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.

California’s three investor-owned utilities asked state officials to protect bundled customers from being saddled with expensive long-term renewable contracts.

Electric vehicles are increasing on California highways, but future growth is dependent on solving critical issues, PUC Commissioner Carla Peterman said.

Environmental groups cheered the announcement by NRG Energy that it will retire three natural gas-fired plants in Southern California.

California regulators and lawmakers are sounding the alarm over a possible decline in the financial and credit health of utilities stemming from wildfire risk and liability.

Susan Kennedy, a former California utilities regulator and political insider, has been fined after state investigators determined that she failed to register as a lobbyist.

California regulators approved an order bringing community choice aggregators (CCAs) into the state’s resource adequacy requirements.

California utilities and other parties say they have reached a new settlement over the costs of shutting down the San Onofre nuclear power plant.