andybrwn5d ago
#CPUC has paused the residential semi-annual #ClimateCredit that usually is sent in April & October so they can reconsider timing of disbursements. These are funds generated by the #CARB #CapAndInvest #GHG program. Redlined decision for next meeting:
https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M602/K742/602742724.pdf
andybrwnFeb 20
Newsom names former self-driving car executive to lead #CPUC https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/02/cpuc-gets-new-president-amid-cost-cutting/
Newsom appoints a new utilities regulator with a mandate to cut costs

California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed a new CPUC president amid a new push to cut costs and lower power bills throughout the state

CalMatters
andybrwnFeb 19
Governor Newsom names new California Public Utilities Commission President to launch new phase in effort to protect consumers from escalating utility costs | Governor of California https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/02/18/governor-newsom-names-new-california-public-utilities-commission-president-to-launch-new-phase-in-effort-to-protect-consumers-from-escalating-utility-costs/ #CPUC #CAEnergy
Governor Newsom names new California Public Utilities Commission President to launch new phase in effort to protect consumers from escalating utility costs | Governor of California

State of California

Governor of California
andybrwnFeb 4
#SoCalGas Petitions #CPUC to Update #Hydrogen Blending Demonstration Requirements Based on Global Safety History and Research https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/socalgas-petitions-cpuc-to-update-hydrogen-blending-demonstration-requirements-based-on-global-safety-history-and-research-302678691.html #CAEnergy
SoCalGas Petitions CPUC to Update Hydrogen Blending Demonstration Requirements Based on Global Safety History and Research

/PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), along with San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southwest Gas Corporation, on Tuesday submitted a...

Cision PR Newswire
TechdirtJan 29

California Regulators Force Verizon To Do “Woke” Stuff Like Make Sure Broadband Is Semi-Affordable To Poor People

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/29/california-regulators-force-verizon-to-do-woke-stuff-like-make-sure-broadband-is-semi-affordable-to-poor-people/

California Regulators Force Verizon To Do “Woke” Stuff Like Make Sure Broadband Is Semi-Affordable To Poor People

Last year we reported how Verizon executives happily agreed to be more racist and sexist in exchange for Trump DOJ and FCC approval of their $20 billion merger with telecom giant Frontier Communica…

Techdirt
andybrwnJan 6

San Francisco has been pursuing this at the #CPUC for a number of years in terms of condemnation and determination of fair market value. It will drag on for years more too.

San Francisco’s potential PG&E breakup on ‘a very difficult road’ https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/san-francisco-pge-breakup-21268937.php

andybrwnDec 19
State reins in profits for PG&E, other utilities, as bill debate rages https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/18/pge-economy-bill-electricity-gas-energy-power-fire-profit-consumer/ #CAEnergy #CostOfCapital #PCG #CPUC
State reins in profits for PG&E, other utilities, as bill debate rages

State regulators reined in the profit returns that shareholders of PG&E and other utility giants can harvest.

The Mercury News
Dr. Baba Kofi WeusijanaDec 12
#LAWildfire Survivors Want to Rebuild All #Electric, but the #California Public Utilities Commission is Using Customer Funds to Incentivize #Gas Appliances
#ClimateChange #ClimateAction #CPUC #FossilFuels #KeepItInTheGround
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03122025/la-wildfire-all-electric-rebuild/
LA Wildfire Survivors Want to Rebuild All-Electric, but a Utility Is Using Customer Funds to Incentivize Gas Appliances - Inside Climate News

California’s utility regulator said it would eliminate ratepayer-funded incentives for gas appliances in new construction, but created an exception that allows rebates for them in wildfire rebuilds.

Inside Climate News
andybrwnDec 2
Will the sun set on California’s sea of mirrors? - POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2025/12/01/will-the-sun-set-on-californias-sea-of-mirrors-00672148 #Ivanpaugh #CSP #Solar #CAEnergy #CPUC
andybrwnNov 7
California Supreme Court Sides with Rooftop #Solar https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2025/11/rooftop-solar-lawsuit-sets-historic-precedent-holding-california-utility #CPUC #CAEnergy #PV #NEM