San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is unveiling its latest wildfire mitigation and resiliency advancements while urging its customers to prepare for possible wildfires and Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) during the region’s Santa Ana wind season, which is typically between September and December.

Wildfire season is now year-round in California, however, the risk for wildfires in Southern California especially increases when seasonal Santa Ana winds become more active. This time of year is referred to as peak wildfire season.

“Just one wildfire could significantly impact the health and

[H2] Innovation Experience Microgrid Produces and Uses Renewable Hydrogen for the First Time at Demonstration Project in Downey

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced that its [H2] Innovation Experience in Downey is now using renewable hydrogen that is produced

Each year, electrically-conductive foil balloons – popular for celebrating birthdays, graduations and other special occasions – cause thousands of power outages across California and the nation when they get tangled up in power lines. Occasionally, foil balloons caught in power lines also spark fires and bring down electrical wires. (See this dramatic footage of a foil balloon in power lines. Additional video and photos available for download here.)

To help reduce fire risk and prevent power outages, manufacturers and retail outlets in California will be required to gradually phase in the

Approximately 44% of the utility's fleet will run on clean fuels

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced an additional multi-million-dollar collaboration with Landi Renzo USA for 200 new Ford F-250 service pickup trucks to join the utilities fleet. The trucks will be

As another step toward fulfilling regional and state climate goals and its own net zero roadmap, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) submitted a proposal with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Sept. 8 for a demonstration project on the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) campus to study how blending hydrogen with natural gas in the existing gas system could help achieve a successful energy transition for all Californians.

The project is part of SDG&E’s multi-pronged sustainability strategy to explore the feasibility of emerging technologies to rapidly

Project would build upon prior research to blend electrolytic hydrogen into existing pipelines

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) today announced a proposed collaboration to demonstrate how electrolytic hydrogen can be safely

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE) today announced that its board of directors has declared a $1.145 per share quarterly dividend on the company's common stock, which is payable Oct. 15, 2022, to common stock shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 23, 2022.

Sempra's board of directors also declared a semi-annual dividend of $24.375 per share on the company's 4.875% Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, which is payable Oct. 15, 2022, to Series C preferred stock shareholders of record at the close of

Residents in disproportionately affected neighborhoods within Los Angeles County eligible for cost-saving upgrades

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced their partnership with West Basin Municipal Water District to offer $150,000 in water conservation and energy