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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.
Edison International Presses Wildfire Cost Recovery
Edison International has joined other California utilities in protesting difficulties with cost recovery related to devastating wildfires.
FERC Approves EIM Changes, Western Measures
FERC approved a package of modifications developed by CAISO for the EIM, and issued several other decisions related to Western states and energy markets.
CCAs Oppose CPUC Decision, Process
California regulators approved an order bringing community choice aggregators (CCAs) into the state’s resource adequacy requirements.
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EPIC Interest Growing Rapidly in California
Nearly 600 people crowded into this year's California Energy Commission EPIC Symposium, doubling attendance from last year.
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CAISO, Stakeholders Debate RMR Revisions
Flashpoints over grid reliability, market outcomes and ratepayer costs were on full display at a CAISO forum to discuss its backstop procurement policies.
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.
Oroville Dam Faces Lawsuit, Relicensing Threat
Local officials filed a scathing lawsuit alleging corruption at the state’s main water agency and lawmakers called for FERC to delay the Oroville Dam’s relicensing.
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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.
California Department of Water Resources
Report: Regulatory Failure Caused Oroville Incident
A “long-term systemic failure” of regulatory and industry practices caused the Oroville Dam crisis, an independent forensics team said in a new report requested by FERC.

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