Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Marybel Batjer, currently the government operations secretary, as the next president of the Public Utilities Commission.

A bill intended to shore up California’s IOUs against wildfire liability raced through the state Legislature and landed on the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The California Public Utilities Commission has asked for more information on Pacific Gas and Electric’s new corporate directors.

Southern California Edison’s request for a huge transmission rate adjustment based on potential wildfire liability got a tepid reception from FERC.

As he prepares to retire, California PUC President Michael Picker reflected on the commission's history and his time there.

California's Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery recommended overturning the state’s liability standard for utility-sparked fires.

Commissioners from a dozen Western states gathered in Wyoming to share their concerns and discuss the challenges of their jobs.

The California PUC unanimously approved wildfire mitigation plans filed by the state’s large investor-owned utilities in response to last year’s SB 901.

The California PUC released a judge’s proposed ruling approving “stress test” methodology to determine rate recovery for 2017 wildfire costs.

California utilities are bracing for fire season as it heads into summer, but officials say questions remain about how to gauge their level of readiness.