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Small Local Restaurants to Get Boost from Utility Company Grants
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.
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State Program Will Lead to SDG&E Bill Reductions This Spring and Summer
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.
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Gloria Sets Climate-, Labor-Focused Terms For Utility Franchise Agreements
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.
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Mayor Gloria Commits San Diego To Community Choice Power
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.
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SDG&E Utility Bill Increases Incoming
NBC 7’s Consumer Bob explains why SDG&E is considering raising rates, and why some people say they should wait.
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31,000 May Lose Power This Week Due to Santa Anas: SDG&E
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.
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Mayor Todd Gloria Rejects SDG&E's Utility Franchise Bid, Will Seek Extension
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...
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Power Shutoffs Begin for Thousands, Schools Close as Santa Ana Winds Move In
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.
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Fire Conditions in San Diego
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.
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Fire Threat Not Gone Although Santa Ana Winds Subside
Gusty Santa Ana winds will subdue over the weekend but not enough to eliminate the fire threat for San Diego County, forecasters say.
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Sheena Parveen's Forecast for the Morning of Dec. 4, 2020
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.
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SDG&E Warning Customers of Potential Emergency Power Shutoffs Amid Red Flag Warning
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...
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SDG&E Notifies East County Residents of Possible Power Outages Ahead of Elevated Fire Weather Conditions
San Diego Gas & Electric notified certain East County residents Sunday that it may have to turn off power because of elevated fire weather conditions.
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Critical Fire Weather Preparations
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.
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‘No Outages Tonight': California ISO Lifts Emergency Notice
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.
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SDG&E Offering Alternate Payment Methods as Pandemic, Heatwave Lift Energy Costs
With people staying at home, energy bills are going up. During the pandemic, home energy usage is rising, especially during heatwaves.
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SDG&E Offers Alternate Payment Methods as Pandemic, Heatwave Lift Energy Costs
NBC 7 Responds’ Consumer Bob looked at the resources available for people having trouble paying their higher electric bills.
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San Diego Gas & Electric Warns of New Wave of Utility Scams
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.
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Cal ISO Lifts Stage 3 Emergency Ending Statewide Rotating Outages
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.