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PG&E request for early recovery of $899M from customers troubles ratepayer advocates

Dive Brief: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is asking the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for permission to recover $899 million from its customers, to cover wildfire mitigation investments, before

PG&E and Southern California Edison can’t raise profit margins, regulators decide

The California Public Utilities Commission ruled Thursday that profit margins will remain the same at the state’s major utilities, denying the companies the higher shareholder returns they had sought. Pacific

Can Calif.’s smart grid double as wildfire defense?

California, the tragic ground zero for ruinous wildfires in the United States, has also led the nation in pushing its power grid into a lower-carbon future, hoping to counteract climate

SoCal Edison’s new rates will vary with the time of day. Some customers may not benefit much — or at all

Nearly 7 million California households will begin switching to new electricity rates this year that change based on the time of day, bringing lower energy bills for some. But critics

As the power sector transforms, can utilities and customers find common ground on ratemaking?

Few things are more contentious in the utility world than the rate a customer pays for electricity The contention between customer advocates and utilities takes place within the confines of

Is The Third Pillar Of Electricity Delivery Preventing The Building Of The First Two?

Utilities’ pursuit of a modern grid to maintain the reliability and safety pillars of electricity delivery has raised a lot of questions about the third pillar — affordability. Utilities are

Calif. Regulators See Rough, Shifting Terrain Across Electric Industry Landscape

California regulators looked into the changing nature of retail electric choice and heard many competing voices among consumer advocates, industry representatives, service providers and other interests. The Public Utilities Commission

The SoCal Edison Rate Case: A Canary In The Coal Mine For DER Policy Debates

The $2.1 billion spend that Southern California Edison (SCE) wants regulators to approve for readying its system for distributed resources has raised a lot of stakeholder questions. Some of the

CPUC rejects North-South pipeline

$621 million natural gas project would have covered 65 miles In a 5-0 vote, the California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday rejected a proposed, $621.3 million natural gas pipeline pushed

Judge proposes rejecting pipeline

Southern California Gas Co. and San Diego Gas & Electric want to build a 65-mile pipeline and pass on the cost to customers. A California Public Utilities Commission judge is

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