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Meeting links CPUC probe to San OnofreU-T San DiegoSouthern California Edison belatedly disclosed on Monday that a company executive met privately with former regulator Michael Peevey in Poland two years ago to discuss the San Onofre nuclear power plant and the resulting investigation into its failure.Southern California Edison Files Notice with State Utilities Commission …Business … Read more

California Utility Aims To Quadruple The State’s EV Charging StationsForbesThe plan is to complete the build-out five years after gaining approval from the California Public Utilities Commission. California is the largest electric car market. It had over 5,700 non-residential charging stations as of August last year, more …PG&E Corp. Earnings: What to WatchWall Street Journal … Read more

EDITORIAL: FCC chief takes strong stand on net neutralityFresno BeeSimultaneously, the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. Department of Justice are deciding whether to approve the Comcast-Time Warner merger. The California Public Utilities Commission and Attorney General Kamala Harris ought to speak up, …and more …read more From:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham … Read more

Ex-PG&E adversary Mike Florio, now with PUC, on ethical hot seatSFGateJerry Brown named him to the California Public Utilities Commission in 2011. The unintended result has been a tarnishing of the reputation that Florio, 62, and his allies prized so deeply when he joined the commission, which is charged with making sure …and more …read … Read more

Mercury News editorial: PUC may require Legislature’s interventionSan Jose Mercury NewsIn January, new PUC President Michael Picker said he wanted the agency to be more transparent, accessible and responsive to the public. Even though he hasn’t been president for long, releasing his own email interactions with all California utilities …EDITORIAL: PG&E, ever a bully, fights … Read more

5 takeaways from the CPUC-PG&E San Bruno messSan Francisco Business Times (blog)Regardless of what happens to PG&E’s rates, or what criminal or civil charges may or may not be filed, both the utility and the CPUC clearly need a significant change of attitude, at the very least, if they want to start putting this dog’s … Read more

Monday Must Reads: State Let Oil Companies Pollute Groundwater; CPUC …East Bay ExpressA trove of 65,000 emails released on Friday reveal that state regulators for the California Public Utilities Commission joked with PG&E officials about natural gas pipeline safety just weeks after the 2010 gasline blast that killed eight people in San … …read more … Read more

E-mails show back-channel talks between CPUC, PG&ESFGateA top official with the California Public Utilities Commission offered to help Pacific Gas and Electric Co. subvert rules intended to prevent backroom deals in regulatory cases, e-mails that the company released Friday show. Such undisclosed talks are …PG&E Releases Thousands Of Emails With CPUC Amid State InvestigationCBS Local … Read more

PG&E Releases Thousands Of Emails With CPUC Amid State InvestigationCBS LocalSAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The California Public Utilities Commission Friday released roughly 65,000 email messages exchanged between PG&E Co. and agency officials between 2010 and 2014 as ordered because of a “judge shopping” scandal with …E-mails show back-channel talks between CPUC, PG&ESan Francisco Chronicle … Read more

CPUC releases 65000 PG&E e-mailsSFBayThe California Public Utilities Commission Friday released roughly 65,000 email messages exchanged between PG&E Co. and agency officials between 2010 and 2014 as ordered because of a “judge shopping” scandal with PG&E, CPUC officials said. …read more From:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” … Read more

Mercury News editorial: PUC should tell FCC to nix Comcast-Time Warner mergerSan Jose Mercury NewsA merger would give Comcast control of 72 percent of California’s cable and high-speed Internet market, including San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles and much of the Central Valley. The PUC should recognize that the merger would …and more …read … Read more

Amid report Michael Peevey’s home searched, Jerry Brown praises PUCSacramento BeeSAN FRANCISCO – Even as it was reported that state investigators seized computers and other items from Michael Peevey’s home, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday offered only praise for the former president of the California Public Utilities Commission. …read more From:: CPUC News By Google … Read more

Computers Seized From Former California Public Utilities President’s HomeCBS LocalThe San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/15WgBfE ) court documents show agents on Tuesday searched former California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey’s home in La Canada Flintridge of Michael Peevey. They seized …Agents Seize Computers, Phones From Former CPUC President Michael …NBC Bay Area Former public … Read more

Report: State agents search homes of former CPUC chair, PG&E exec in judge …San Jose Mercury NewsState investigators searched the homes of former California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey and a former PG&E executive Tuesday, seizing computers and other devices in an investigation of possible judge-shopping, bribery and …Agents search Michael Peevey’s home in … Read more

Gas company hit with $50000 fine for smoking violationThe Desert SunRegulators have slapped the Southern California Gas Company with a $50,000 fine, after an employee was caught smoking near gas valves in Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms. Inspectors from the California Public Utilities Commission saw the employee … …read more From:: CPUC News By Google … Read more

Uber, Lyft, And Sidecar Win Latest Regulation Battle Against CaliforniaHuffington PostIn statements Lyft, Uber and Sidecar sent to HuffPost, all three companies spoke out against the DMV’s original memo, citing agreements with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the department that oversees these transportation network …DMV suspends commercial license requirement for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar89.3 KPCC … Read more

Emails show attorney basic is investigating Public Utilities CommissionNational GazetteState Attorney General Kamala Harris quietly opened an investigation last month into the California Public Utilities Commission relating to rate-setting procedures and the gas-line explosion in San Bruno, according to emails obtained by The Sacramento Bee. …read more From:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more

