The lights should stay on at Cal Poly and in San Luis Obispo as sweeping power shutoffs are expected this weekend, according to PG&E. The power company announced Friday approximately 850,000 customers will have their power proactively turned off — some in the northern Central Coast — as hot, dry and windy weather moves in […]
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Latest PG&E power outages not expected to impact Cal Poly
Nearly 800,000 PG&E customers will lose power starting just after midnight Wednesday, but the coastal regions of San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara counties are not expected to have their power shutoff, according to PG&E meteorologist John Lindsey. PG&E has notified Cal Poly that they do not expect a public safety power shutoff (PSPS) […]
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Cal Poly donor and energy provider PG&E files for bankruptcy
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced Monday, Jan. 14 it will be declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy later this month, after not being able to pay billions of dollars in liability claims from the past two years of wildfires, according to the company’s website. The company estimates it is facing a total of $30 billion in […]
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Wet winter ahead for San Luis Obispo as storm moves in
San Luis Obispo is going to be experiencing another wet and chilly week as a second storm makes its way to the region.
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Cal Poly experiences second power outage of the week
A second power outage strikes Cal Poly this week.
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Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant employees weigh in on impact of decommissioning
Present and past Diablo Canyon employees want to inform the community of the low risk of a potential disaster.
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Mothers For Peace Want Diablo Canyon Closed in 2019
Mothers for Peace tried to shut down Diablo Canyon before it was even built.
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What the closing of Diablo Canyon means for San Luis Obispo
The county will experience changes in both the economy and in energy.
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Mothers for Peace stand their ground against Diablo Canyon
There has been an ongoing battle about Diablo Canyon for the last 20 years between Mothers for Peace and PG&E.
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Seismic testing debate continues
In Nov. 2012, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) submitted a request for a permit to perform seismic testing in the ocean surrounding the plant that was denied by the California Coastal Commission. In spite of the denial, PG&E is still looking into the possibilities.
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Gas leak shuts down Highland Drive
After reports of a gas leak, the 400 and 500 blocks of Highland Drive were closed Monday morning as a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) crew worked to repair the mainline. Residents were not evacuated, but a police detour prevented pedestrian and car traffic from entering the area during the morning while PG&E repaired the […]