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PG&E gets greenlight for $7.5B wildfire securitization, but consumer advocates raise challenges

May 7, 2021 / By Kavya Balaraman

Source: Utility Dive

Dive Brief: California regulators on Thursday voted to approve a financing order giving Pacific Gas & Electric Co. the official go-ahead to securitize $7.5 billion in costs related to wildfires

California’s dilemma: How to control skyrocketing electric rates while building the grid of the future

April 26, 2021 / By Herman K. Trabish

Source: Utility Dive

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) President Marybel Batjer says the state will not let skyrocketing electricity rates threaten reliability or the state’s policy goals. But affordability is a growing concern

PG&E, Utilities Push To Cut Subsidies For Home Solar Energy Systems

April 22, 2021 / By Kenny Choi

Source: KPIX 5 CBS SF Bay Area

California’s electric grid is supposed to be fossil-free by 2045 and solar is part of the solution. Homeowners with solar panels get paid by PG&E for energy they kick back

SDG&E electric vehicle charging program ran $25 million over budget, prompts audit

April 17, 2021 / By KUSI Newsroom

Source: KUSI News

SDG&E’s electric vehicle charging pilot program, “Power Your Drive,” spent $25 million over the budget, prompting an audit from the California Public Utilities Commission. While the company is now being

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California puts PG&E under enhanced oversight due to wildfire prevention work lapses

April 16, 2021 / By Kavya Balaraman

Source: Utility Dive

Dive Brief: California regulators on Thursday voted to place Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in a six-step enhanced oversight and enforcement process which could open up the possibility down the

Fire-starting utility PG&E chastised by regulators, but gets safety certificate anyway

April 15, 2021 / By Joseph Wilkinson

Source: MSN News

California regulators blasted notorious utility Pacific Gas & Electric at a Thursday meeting, but quietly certified the company’s 2021 wildlife safety plan. PG&E’s equipment has started several deadly fires in

Regulators Put PG&E on Probation for Wildfire Safety Shortcomings

April 15, 2021 / By Nicholas Iovino

Source: Courthouse News Service

California regulators on Thursday placed beleaguered utility Pacific Gas and Electric in the first stage of an enhanced oversight process that could lead to the state’s largest provider of power

PG&E bid to securitize $7.5B in wildfire costs could hit ratepayers hard, consumer advocates warn

April 12, 2021 / By Kavya Balaraman

Source: Utility Dive

Dive Brief: Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) bid to securitize $7.5 billion in costs associated with the 2017 wildfires in its service territory could hit ratepayers hard, consumer advocates are

California tees up proposals to securitize $7.5B in PG&E wildfire costs

April 7, 2021 / By Kavya Balaraman

Source: Utility Dive

Dive Brief: Regulators in California have teed up two proposals which, if approved over the next couple of months, would allow Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to securitize $7.5 billion

Thinking of getting solar panels? California utilities want to slash ‘generous’ subsidies

March 30, 2021 / By Dale Kasler

Source: The Sacramento Bee

Ramon Torres, who lives in a subdivision between Madera and Fresno, used to pay hundreds of dollars a month for electricity in the summer. Lately, his summertime monthly bill from

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PG&E gets greenlight for $7.5B wildfire securitization, but consumer advocates raise challenges

California’s dilemma: How to control skyrocketing electric rates while building the grid of the future

PG&E, Utilities Push To Cut Subsidies For Home Solar Energy Systems

SDG&E electric vehicle charging program ran $25 million over budget, prompts audit

California puts PG&E under enhanced oversight due to wildfire prevention work lapses

Fire-starting utility PG&E chastised by regulators, but gets safety certificate anyway

Regulators Put PG&E on Probation for Wildfire Safety Shortcomings

PG&E bid to securitize $7.5B in wildfire costs could hit ratepayers hard, consumer advocates warn

California tees up proposals to securitize $7.5B in PG&E wildfire costs

Thinking of getting solar panels? California utilities want to slash ‘generous’ subsidies

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