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California Public Utilities Commission orders PG&E to keep San Carlos pipeline closedSan Mateo Daily JournalThe California Public Utilities Commission Tuesday ordered PG&E to keep a disputed natural gas pipeline in San Carlos out of service until its safety is verified by the commission’s staff. San Carlos officials, who fear the 3.8-mile Line 147 could be … Read more
SmartBriefThe rise of corporate PPAs has had a profound impact on the industry. And while corporations continue to make headlines with deal announcments, California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Picker advised the industry to tweak the way it … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” … Read more
NBC Southern CaliforniaYou can then go online and make sure that the company is in good standing The I-Team searched the California Public Utilities Commission website and found some companies had their status revoked and suspended. Others like Exclusive Sedan Service is … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | … Read more
Sempra Energy’s IEnova Unit To Report Third-Quarter 2018 Earnings Oct. 24BenzingaInvestors, media, analysts and the public may listen to a live webcast of the conference call on IEnova’s website, by clicking on the appropriate audio link. For those unable to obtain access to the live webcast, the teleconference will be available on … …read more … Read more
Lake County NewsIn June, Cal Fire released the results of its investigations into the cause of a dozen wildland fires across Northern California – including the Sulphur fire in Lake County – and concluded that, in all of them, electric power and distribution lines …Ruin, recovery and reform: Tracking progress one year after the Wine … Read more
Pressure reduced on San Carlos gas pipelineSan Mateo Daily JournalCity Manager Jeff Maltbie acknowledges the effort on the part of PG&E to shut down Line 147 and continues to demand that the line remain shut down until such time as the California Public Utilities Commission can hold public hearings on Line 147 to … …read … Read more
Stockton Record“Only local governments or public agencies may establish a quiet zone, which must be at least one-half mile in length, and have at least one public highway-rail grade crossing,” the document says, in part. “Local governments must work in cooperation … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more
Candidates compete for schools chief, lieutenant governorMidland Reporter-TelegramConlon, 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 … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more
Island PacketConlon, 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 … and more …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham … Read more
CleanTechnicaThe San Francisco-based Clean Coalition has been lobbying for over two years for the Caiso and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to change their rules. The Clean Coalition is a project of Natural Capitalism Solutions, a 501(c)(3) non … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or … Read more
Kansas City Business JournalThe less-good news: The California Public Utilities Commission has set an “evidentiary hearing” to examine the proposed merger. The relatively rare hearing would occur in February, and a decision wouldn’t come until at least June, FierceWireless reports. and more …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more
City fears gas line danger: San Carlos officials demand aging gas line shut down after utility balks • ‘Sitting on a …San Mateo Daily JournalThe council gathered Friday evening in a hastily called meeting to declare a public health and safety emergency and request Pacific Gas and Electric shut down Line 147 until the California … Read more
Unlikely Alliance Join Forces To Keep California In The Lead Of The Electric Car RacePR Newswire (press release)SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Today, an unlikely alliance of public and industry leaders joined forces in an unusual show of unity to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in California. …. Sacramento Municipal Utility … … Read more
Law360SB 901, among many other provisions related to wildfire prevention, management and liability, sets forth factors that the California Public Utilities Commission should consider in determining whether an independently owned utility’s costs are … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media … Read more
Connections and advantages of the digital world elude rural CaliforniaCalifornia Economy ReportingIn many rural areas, a basic technological lifeline that most Californians take for granted is missing: Accessible broadband service. According to a recent California Public Utilities Commission report, the state’s 98 percent broadband access goal for … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google … Read more
Daily Energy Insider… effort would also provide an opportunity to examine the state’s regulated utilities diversity programs, discuss CPUC’s commitment to diversity and gain insight from the community regarding the impact supplier diversity has had on the communities … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” … Read more
Transportation sector stakeholders launch Veloz in California to accelerate adoption of EVsGreen Car Congress (blog)In California, public and private stakeholders in the transportation sector launched a new organization—Veloz—to accelerate the adoption of EVs. Its first project, “Electric For All,” is the largest multi-stakeholder, multi-million dollar public … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News … Read more
GreenBizThis summer, California energy regulators — the California Public Utility Commission, or CPUC — approved a portfolio of EV charging projects worth $738 million for California’s investor-owned utilities: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), San Diego Gas … and more …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” … Read more
