FERC instructed Pacific Gas and Electric and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to brief it on whether Cal. law allows PG&E to quit CAISO.

CPUC President Michael Picker told California lawmakers that the commission is increasingly focused on wildfire prevention.

The CPUC rejected an application by SDG&E and SoCalGas to build a $639 million pipeline near San Diego, saying it was unneeded.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved $10 million in grants for microgrids projects.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) authorized the state’s investor-owned utilities to recover $738 million for electric vehicles (EV) charging infrastructure.

The California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to allow Southern California Gas to temporarily increase gas injections into Aliso Canyon.

The CPUC warned that the state could return to the conditions preceding the energy crisis of the early 2000s if decision-making is not managed correctly.

A bill that would allow utilities to recover wildfire costs if they conform to state-regulated safety plans moved through the California legislature, but it faces opposition from some who say it lets utilities off the hook.

Pacific Gas and Electric will pay $98 million for past improper communications with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), but the years-old ex parte proceeding stemming from the controversy will continue to drag on because of new emails that came to light last fall.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will vote later this month on a $98 million settlement agreement regarding its own ex parte communications with PG&E.