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State regulators oppose dismissing San Onofre lawsuit, saying $5.4 million in legal fees for Aguirre’s firm is … – The San Diego Union-Tribune

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The San Diego Union-Tribune“The CPUC thus opposes this motion to dismiss on the limited basis that it prejudices the CPUC’s exclusive ratemaking authority and duty to ensure the due process rights of all parties in CPUC proceedings and is contrary to public policy,” the … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more

CPUC Provides Wildfire-Impacted Customers with Information on Automatic Protections – YubaNet

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CPUC Provides Wildfire-Impacted Customers with Information on Automatic ProtectionsYubaNetSAN FRANCISCO, November 14, 2018 – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) would like to let those impacted by the devastating wildfires in our state know that there are customer protections that are automatically available to them as a … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google … Read more

Court denies SDG&E appeal; utility wanted customers to pay $379M for 2007 wildfire costs – The San Diego Union-Tribune

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The San Diego Union-TribuneCalifornia’s Fourth Appellate District in San Diego late Tuesday afternoon denied a petition from SDG&E asking the court to review a decision made by the California Public Utilities Commission last year that rejected the utility’s request to recover … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more

CPUC report shows utilities are ahead of renewable energy goals – Windpower Engineering (press release)

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Windpower Engineering (press release)The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said that its Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) program, which is one of the most ambitious in the country, remains ahead of target and is helping to drive down renewable contract prices. The state’s … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | … Read more

Residents return but Southern California fire still has life – Tucson News Now

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Tucson News NowSouthern California Edison said last week that it reported to the California Public Utilities Commission “out of an abundance of caution” that there was an outage on an electrical circuit near where the fire started Thursday but there was no indication … and more …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie … Read more

Investigators lock down Camp Fire’s ground zero as PG&E faces probe, defends decision-making – Redding Record Searchlight

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Redding Record Searchlight“The cause of the Camp Fire has not been determined. Cal Fire is investigating the cause of the fire,” said Paul Moreno, a PG&E spokesman. PG&E submitted a preliminary “initial electric incident report” with the California Public Utilities Commission … and more …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham … Read more

Update: PG&E says email to Camp Fire victim focused on different transmission line – The Mercury News

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The Mercury NewsThe California Public Utilities Commission launched investigations Monday into California’s two largest utility companies after both PG&E and Southern California Edison Company reported that their electrical infrastructure suffered malfunctions near …2 Electric Utilities Reported Problems Minutes Before Deadly Wildfires BeganNPRPulga woman: PG&E told her it needed to fix transmission tower problem day before … Read more

Did California Governor Jerry Brown Veto a Wildfire Management Bill, Increasing the Risk of Wildfires? – Snopes.com

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Snopes.comIn September 2016, Governor Brown vetoed SB 1463, a bill in the California legislature which would have required the California Public Utilities Commission to prioritize areas at increased risk from overhead wires in their management of wildfires. and more …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” … Read more

CA Regulators: Renewable Requirements Prove To Be ‘Success Across The Board’ – Solar Industry

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Solar IndustryA new report from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) finds that the state’s utilities are continuing to be ahead of their renewable energy goals. The CPUC says its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) program – one of the most ambitious in … and more …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more

Bay Area lawmaker suggests breaking up PG&E after Camp Fire – KFSN-TV

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KFSN-TVPG&E has provided an Electric Incident Report to the Safety and Enforcement Division of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) with respect to this fire. The information provided in this report is preliminary and PG&E will fully cooperate … and more …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham … Read more

Returning winds have Southern California firefighters wary – WXIX

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WXIXSouthern California Edison reported to the California Public Utilities Commission “out of an abundance of caution” that there was an outage on an electrical circuit near where the fire started Thursday. The report said there was no indication its …State Regulators Investigating Whether SoCal Edison Equipment Linked To Woolsey FireCBS Los Angeles all 491 news … Read more

Utility emailed woman about problems 1 day before fire – PAHomePage.com

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Utility emailed woman about problems 1 day before firePAHomePage.comCalifornia utility regulators are working with CalFire staff on their own, separate investigation into whether PG&E complied with state rules and regulations in areas that were torched in the fire. The California Public Utilities Commission will be … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie … Read more

New Blazes Fan Fresh Fears in California as Some Return Home – U.S. News & World Report