PG&E fined $530000 by regulator for safety violationsSan Francisco Business Times (blog)Michael Peevey, former president of the California Public Utilities Commission, stepped down last month. Pacific Gas & Electric was fined $530,000 for safety violations Friday by the California Public Utilities Commission, which frequently has been …Commission fines PG&E $530000 for safety violationsFresno BeePG&E hit … Read more

To erode confidence in public–utility decisions, meet behind closed doorsUC Berkeley (blog)The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has an unusual way of doing business. Most state and federal regulatory agencies prohibit private, closed-door discussions with interested parties about contested matters (ex parte communications). …read more From:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | … Read more

CPUC should allow carpool innovations by Lyft and the likeSFGateAs the birthplace of ride-sharing technologies, San Francisco has embraced new, efficient modes of transportation that are improving people’s lives. These technologies let individuals order rides easily from a smartphone app and give citizen … …read more From:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham … Read more

Public relations — er, utilities commission chief speaksSan Diego ReaderAt a meeting of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today (January 15), the new president, Michael Picker, acknowledged that the agency has had ethical problems and pledged reform. Picker conceded that there “is uncertainty both in the …New CPUC president promises reformU-T San DiegoNew head … Read more

PUC pledges to improve safety, rebuild public trustSacramento BeeThe California Public Utilities Commission has a long and important history regulating the industries responsible for building and maintaining services that are key to our daily lives and prosperity – electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, rail … …read more From:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham … Read more

PG&E ordered to provide emails with CPUCSan Francisco Examiner30 almost all of 65,000 emails exchanged between the utility and the California Public Utilities Commission between 2010 and 2014. San Bruno had asked for release of the messages to determine whether the utility had been seeking an “unfair advantage” …San Bruno: PUC judge orders PG&E to … Read more

CPUC Chief’s Email Sought By San Diego Ratepayer AdvocatesNBC 7 San DiegoAs the San Onofre nuclear power plant awaits full dismantling and the on-site burial of 3.6 million pounds of spent fuel rods, an uproar over “transparency” is engulfing the new president of the California Public Utilities Commission. NBC 7’s Gene …Wanted: New CPUC president’s … Read more

Wanted: New CPUC president’s erased emailsSan Diego ReaderThis morning (January 12), Maria Severson of the law firm Aguirre & Severson will call for an immediate forensic investigation of all erased correspondence on the computers of the new California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) president Michael Picker. …read more From:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more

Regulator was ‘dear friend’ of EdisonU-T San DiegoNewly obtained emails suggest that improper contacts between the former California Public Utilities Commission president and utility executives were more extensive than previously known. Consumer advocates and at least one lawmaker are worried the … …read more From:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more

State PUC blistered in audit for slow, sloppy probesSFGateMore than four years after a PG&E gas-transmission pipeline exploded in San Bruno, killing eight people and destroying 38 homes, the California Public Utilities Commission is dragging on its investigations of gas leaks and other problems with pipelines …and more …read more From:: CPUC News By Google … Read more

Airport Valet Express reopens under protest of permit CPUC is requestingKERO-TV 23On December 30, the business shut down after the California Public Utilities Commission sent a notice stating the shuttle service didn’t have the proper permits to operate. “I think they made a major mistake, thinking that we require a permit even …Airport bus switches … Read more

Michael Peevey’s Tumultuous Term at California Public Utilities Commission EndFinancialbuzz.comEdison, Energy, Market, The California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey bowed out as his term at the helm ended this week. His tenure has been rocky with allegations of close ties with utility executives and accusations of his … …read more From:: CPUC News By … Read more

Prospective CPUC Head Dismisses PG&E Concerns, Says Too Much Bay Area …KQEDMichael Picker, appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to become the new president of the California Public Utilities Commission, told KQED he is not concerned about the close ties the agency has had with PG&E. He also said he thinks the large regulatory agency …Green … Read more

Green Jobs: New CPUC President, Utilidata, Empower Energies, NexeonGreentech MediaOn Friday, California Gov. Jerry Brown nominated one of his own former advisers, Michael Picker, to head the utilities commission and replace Peevey. Picker has been a CPUC commissioner since January. Picker has advised Brown, as well as former Gov.PUC chief departs, but bad decisions live … Read more

EDITORIAL: Appointees to state PUC have big, tough job aheadFresno BeeCalifornia Public Utilities Commissioners Carla Peterman, from left rear, Mike Florio, President Michael Peevey, Catherine Sandoval and Michael Picker listen during public comment as protesters hold up signs against the use of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Public Utilities Commission appointees need to fight to change … Read more

Public Utilities Commission appointees need to fight to change agencyMerced Sun-StarThe commission is based in San Francisco, where it operates with little oversight by the Legislature. That independence might have served the public well in the past. It doesn’t now. Outside watchdogs including the Little Hoover Commission, as well as … …read more From:: CPUC … Read more

Public Utilities Commission appointees need to fight for change to behemoth …Sacramento BeeUnder Picker and the other Brown appointees, the California Public Utilities Commission should become a model consumer agency, one that helps lead the state toward smart and expanded use of renewable energy. The Senate, which must confirm Picker …Gov. Brown names Commissioner Michael … Read more

Maven’s Morning Coffee: Leading the Public Utilities Commission, Airbnb gets a …89.3 KPCC (blog)Jerry Brown selected a former advisor to lead the California Public Utilities Commission, reports the AP. Michael Picker’s appointment will require approval from state lawmakers. The Los Angeles Times followed the Inland Empire’s Rep. Norma Torres as … …read more From:: CPUC … Read more