California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
CAISO said it avoided September blackouts through a combination of public conservation, imported electricity and coordination with utilities and agencies.
Pacific Gas and Electric received regulatory approval to establish the nation’s first vehicle-to-grid export rates for commercial EVs, including school buses.
PG&E said in a Q3 earnings call it faces $100 million in costs from this year's Mosquito Fire, plus a $155 million fine for the deadly Zogg Fire in 2020.
The independent monitor hired by the state to keep tabs on PG&E's safety efforts said aged infrastructure and supply chain delays are impeding fire prevention.
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PG&E asked the CPUC to approve a plan that would allow it to sell a stake in a new generation subsidiary, with proceeds to be used to fund capital investment.
A study co-authored by CAISO Governor Severin Borenstein found that big add-ons to electric bills discourage the adoption of electric vehicles and heat pumps.
The California PUC proposed a combination of non-gas generation and building electrification to help close the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility.
The University of California in Los Angeles and San Diego are pursuing projects to demonstrate the effects of mixing up to 20% hydrogen with natural gas.
PG&E and Southern California Edison have filed incident reports with the California PUC related to the two largest wildfires burning in the state.
Two of three bills to speed transmission development and lower costs died at the end of the state legislature's two-year session while another was watered down.
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