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U.S. News & World ReportSouthern California Edison reported to the California Public Utilities Commission “out of an abundance of caution” that there was an outage on an electrical circuit near where the fire started Thursday. The report said there was no indication its … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham … Read more

Woolsey Fire: 91500 Acres Burned, More Than 370 Structures Destroyed; Containment At 20% – LAist

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LAistThis photo shows the remains of a beachside luxury home along the Pacific Coast Highway community of Point Dume in Malibu on Nov. 11, 2018, as the battle to control the Woolsey Fire continues. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images). Thousands of …Woolsey Fire spreads to 143 square miles as containment increases to 20 percentKFSN-TV all 285 … Read more

177 homes destroyed as Southern California wildfire slows – WJHL-TV News Channel 11

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WJHL-TV News Channel 11The fire’s cause remained under investigation but Southern California Edison reported to the California Public Utilities Commission that there was an outage on an electrical circuit near where it started as Santa Ana winds blew through the region.Death toll in Northern California wildfire rises to 23Associated Press all 6,815 news articles …read … Read more

SCE Substation Outage In Chatsworth Minutes Before Woolsey Fire Started – NBC Southern California

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NBC Southern CaliforniaThe substation in question was listed as the Chatsworth substation, just south of Simi valley, in the report submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission by SCE Senior Manager Paul Pimentel. According to the report, the Woolsey fire was … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more

Winds Cause Flare-Ups of Big Southern California Wildfire – U.S. News & World Report

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U.S. News & World ReportThe fire’s cause remained under investigation but Southern California Edison reported to the California Public Utilities Commission that there was an outage on an electrical circuit near where it started as Santa Ana winds blew through the region.Winds cause flare-ups of big Southern Californian wildfireWMBF all 8,228 news articles …read more … Read more

Cost of staying cool this summer leaves some residents heated By Isabel Hughes – Alpine Sun

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Cost of staying cool this summer leaves some residents heated By Isabel HughesAlpine SunA state mandated high usage charge was put into effect Nov. 1, 2017 and added to the residential rate structure used by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which is playing a role in the higher cost of electric bills this summer. … Read more

Wood to Metal Power Poles through the Cleveland National Forest. – Alpine Sun

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Wood to Metal Power Poles through the Cleveland National Forest.Alpine SunAt the Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 public meeting held at the Alpine Community Center, hosted Bob Hopkins, of the US Forest Service, paneled by Lisa Orsaba of the California Public Utilities Commission, John Porteous from Dudek, engineers and a … …read more Source:: CPUC News … Read more

SDG&E’s Residential Rate Reform Proposal Seeks Fairness For All – Alpine Sun

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SDG&E’s Residential Rate Reform Proposal Seeks Fairness For AllAlpine SunSDG&E, and the state’s other investor-owned electric utilities, filed rate reform proposals earlier this year to implement the goals of Assembly Bill 327, the Ratepayer Equity Act, which became law in January. The measure allows the CPUC to make … …read more Source:: CPUC News By … Read more

What Started the California Camp Fire? Power Line Fault May Be Connected to Deadly Blaze – Newsweek

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Newsweek“PG&E has provided an initial electric incident report to the Safety and Enforcement Division of the California Public Utilities Commission. The information provided in this report is preliminary and PG&E will fully cooperate with any investigations.”.PG&E Could Be to Blame For Sparking Camp Fire In Butte CountyCBS SacramentoPG&E: Power line had problems before Camp Fire … Read more

Trump blames ‘gross mismanagement’ for deadly California wildfires – The Hill

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The HillPG&E, in a filing Friday to California’s Public Utilities Commission, acknowledged that it had detected a downed transmission line about 15 minutes before the blaze was reported, according to Mercury News. The filing notes that PG&E discovered damage …Pacific Gas & Electric says it will aid wildfire investigators after power-line problem near origin of … Read more

PG&E Could Be to Blame For Sparking Camp Fire In Butte County – CBS Sacramento

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CBS SacramentoCBS13 obtained a report that PG&E made from the California Public Utilities Commission. It described an incident at 6:15 a.m., 28 minutes before that call from firefighters. It read: “PG&E experienced an outage on the Caribou-Palermo 115 kV …PG&E: Power line had problems before Camp Fire ignitedSan Francisco ChronicleReport: PG&E line experienced outage minutes … Read more

