October 5, 2024

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)

PG&E Working to Improve Safety Blackouts
PG&E acknowledged it needs to get better at notifying local authorities and customers before shutting off power to prevent wildfires.
NARUC Session Discusses EV Rates, Customer Views
Researchers, utilities and stakeholders discussed EV rate designs and utility programs at NARUC's Annual Meeting and Education Conference.
PG&E Trying to Move Forward from Bankruptcy
PG&E executives tried to reassure investors that the company is moving forward from its bankruptcy and the wildfires of the past three years.
PG&E Line Was Active when Zogg Fire Started
PG&E said a line suspected of starting the Zogg Fire remained active while other circuits in the same region were de-energized.
FERC Partly Reverses Ruling on PG&E Tx Rates
In a 142-page ruling, FERC partly affirmed an administrative law judge’s decision on PG&E’s proposed increases to its transmission rates.
PSPS Relief Funds Not Spent as Intended, CPUC Says
Funds intended to provide batteries to poor residents in high fire-threat areas have been used by customers for pumping well water.
PG&E Under Scrutiny in Deadly Zogg Fire
California fire investigators are looking at a PG&E distribution line as the potential cause of a fire that killed four people last month.
9th Circuit Vacates FERC Orders in PG&E PPA Dispute
An appeals court vacated FERC orders that threatened to force a jurisdictional standoff with the judge overseeing PG&E’s bankruptcy.
Calif. IOUs Escape Blame for Fires so Far
Wildfires have burned nearly 4 million acres in California this year, but there’s little indication utility equipment played a role.
Solid Support for EIM Joint Authority Plan
EIM stakeholders broadly support a proposal that would expand the Governing Body’s approval authority and grant it a “more collaborative” relationship with CAISO’s board.

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