In a series of power outages affecting various counties in the Bay Area, over 22,000 customers in Santa Clara County on Thursday morning, nearly 27,000 homes or businesses in Sonoma County on Friday night, and more than 8,500 customers in the Bay Area experienced power disruptions, according to PG&E. The outages in the Bay Area, attributed to a storm, impacted a total of 35,000 PG&E customers. Amidst these service disruptions, PG&E announced a significant profit increase for 2023, with earnings surging to over $2.2 billion, marking an almost 25% jump from the previous year. This announcement comes a month after PG&E bills saw an increase, leading to public frustration and calls for stories of outrage towards PG&E's pricing and service reliability.
Storm knocks out power to 35,000 PG&E customers in Bay Area https://t.co/wxV7rEYTHa
NEW: Over 8,500 PG&E customers impacted by outages in the Bay Area, the utility says. https://t.co/z955uQYupQ
Nearly 27,000 homes or businesses in Sonoma County, representing about 12% of all PG&E customers in the county, lost power in unplanned outages Friday night. https://t.co/PCR4akXkPB
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Southwest Gas made $242.2 million in 2023 — the highest annual net income ever for the energy monopoly. During the same time, many customers saw their monthly gas bills skyrocket. The NV Public Utilities Commission may allow @SWGas to increase utility rates by 10% soon.
A month after bills went up, PG&E announced its profits for 2023 surged to over $2.2 billion dollars, a jump of almost 25%. https://t.co/VhkIxN8B4I https://t.co/VhkIxN8B4I
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Over 22,000 customers are without power in Santa Clara County Thursday morning, according to PG&E outage center ⚡ https://t.co/gkat72E6QG