October 5, 2024

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)

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California PUC Assesses PG&E $125M for Kincade Fire
The California PUC penalized PG&E $125 million for starting the 2019 Kincade fire by using a new enforcement tool that caused discord among commissioners.
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California PUC Orders Procuring 3 GW of Capacity
The California Public Utilities Commission approved proposals to head off capacity shortfalls in summer 2022 and 2023, including increasing demand response.
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California Utilities Show Mixed Results on RPS Goals
The California Public Utilities Commission said that large utilities are meeting renewable mandates but smaller utilities and CCAs need to catch up.
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California Looks to Cloud Seeding for Hydropower
A California Energy Commission workshop examined the potential for cloud seeding to increase precipitation and hydropower in the drought-stricken state.
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PG&E Likely Violated Probation, Judge Finds
A federal judge found there was probable cause to believe PG&E violated its probation by starting the Kincade Fire in 2019 and the deadly Zogg Fire last year.
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California Supports New Clean Vehicle Pledges at COP26
U.K. Under Secretary of State Trudy Harrison says “countries with a date to end the sale of polluting vehicles…represent a fifth of global sales.”
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California Needs Its Last Nuclear Plant, Study Finds
A new study says operating PG&E's Diablo Canyon nuclear plant beyond its scheduled 2025 retirement would cut costs, cut emissions and bolster reliability.
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California PUC Applies New Safety Metrics to PG&E
PG&E could face additional oversight and enforcement if it fails to meet new safety metrics adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission.
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California PUC Proposes Summer Reliability Measures
The CPUC unveiled plans Friday to head off capacity shortfalls in the next two summers through additional demand-response and procurement orders.
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PG&E Expects $1B in Costs from Dixie Fire
PG&E said in its Q3 report that it expects a $1.15 billion loss from the massive Dixie Fire this summer and has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors.

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