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San Diego Gas & Electric announced Wednesday that residential customers will receive a break on their utility bills in the coming months, thanks the state’s efforts to fight climate change.

When the California ISO calls for a Flex Alert it means all Californians can jump in to help prevent power interruptions. Here’s what you can do.

After six seasons, the Starz drama “Power” has ended and four spin-off series are in the works, including “Power Book II: Ghost.” Its star Gianni Paolo says the series will have a much more youthful vibe than the original show.

Gateway Energy Storage helped keep the lights in California on this week.

With many San Diegans working from home, the amount of electricity used in homes had already jumped. All of this means we will likely see higher energy bills, but there are ways to cut back on power usage.

NBC 7 Responds’ Consumer Bob looks at ways we can all cut back on our energy usage at home.

There were reports of a power outage near Serra Mesa after a car hit a utility pole on Sunday afternoon. A car hit a utility pole on Murray Ridge Road and Chalar Street around 12:13 p.m., San Diego Police said. NBC 7 reached out to San Diego Gas and Electric who confirmed 318 customers were without power in Mission Valley,…

50 Cent said he thinks “Power” being overlooked by the Emmys over the years was racial despite the success of popular Starz series that has a prominently black cast. “I like to say it’s racial. That’s the easy way to get out of things,” said the rapper and executive producer of the series during a panel discussion Friday at the...

The end of the hit Starz series “Power” is the beginning of several planned spinoffs, the first featuring Mary J. Blige. The Grammy-winning singer and actress said the announcement was probably the most exciting thing that would happen to her this year. Blige’s casting in the new show, titled “Power Book II: Ghost,” was announced Friday at a TV critics’...

Former first lady Michelle Obama told first-generation college freshmen to surround themselves with a community to help them survive college. Mrs. Obama was the first in her family to attend college. She said: “Finding a cohort for yourself and starting to build your community is going to be important. College wasn’t meant to do alone.” She spoke at the fifth...

Nine months after Hurricane Maria, some Puerto Rican communities enter enter the new hurricane season without power and dealing with water shortages.

The Food and Drug Administration ordered the mandatory recall Tuesday of kratom products distributed by one company that may be contaminated with salmonella. The FDA said it’s the first time it has used its mandatory recall power for a food product after first trying to get the company to voluntarily take the products back. The agency has been criticized for...

The deadly wildfires in Northern California, along with our hot, dry weather have many concerned about another major wildfire here.

Investigators believe downed power lines may have sparked some of the devastating blazes in NorCal, raising similar concerns in San Diego. Since then, SDG&E has inspected 460,000 trees along their power lines. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports.

City officials have begun power washing parts of Downtown San Diego in an effort to combat the Hepatitis A outbreak.

Hurricane Irma brought strong winds and rain to South Florida over the weekend, flooding streets and causing power outages across the state. Follow a livestream of continuing coverage of Hurricane Irma as it barrels through Florida. Get the latest on Irma from NBC 6 anywhere, anytime by downloading our apps for iOS and Android. Click here for full coverage of…

The plan is to pressure wash certain streets with a bleach solution that kills the Hepatitis virus.

The utilities and a community group reached an agreement Monday that will move the nuclear waste from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station off-site and out of San Diego.

NBC 7’s Greg Bledsoe reports on the deal reached to dispose of nuclear waste from the closed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

Over 90,000 people lost power in San Francisco Friday leaving the streets a traffic nightmare. People on social media shared their experiences.