SCE Update on Hill and Woolsey Wildfires – Associated Press (press release) (blog)

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SCE Update on Hill and Woolsey WildfiresAssociated Press (press release) (blog)SCE has been in communication with the California Public Utilities Commission with respect to these fires and has submitted an initial electric safety incident report on the Woolsey Fire reporting an outage in the vicinity. The information in the … …read more Source:: CPUC News … Read more

PG&E: Power line had problems before Camp Fire ignited – San Francisco Chronicle

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San Francisco ChronicleIn a brief filing to the California Public Utilities Commission, the utility stated that it noted a power outage on the line at about 6:15 a.m. Thursday — about 20 minutes before the fire was reported. Later that afternoon, PG&E sent an aerial team to …Report: PG&E line experienced outage minutes before Butte … Read more

Tesla and others to deliver over 2 GWh of energy storage in California project to replace 3 gas plants – Electrek

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ElectrekThe California Public Utilities Commission approved this week a very important proposal from PG&E to deploy over 2 GWh of energy storage capacity from battery systems by Tesla and other companies that will replace three gas plants. …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the … Read more

CPUC downsizes proposal for natural gas program in Cal City – Mojave Desert News

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Mojave Desert NewsCALIFORNIA CITY — The California Public Utilities Commission sponsored another town hall meeting last Monday evening at the Strata Center, where many residents of Cal City were hoping to hear how soon a proposed program would start to bring natural … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | … Read more

California regulators approve the world’s largest battery projects – pv magazine USA

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pv magazine USAToday the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved four contracts for battery storage contracts that utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company signed with developers, including the 300 MW lithium-ion battery from Dynegy, a 182.5 MW Tesla … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” … Read more

PG&E’s Record-Breaking Battery Proposal Wins Approval From Regulators – Greentech Media

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Greentech MediaThe vote followed from the California Public Utilities Commission’s January decision to reject out-of-market payments to three aging Calpine gas plants for their grid reliability services. Instead, the CPUC asked PG&E to procure new energy storage … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is … Read more

State Commission Will Look Into SCE’s Power Shut-Offs – Malibu Times

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Malibu TimesNext Wednesday, Nov. 14, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will meet in San Francisco for a conference about SB 901, a bill signed into California law on Sept. 21—one that could have major impacts in Malibu, as wildfire seasons … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more

PG&E Plans for More Potential Power Shutoffs in 8 Counties – FOX40

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FOX40California residents can check the California Public Utilities Commission’s fire threat map for more information on the conditions in their area. Cal Fire is at peak staffing levels, according to public information officer Mary Eldridge. Crews are in …PG&E may shut off power for 69000 in Northern California due to fire riskSacramento BeePG&E May Shut … Read more

PG&E Proposes Ditching Demand Charges for Commercial EV Charging – Greentech Media (blog)

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Greentech Media (blog)That’s why PG&E is hoping to replace demand charges with a new subscription rate plan for customers that are using commercial EV (CEV) charging. The proposal, submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission Monday, allows customers to choose … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham … Read more

SCE Provides an Update on the Circumstances Pertaining to the 2017 Thomas Fire – Transmission and Distribution World

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Transmission and Distribution WorldThe company also continues to cooperate with the investigations being conducted by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) and the California Public Utilities Commission’s Safety … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” … Read more

California races: Tuck leads early for state schools superintendent – Pacifica Tribune

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Pacifica TribuneConlon, also an accountant, challenged Chiang in the last general election. He served on the California Public Utilities Commission as president for two years and commissioner for four. He also was commissioner of the state’s Transportation Commission …Padilla, Becerra, Ma among statewide victors in CaliforniaTahoe Daily TribuneKounalakis, Yee, Ma Among Statewide Victors in CaliforniaU.S. … Read more

Becerra Among Early Leaders for California Statewide Offices – U.S. News & World Report

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U.S. News & World ReportConlon, also an accountant, challenged Chiang in the last general election. He served on the California Public Utilities Commission as president for two years and commissioner for four. He also was commissioner of the state’s Transportation Commission …Politics – AP NewsAssociated Press News – Politics all 26 news articles …read more … Read more