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San Diego Gas & Electric announced Wednesday that it is contributing $200,000 in shareholder funds to a $1.25 million effort by utility companies to support small restaurants in eight California counties whose revenue dropped during the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Mayor Todd Gloria on Friday announced he has formally invited prospective bidders to compete for the exclusive right to provide gas and electricity services to city residents and businesses — the city’s utility franchise agreements.

Mayor Todd Gloria announced Monday that the city will officially transition all of its energy accounts to San Diego’s newly launched community choice energy provider, marking the first step toward powering all city facilities with 100% renewable energy sources.

NBC 7’s Consumer Bob explains why SDG&E is considering raising rates, and why some people say they should wait.

The Santa Ana winds are back this week, and with them, the threat that tens of thousands of San Diegans will have their electricity cut off.

Taking swift action after Thursday’s San Diego City Council meeting in which a lone franchise utility bid was revealed, Mayor Todd Gloria today announced he was rejecting San Diego Gas & Electric’s bid for the city’s gas and electric utilities. The lone bid revealed Thursday was for $80 million — the minimum amount set by former Mayor Kevin Faulconer...

Just more than 50,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers could be without power from Monday through Wednesday as parts of the county face elevated fire risk due to incoming Santa Ana winds.

It’s dry, it’s windy and it’s dangerous, and some residents and students in the East County have to deal with the threat without power. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan has the story.

Gusty Santa Ana winds will subdue over the weekend but not enough to eliminate the fire threat for San Diego County, forecasters say.

NBC 7’s Sheena Parveen shares the First Alert Forecast for the morning of Dec. 4, 2020 — including where that Santa Ana wind event stands.

San Diego Gas and Electric warned around 2,700 utility customers in rural parts of the county that their power could be shut off beginning Friday morning because of the risks posed by fire-friendly weather. SDG&E said the emergency power shutoffs, which are a last resort strategy, could impact the communities of Alpine, Campo Reservation, Crestwood, Descanso, Julian, La Posta...

San Diego Gas & Electric notified certain East County residents Sunday that it may have to turn off power because of elevated fire weather conditions.

NBC7’s Bridget Naso shows us how fire agencies across San Diego prepare for critical fire weather that is expected to arrive in just hours.

A relentless heat wave scorching parts of Southern California prompted the operator of the state’s electric power system to issue an emergency notice Saturday evening, which meant rotating blackouts were possible, including in San Diego County.

With people staying at home, energy bills are going up. During the pandemic, home energy usage is rising, especially during heatwaves.

NBC 7 Responds’ Consumer Bob looked at the resources available for people having trouble paying their higher electric bills.

San Diego Gas & Electric warned its customers Tuesday that a new wave of scammers is targeting them and threatening to cut off their service unless they pay their utility bills immediately with prepaid cards.

The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has directed San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) to initiate rotating, hour-long outages as a result of excessive heat driving up electricity use.