statewide ban on disconnecting electricity comes to an end Sept. 30.
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State

Friday, July 23, 2021

PG&E announces initiative to underground 10K miles of power lines

PG&E announced a safety initiative to protect communities from the threat of wildfire by moving 10,000 miles of power lines in areas with high fire risk underground.
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State

Thursday, June 17, 2021

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom increases state energy capacity amid heat wave

As a major heat wave impacts states across the Western United States, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an emergency proclamation Thursday freeing up energy capacity across the state.
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Local Businesses

Friday, May 14, 2021

Local restaurants to receive funds from Restaurants Care Resilience Fund

In response to the hardships that “mom-and-pop” restaurants are facing because of the pandemic, the California Restaurant Association, or CRA, and PG&E announced Monday that 109 locally-owned restaurants in Northern and Central California will receive $3,500 grants from the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund.
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Crime & Courts

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Vehicle collision on Marin Avenue results in 2 dead, damaged power pole

A two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon in the area of Marin Avenue and Spruce Street resulted in two deaths and a damaged power pole.
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City

Monday, April 12, 2021

PG&E outage affects 2265 customers in South Berkeley

2,265 PG&E customers in the city of Berkeley experienced a power outage Monday evening due to causes that are still undetermined.
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City

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Berkeley urges residents to opt for 100 percent renewable electricity

A city of Berkeley press release urged Berkeley residents to opt in to a 100% renewable electricity plan, as the city recently did.
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Research & Ideas

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Haas School of Business report finds Californians pay up to triple for cost of producing electricity

A report published Tuesday from the Energy Institute at Haas found that Californians pay up to triple for what it costs to produce electricity.
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State

Monday, February 8, 2021

PG&E reveals plans for reducing wildfire risk in 2021

PG&E unveiled plans Friday to reduce wildfire risk, increase public awareness and institute technology to promote community safety through a proposal filed with the California Public Utilities Commission.
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Topics

UC Berkeley researchers link electric grid limitations and racial inequities

Statewide program to help residents with unpaid PG&E bills

PG&E announces initiative to underground 10K miles of power lines

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom increases state energy capacity amid heat wave

Local restaurants to receive funds from Restaurants Care Resilience Fund

Vehicle collision on Marin Avenue results in 2 dead, damaged power pole

PG&E outage affects 2265 customers in South Berkeley

Berkeley urges residents to opt for 100 percent renewable electricity

Haas School of Business report finds Californians pay up to triple for cost of producing electricity

PG&E reveals plans for reducing wildfire risk in 2021