California Public Utilities Commission Archives

California Public Utilities Commission Mulls Ratepayer Costs for Wildfires

January 11, 2019April 6, 2022 by Alyssa Danigelis

In the wake of last year’s historically destructive wildfires, the California Public Utilities Commission faces a difficult balancing act. Regulators opened proceedings yesterday to figure out the maximum PG&E could pay without harming ratepayers or service.

California Dairies Offered New Opportunities for Biogas Production

January 22, 2018March 25, 2022 by Alyssa Danigelis

Dairies and agricultural companies in California have new opportunities to address methane emissions under a program encouraging the development of diary biogas in the state. Four utilities recently announced they will start accepting proposals for pilot projects that successfully capture and process biogas from dairy cows to produce natural gas. ... Read more »

California Heads for 50% Clean Energy Production by 2020

November 20, 2017April 14, 2022 by Alyssa Danigelis

California’s major utilities are on track to meet or exceed the state’s target of 33% renewable energy by 2020 and investor-owned utilities project they will actually get to 50% by then, according to a new report from the California Public Utilities Commission. The state’s gains in renewable energy capacity come ... Read more »

Settlement Aims to Speed EV Charging Station Deployment

June 8, 2015April 4, 2022 by Karen Henry

A diverse set of public interest groups, automakers, labor unions and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) submitted a proposed settlement to the California Public Utilities Commission to accelerate the deployment of smart electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that would support the utility grid in San Diego. The proposed program ... Read more »

Solar-Friendly Rate for Commercial Customers Adopted in California

December 19, 2014September 1, 2022 by Linda Hardesty

The California Public Utilities Commission approved Thursday a solar-friendly rate for medium and large commercial and industrial customers in the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison’s service territories. As part of the decision, the CPUC approved the Option R rate, which was proposed and supported by the Solar ... Read more »

Renewables Pose Threat to Outdated Grid

December 4, 2013September 1, 2022 by Leon Walker

Scientists and engineers nationwide are still figuring out how best to protect the grid from something usually seen as benign and helpful: renewable energy, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the US’s network of solar panels, wind turbines and geothermal grows ever bigger, these scientists are growing increasingly worried about ... Read more »

EDF Takes Issue with California On-Bill Energy Efficiency Financing Pilot

September 19, 2013April 1, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proposed a decision to implement an energy efficiency financing pilot program, including an on-bill repayment feature, to test the value of incentives to financial institutions and utility customers. The CPUC is set to vote on the proposed decision today, Sept 19. Among other things, ... Read more »

Tools for Utilities to Comply with California’s Energy Storage Mandate

September 13, 2013September 1, 2022 by Staff Writer

Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proposed a mandate requiring 1.3 GW of energy storage statewide by 2020, and utilities are scrambling to submit plans by a January 2014 deadline that shows the energy storage resources they will tap to be compliant with the mandate. As energy storage ... Read more »

California Solar Initiative Aims to Preserve Project Resources as Funding Ends

August 19, 2013 by Paul Nastu

The California Solar Initiative’s indirect, nonincentive-based benefits have benefited California’s distributed generation solar market, in addition to the incentive based growth of the sector, according to a report from the California Center for Sustainable Energy. With rebates from the California Solar Initiative for residential solar power set to end almost ... Read more »

More than 6.4 GW Solar Electric Capacity Installed in US

December 17, 2012September 1, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The US solar photovoltaics market installed 684 MW in the third quarter of 2012, representing 44 percent growth over the same period last year, according to a report by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). US Solar Market Insight: Third Quarter 2012 says this quarter marked the ... Read more »

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