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Dyer backs off of Fresno PG&E takeover pitch: “That’s not my belief.”
Two weeks after launching a broadside at Pacific Gas and Electric, Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer is backing off a taxpayer-funded takeover of the utility.
November 16, 2022
Doom-and-gloom solar panel program update pared back by state regulators. Here’s what it means for homeowners.
An initial proposal that would undercut financial incentives for installing solar panels on homes is being rolled back, with some other changes. Here's what it means.
November 13, 2022
Power Short: Fresno lawmakers hit brakes on Dyer-backed study of government takeover of PG&E service
After three hours of debate, the launch of Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer's latest battle with PG&E – exploring the creation of a taxpayer-funded power utility to supplant the company – didn't go as planned.
November 3, 2022
Fresno turning lights out on PG&E? Leaders eye city-run power in potential break from utility.
Fresno residents could soon receive their electricity from a city-owned power operator.
October 28, 2022
Calif. officials blamed the oil industry for high gas prices. Valero is pushing back.
Gas refiner and marketer Valero hit back at California’s Energy Commission last week after the agency demanded oil refinery executives explain why, despite declining crude oil prices, gas prices have spiked.
October 9, 2022
Newsom calls for special legislative session to enact tax on oil company profits
With the state's gas prices sky-high again, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he plans to call a special legislative session in December to impose a tax on oil companies’ profits.
October 8, 2022
Newsom’s call for tax on oil profits raise eyebrows
California's oil industry is back in Sacramento's crosshairs after a price spike led Gov. Gavin Newsom to suggest oil producers and refiners should pay a higher rate on profits above a set level.
October 5, 2022
As Californians pay 70% more for gas, Newsom scrambles to cut prices quickly
Californians have paid more for gas for a long time. But paying 70% more than other Americans has Gov. Gavin Newsom scrambling to get refiners producing their winter blend, a cheaper version of the fuel.
October 3, 2022
Oil company is buying out Kern Co. homes. Some residents are blaming Newsom’s latest laws for forcing them from home.
It's one of California's most oil-rich towns and home to a top-flight elementary school. Now, a new California law is forcing oil companies to buy families out of their home.
September 22, 2022
Grid Operator: Rolling blackouts imminent Tuesday as temps across Calif. soar
California's grid operator issued an energy emergency alert, the final step before rotating blackouts, for Tuesday evening.
September 6, 2022