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Around 113,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers with overdue bills incurred during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic have automatically received debt relief through the California Arrearage Payment Program, it was announced Tuesday.

The Biden administration said Wednesday it is making $4.5 billion available through a low-income home energy assistance program to help with heating costs heading into what is expected to be a brutal winter.

A statewide Flex Alert is one of the steps the operator of California’s power grid can take to avoid unplanned power outages in extreme heat. Here’s what to know about next steps, including rotating power outages.

Heat waves can make you sweat for a number of reasons, including how they can impact your electric bill.

When energy bills spiked at the start of the year, some San Diegans told us their bills jumped by $100 or more. Now a state audit will move ahead, after a unanimous decision by a state committee.

The majority of power customers in Puerto Rico who were left in the dark earlier this week following a massive blackout that affected over a million residents had their electricity restored on Saturday.

La Mesa is joining Imperial Beach in taking part in a community energy program for its electricity. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has details on how it works.

La Mesa will soon take part in a program that will enroll the city under a new electricity provider that generates renewable power, joining Imperial Beach after the South Bay community enrolled last month.

Imperial Beach residents are now enrolled under a new electricity provider that generates renewable power, with four other communities in San Diego County to follow suit in the following months.

With soaring utility costs, San Diegans now can enroll in the San Diego Community Power rollout as an alternative to SDG&E.

Brooke Martell’s Morning Forecast for Friday, Nov. 26, 2021.

NBC 7’s Melissa Adan spoke to rural East County residents getting through Thanksgiving without power.

Brooke Martell’s Morning Forecast for Nov. 25, 2021

San Diego Gas & Electric has restored power for thousands of customers who had their service shut off ahead of Thanksgiving due to wildfire threats.

NBC 7’s Dana Griffin spoke to a Romana man who has a backup plan for cooking Thanksgiving dinner.

A red flag warning may force many San Diegans to change their holiday plans, reports NBC 7’s Dana Griffin

As fire weather conditions increase in San Diego County, San Diego Gas & Electric is warning customers they may need to shut off power over the thanksgiving holiday to prevent wildfires.

Puerto Rico residents will see another increase in their electricity bill, even though they already pay twice as much as mainland U.S. customers for unreliable service.

There’s usually some concern when an energy bill spikes. People might thing they’ve left appliances running or made another mistake. But what do you do when your energy bills each charge hundreds of dollars?

NBC 7 Responds takes a look at one woman’s massive energy bills after a sudden jump