September 30, 2024

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

California Energy Commission
NRG Set to Retire California Gas Plants
Environmental groups cheered the announcement by NRG Energy that it will retire three natural gas-fired plants in Southern California.
Wildfire Costs Ignite Worry at CPUC, Legislature
California regulators and lawmakers are sounding the alarm over a possible decline in the financial and credit health of utilities stemming from wildfire risk and liability.
California Fair Political Practices Commission
Former CPUC Member Fined for Lobbying Violations
Susan Kennedy, a former California utilities regulator and political insider, has been fined after state investigators determined that she failed to register as a lobbyist.
CCAs Oppose CPUC Decision, Process
California regulators approved an order bringing community choice aggregators (CCAs) into the state’s resource adequacy requirements.
Utilities File San Onofre Settlement
California utilities and other parties say they have reached a new settlement over the costs of shutting down the San Onofre nuclear power plant.
© RTO Insider
CPUC Retires Diablo Canyon, Replaces Calpine RMRs
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued several decisions that will affect the state’s energy resource mix and markets.
Court Remands PG&E Adder for CAISO Membership
The 9th Circuit challenged FERC's decisions allowing PG&E to include a CAISO participation adder in its transmission rates.
CAISO
CPUC Targets CAISO’s Calpine RMRs
The California PUC (CPUC) will vote on a proposal to replace reliability-must-run contracts between CAISO and Calpine.
CAISO
CAISO Bid for Western RTO to Face Competition in 2018
The Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) expanded its footprint and ambitions in 2017 while new suitors lined up to compete with CAISO as the vehicle for a Western RTO.
CPUC Targets Wildfires, Multifamily Solar, RMRs
California regulators have approved new measures aimed at the prevention of wildfires, as utilities face growing scrutiny.

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