The California PUC adopted measures to prepare for this year’s fire season by accelerating deployment of microgrids and approving IOU prevention plans.

Lawmakers advanced a measure that would let the state appoint a receiver or take over PG&E if the utility fails to provide safe and reliable service.

The CPUC unanimously approved PG&E’s reorganization plan but warned it will be able to end the utility’s monopoly should it fail to ensure public safety.

Proceedings to conclude PG&E Corp.’s Chapter 11 reorganization will likely happen via video later this month, Judge Dennis Montali said.

The CPUC postponed its planned vote on PG&E’s bankruptcy reorganization plan because a party to the proceedings improperly sent out a mass email.

FERC partly rejected CAISO Tariff revisions seeking deliverability enhancements for interconnection customers, saying a proposal to limit self-scheduling by some generators wasn’t reasonable.

The California PUC approved a settlement with PG&E that imposes penalties of more than $1.9 billion for safety and maintenance lapses that led to wildfires.

A California PUC proposal would speed the interconnection of microgrids to utility distribution systems in anticipation of the state’s upcoming fire season.

California renewable energy prices fell to record lows in 2019, driven by the proliferation and falling costs of wind and solar power, the PUC said.

The Northwest Power Pool is planning a resource adequacy program to ensure sufficient capacity at a time of increasing retirements and shifts toward renewable energy.