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Butte County: PG&E Funds Restoration of Sawmill Peak Lookout Tower
BUTTE COUNTY – Over the past several months, a cooperative effort between PG&E, the Butte County Fire Safe Council and CAL FIRE has enabled significant restoration work to be completed on the...
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BUTTE COUNTY — According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, California could have yet another dry winter. As the state braces for record drought conditions to continue, PG&E is...
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Butte County: PG&E-Funded Wildfire Cameras Help Rescue Stranded Woman Who...
By David Kligman PG&E-funded wildfire cameras have only been operating in Butte County since June and already they have provided value that simply can’t be measured. In this case, the technology...
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VIDEO: PG&E Partnership Improves School Lighting and Provides Job Training
By Jil Shingledecker OROVILLE — Students at Helen Wilcox Elementary School will soon be back from their relaxing summer break. When they enter their classrooms this week the newly installed energy...
View ArticlePG&E Supporting First Responders on Three Major Wildfires, Assessing Impacts...
SAN FRANCISCO — Crews from PG&E worked through the weekend to support first responders including CAL FIRE on three major wildfires in Northern and Central California. The company is also assessing...
View ArticlePG&E Cooperating Fully with Cal Fire Investigation of Butte Fire Ignition
SAN FRANCISCO – PG&E today said that it is cooperating fully with an investigation by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) into the source of ignition for the Butte...
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Chico: PG&E Grows Solar with $25,000 Grant to GRID Alternatives North Valley
CHICO — In support of the Obama Administration’s announcement in July to increase access to solar energy for low- and moderate- income communities, PG&E has committed $25,000 to GRID Alternatives...
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VIDEO: In Butte County, PG&E Helps Threatened Salmon with Added Cold Water
By Paul Moreno CHICO — In the steep canyons of Butte County is a creek with an iconic wild fish population. These threatened salmon call Butte Creek home. “The population of salmon we have here is...
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Oroville: Food Bank to Save $10,000 Annually through Energy Efficiency and...
By Paul Moreno OROVILLE – The North State Food Bank’s lights now are brighter and its energy bills are falling, just as it gears up for the busy holiday season. Last week, the food bank made lighting...
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Natural Gas Pipeline Upgrades Planned for Gridley and Live Oak
GRIDLEY — PG&E will be upgrading portions of a natural gas transmission line in Gridley in Butte County and Live Oak in Sutter County from January through May. “These gas line upgrades will not...
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Butte County: PG&E Donates Emergency Evacuation Trailer to Town of Paradise
By Paul Moreno PARADISE — The mountain community of Paradise is better prepared for emergencies thanks to the donation of a new evacuation trailer and equipment from PG&E. The Town of Paradise, and...
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Butte County: PG&E Completes Natural Gas Pipeline Upgrade in Gridley
By Paul Moreno GRIDLEY — PG&E has finished constructing a natural gas transmission line and is resurfacing portions of Highway 99 and other roads starting this week in this Butte County city. “We...
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From Soup to Nuts: PG&E, Employees Donate to Oroville Food Bank
By Paul Moreno OROVILLE — For the second consecutive year, employees from PG&E’s North Valley Division organized a food drive for the North State Food Bank. PG&E and its employees donated 120...
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Butte County: PG&E Upgrading Natural Gas Pipes Along Chico’s Midway
By Paul Moreno PG&E will soon begin upgrading a natural gas distribution main along Chico’s Midway to increase capacity for J.M. Smucker Company’s new food processing facility. Crews are scheduled...
View ArticleAfter Mass Evacuation in Oroville, PG&E Urges Customers to Make an Emergency...
SAN FRANCISCO — With the unprecedented evacuation of nearly 200,000 people downriver from Lake Oroville Sunday night, PG&E reminds all customers in its service area to have a plan if an emergency...
View ArticlePG&E to Fly Low in Yuba, Butte Foothills to Check for Drought-stricken Trees
By Paul Moreno CHICO — PG&E will fly low by helicopter in the hills of Butte and Yuba counties next week to check for drought-stricken trees near power lines. Flights will occur Tuesday (March 7)...
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Butte County: Trailhead, Trails Near Oroville Dam to Close for PG&E...
By Paul Moreno OROVILLE — The Lakeland Boulevard Trailhead area, including the parking lot and nearby trails, will be closed for public safety from July 24-28 while PG&E uses the area to unload...
View ArticlePG&E Restores 93% of Customers Impacted by Oct. 23 Public Safety Power...
All Customers Restored in the Following Counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Placer, Plumas, San Mateo and Shasta PG&E Tracking Significant Dry, Wind Event This Weekend Once receiving the...
View ArticleCurrent PSPS Update: Restoration to Continue Friday Morning with a Goal of...
PG&E has already restored power to approximately 74% of customers affected by the Oct. 21 PSPS 12 Community Resource Centers Open Until 10 p.m. Tonight and Re-Opening at 8 a.m. Friday to Provide...
View ArticlePotential Sunday/Oct. 25 PSPS Event: Forecasted Highest Winds and Driest...
Portions of 38 Counties and 25 Tribal Communities May Be Impacted by Widespread, Severe Offshore Wind Event Beginning Sunday Customers Who Might Be Affected by the Public Safety Power Shutoff are...
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