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February 28, 2025

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

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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.
National Forest Service
California PUC Opens Investigation of Utility Safety
The California PUC began investigating the safety practices of gas and electric utilities under its jurisdiction to head off disasters.
California State Assembly
California PUC President to Step Down
CPUC President Marybel Batjer — who has tackled wildfires, blackouts and PG&E — said she'll leave at the end of the year, with five years left in her term.
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California Wants to Turn More Waste into Gas
California wants to divert more waste from landfills to produce renewable natural gas and to reduce wildfire hazards.
U.S. Forest Service
California PUC, Judge Pressure PG&E to Clear High-Risk Lines
The CPUC and the judge overseeing PG&E's probation are leaning on the utility to clear trees from lines that could start fires.
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Southern California Edison to Install 4,500 Miles of Covered Conductor
The CPUC approved the state's largest rollout of covered conductor, with Southern California Edison planning to install 4,500 miles, costing nearly $2 billion.

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