Malibu TimesIn a closed session vote before the city council meeting Wednesday, council asked the city attorney’s office to file a petition “challenging the California Public Utilities Commission resolution extending de-energization reasonableness, public … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media … Read more
Greentech MediaBut it also sets a course for the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to start a proceeding on whether or not to expand the direct access program. This will bring it under the direct focus of regulators like CPUC President Michael Picker, who … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more
Sacramento Bee… parkway tree-cutting and brush-clearing project, which could start this month, is part of ambitious maintenance and fire-risk reduction work the company has been doing around the state since 2008 after the California Public Utilities Commission … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is … Read more
Residents, elected officials slam PG&E’s outreach over tree removalsUnion DemocratNew fire-safety regulations approved by the California Public Utilities Commission in December require PG&E to maintain greater clearance between trees and power lines in high fire threat areas, such as Tuolumne County. “We’re facing totally different … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie … Read more
Capitol WeeklyIn parched, drought-stricken California, where water is considered liquid gold, the politics of power and wealth are playing out in real-time. The California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) recent decision to allow the California American Water … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the … Read more
Imperial Valley PressSB 1338 would authorize a physician assistant to certify to the electric or gas utility that service under threat of disconnection is medically necessary to sustain the life of the customer. This bill would also require the California Public Utilities … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | … Read more
KGO-TVTURN says wireless companies have access to all the information on your phone, so it has asked state regulators at the California Public Utilities Commission, CPUC, to outlaw the gathering and selling of data unless the consumer first agrees. The … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham … Read more
MediaPost CommunicationsTelecom expert Catherine Sandoval, a law professor at Santa Clara University and recent member of the California Public Utilities Commission, previously told MediaPost that the argument for preemption is “very problematic.” She said the government will …California enacts strongest net neutrality protections in the nation — and the Trump administration suesLos Angeles TimesJustice Department … Read more
US Biomass Power, Dampened by Market Forces, Fights to Stay AblazePOWER magazineCalifornia Public Utilities Commission President Michael Picker in an August opinion penned for CALmatters said that many biomass plants “are not well-suited to use fuel from high-risk fire areas since it is difficult to deliver sufficient fuel without … …read more Source:: CPUC News … Read more
The Willits NewsCHICO — PG&E”s initial review of its natural gas transmission pipelines after the Sept. 9 San Bruno explosion revealed 38 leaks, including two in Chico and Gridley. The California Public Utilities Commission directed the company to conduct an … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham … Read more
PG&E crews accelerate wildfire safety work in Yuba County as threat growsAppeal-DemocratThe work being done includes creating greater clearances between trees and power lines in areas the California Public Utilities Commission has designated as at extreme risk of wildfire. In Yuba County, that area includes the communities of Dobbins and … …read more Source:: CPUC … Read more
Vallejo Times HeraldThe California Air Resources Board voted to invest $130 million from the Volkswagen “Dieselgate” settlement to purchase zero-emission transit buses, school buses and shuttle buses. And the California Public Utilities Commission made a $760 million … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is … Read more
Sacramento BeeA line item titled “CA Climate Credit” will automatically appear on customers’ bills for the month of October, according to the California Public Utilities Commission website. Electric customers get a credit of $39.42, according to the PUC website. Gas … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham … Read more
Microgrid KnowledgeWe generally think of energy storage, especially when coupled with renewable energy, as clean and green. But the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), through its Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP), has discovered that SGIP energy … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder … Read more
Napa Valley RegisterThe California Public Utilities Commission will review utility wildfire costs and expenses to determine which costs investors and ratepayers should bear. The commission will be able to authorize an investor-owned utility to finance costs of … and more …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or … Read more
The San Diego Union-TribuneWith California battling an increasing number of deadly wildfires, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Friday will bring emergency service officers and water and power officials from across the state to San Diego to discuss ways to … …read more Source:: CPUC News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more
SoCalGas says Southern California natgas storage facilities nearly fullReutersThe California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) in July approved an increase in the amount of gas SoCalGas could inject into Aliso Canyon to 34 bcf from a previous maximum of 24.6 bcf. Before the 2015-2016 leak, Aliso Canyon was able to hold up to 86 … …read … Read more