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September 29, 2024

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

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California PUC Levies $550M on Edison for Wildfires
The CPUC fined Southern California Edison $550 million for major wildfires in 2017-18 and approved the utility's new $1.3 billion storage project.
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California PUC Proposes New Net Metering Plan
The California PUC issued a highly anticipated and controversial proposal to revamp the way rooftop solar customers are paid for surplus generation.
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Biden Appoints California PUC Commissioner to Head EPA Region 9
EPA announced that President Biden intends to name California Public Utilities Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves as administrator of the agency's Region 9.
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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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Governor Names Next California PUC President
The governor's senior energy adviser, Alice Reynolds, will move in December to the CPUC, an agency struggling to head off wildfires and capacity shortfalls.
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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.
PG&E
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 Approves More Gas at Aliso Canyon
Worried about reliability, the California PUC voted to increase the volume of natural gas stored at Aliso Canyon, site of a massive methane leak in 2015.
General Electric
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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