November 26, 2024

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

CPUC
CPUC to Vote on $98M PG&E Settlement
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will vote later this month on a $98 million settlement agreement regarding its own ex parte communications with PG&E.
FERC Rejects CAISO CPM Proposal
FERC rejected the proposed CAISO Capacity Procurement Mechanism Risk-of-Retirement (CPM ROR) program.
PG&E
California Utilities Propose New CCA Rules
California’s three investor-owned utilities asked state officials to protect bundled customers from being saddled with expensive long-term renewable contracts.
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Berkeley Looks at EVs, Markets, Gas Withholding
Electric vehicles are increasing on California highways, but future growth is dependent on solving critical issues, PUC Commissioner Carla Peterman said.
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Overheard at ACORE Renewable Energy Policy Forum
ACORE'S 15th Renewable Energy Policy Forum brought regulators, federal officials, investors and others for discussions in D.C.
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.
Picker Seeks Guidance on IOUs, Aliso Canyon
CPUC President Michael Picker asked state lawmakers for guidance on the increasingly precarious financial health of the state's investor-owned utilities, which face growing risks stemming from wildfires.
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.
CAISO Recommends $2.7 Billion Tx Spending Cut
CAISO is recommending cutting more than $2.7 billion from current transmission spending estimates across the 2027 planning horizon.

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