California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
The California PUC began investigating the safety practices of gas and electric utilities under its jurisdiction to head off disasters.
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.
California wants to divert more waste from landfills to produce renewable natural gas and to reduce wildfire hazards.
The CPUC and the judge overseeing PG&E's probation are leaning on the utility to clear trees from lines that could start fires.
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.
The West needs new transmission near term and far more in the long term for California to meets its goal to provide customers with 100% clean energy.
The California PUC ordered an additional 11.5 GW of procurement by mid-decade but backpedaled on a plan to include up to 1,500 MW of fossil fuel generation in the mix.
PG&E will sell its iconic San Francisco headquarters to real estate venture Hines Atlas US for $800 million.
The CPUC proposed requiring electric providers to procure 11.5 GW of new resources between 2023 and 2026 to meet the state’s reliability needs.
PG&E faces criminal charges and wildfire liabilities not included in last year’s bankruptcy settlement, company officials said in an earnings call.
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