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fromLos Angeles Times
4 weeks ago

Edison blacks out more customers to stop utility-sparked fires

"You should be ready for the power to cut off at any moment," Ian Anderson, a government relations manager for Edison, told the Moorpark City Council at an October meeting. He urged residents to buy generators and said the utility doesn't reimburse customers for spoiled food and other losses if it believes the blackouts were required by "an act of God."
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California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Santa Ana winds, heat trigger power shutoff for thousands of Southern Californians

Santa Ana winds prompted public-safety power shutoffs for thousands, with gusts up to 50 mph, low humidity and dry fuels increasing wildfire risk.
#wildfire-compensation
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

U.S. claims Edison's equipment ignited 2019 Saddle Ridge fire

Southern California Edison equipment ignited the 2019 Saddleridge Fire, causing extensive damage and prompting a federal suit seeking firefighting and restoration costs.
#eaton-fire
fromKqed
1 month ago
California

Investigation Sheds New Light On What May Have Sparked Eaton Fire | KQED

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fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

Feds accuse Southern California Edison of igniting deadly Eaton fire

Federal prosecutors sued Southern California Edison alleging faulty power infrastructure sparked deadly Eaton and Fairview fires and seeking more than $77 million in government damages.
California
fromSFGATE
4 months ago

Eaton Fire Could Drain California's $21 Billion Wildfire Fund If Local Utility Is Found Guilty of Sparking Inferno

Southern California Edison may be liable for the deadly Eaton fire, potentially exhausting California's wildfire fund.
fromKqed
1 month ago
California

Investigation Sheds New Light On What May Have Sparked Eaton Fire | KQED

fromSFGATE
4 months ago
California

Eaton Fire Could Drain California's $21 Billion Wildfire Fund If Local Utility Is Found Guilty of Sparking Inferno

#wildfire
fromFortune
2 months ago
California

What caused the historic LA wildfire? The federal government accuses Southern California Edison

Southern California Edison faces federal lawsuits alleging its transmission equipment and poor maintenance ignited the deadly Eaton Fire, seeking over $40 million in government damages.
fromLos Angeles Times
6 months ago
Los Angeles

Edison will pay U.S. a record $82.5 million in Bobcat fire settlement

Southern California Edison has reached an $82.5 million settlement for damages from the 2020 Bobcat fire, marking a record for wildfire cost recovery.
fromFortune
2 months ago
California

What caused the historic LA wildfire? The federal government accuses Southern California Edison

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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

US files lawsuit against California utility over Los Angeles wildfires

Federal lawsuits accuse Southern California Edison of negligent maintenance that sparked deadly fires, causing deaths, destruction and large federal cleanup costs.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

Lawsuit alleges Edison hid its role in 2019 Sylmar wildfire

An allegedly improperly grounded Edison transmission line ignited multiple Sylmar-area fires; lawsuits claim Edison failed to fix the line and misled authorities.
fromSFGATE
4 months ago

What the Eaton Fire Could Mean for California's $21B Wildfire Fund

Concerns arise over the potential depletion of California's wildfire fund if SCE is found responsible for the Eaton fire, which could exhaust the $21 billion fund.
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California
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

LA's main utility to pay wildfire victims although cause of blaze undetermined

Southern California Edison will compensate victims of the Eaton wildfire through a new recovery program, despite ongoing investigations into the fire's cause.
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fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

How Wall Street hedge funds are gambling millions on Eaton fire insurance claims

Hedge funds are buying insurance claims linked to the Eaton fire, raising concerns among California officials about profit motives from disaster.
The practice of acquiring subrogation claims by hedge funds post-disaster alarms state officials.
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