as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
the utility company threatened them with the shutoff of electricity if the bills weren't paid
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Though many residents have been dealing with the fallout of the utility shutoffs for more than a month — many already paying out of pocket for off-grid solutions — Hahn urged the commission to hold the utilities accountable.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The city will distribute up to $10,000 to families most directly affected by the land movement and the shutoffs, estimated to be about 280 homes in Rancho Palos Verdes.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
For residential accounts more than $800 behind in payments, gas shutoffs started Sunday, according to a city memo from city Director of Financial Management Kevin Riper.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Heat advisories have been issued across the state, many warning of triple-digit temperatures that have already led to power shutoffs in the north and additional wildfire evacuations in the south.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
There are no plans for shutoffs Wednesday, Sarkissian added.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
There are no plans for public safety power shutoffs Wednesday in the Bay Area either, PG&E spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian said Tuesday.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Northern California utility Pacific Gas & Electric will not conduct public safety power shutoffs Tuesday or Wednesday in the Bay Area amid an October heat wave that has temperatures reaching into the 90s and 100s, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
An unusually warm autumn heat wave is continuing to push temperatures up across California, heightening fire risks across the state and prompting power shutoffs in the north and additional wildfire evacuations in the south.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The city will distribute up to $10,000 to families most directly affected by the land movement and the shutoffs, estimated to be about 280 homes in Rancho Palos Verdes.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
For residential accounts more than $800 behind in payments, gas shutoffs started Sunday, according to a city memo from city Director of Financial Management Kevin Riper.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Heat advisories have been issued across the state, many warning of triple-digit temperatures that have already led to power shutoffs in the north and additional wildfire evacuations in the south.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
There are no plans for shutoffs Wednesday, Sarkissian added.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
There are no plans for public safety power shutoffs Wednesday in the Bay Area either, PG&E spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian said Tuesday.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Northern California utility Pacific Gas & Electric will not conduct public safety power shutoffs Tuesday or Wednesday in the Bay Area amid an October heat wave that has temperatures reaching into the 90s and 100s, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
An unusually warm autumn heat wave is continuing to push temperatures up across California, heightening fire risks across the state and prompting power shutoffs in the north and additional wildfire evacuations in the south.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Shutoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutoffs. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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