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February 1, 2026

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

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Calif. Officials Probe Utilities on Wildfire Safety Measures
California officials asked SCE to show humility in its approach to the January wildfires in Los Angeles and probed PG&E about its safety culture after the utility’s 2019 bankruptcy during an interagency briefing hosted by the California Public Utilities Commission .
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Calif. Energy Officials Ponder Interconnection Timelines, Load Uncertainty
California energy officials are recognizing the need to work together to prioritize a long list of transmission and distribution interconnection projects as the state’s load growth accelerates due to expected data center development.
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Home Batteries Provide 535 MW to CAISO Grid on VPP Test Day
An aggregation of more than 100,000 residential batteries provided an average 535 MW of support to California’s electricity grid during a test to prepare for the hot summer period ahead.
CAISO
FERC Affirms Use of RTO Adder for CAISO Tx Developer
FERC affirmed the ability of an independent transmission developer to include an RTO adder in its CAISO formula rate, rebuffing a request by the California Public Utilities Commission to reject the company’s use of the incentive.
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CPUC OKs New PG&E Rule to Speed Tx Connections for AI Data Centers, Others
The California PUC partially approved a new rule that will make it easier for AI data centers and other large customers such as EV charging stations to complete transmission connection projects in PG&E's territory.
California State Senate
Calif. Lawmakers Seek More Accountability from CPUC
A California Senate committee has advanced a bill aimed at increasing accountability and transparency of the state Public Utilities Commission.
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FERC Again Rejects SDG&E Bid for RTO Adder
FERC denied San Diego Gas & Electric's challenge of a commission order rejecting the utility’s request for an RTO adder to its transmission rates based on its participation in CAISO.
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CPUC Proposal Seeks to Blend RA, Clean Energy Procurement

The California Public Utilities Commission has proposed a new framework that would take a “more programmatic approach” to load-serving entities’ resource procurement requirements compared with the agency’s recent practice of issuing procurement orders as needed.

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California PUC Denies PG&E’s Biomass-to-gas Pilot Project
The California Public Utilities Commission rejected a project proposed by Pacific Gas and Electric to convert wood biomass to natural gas.
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California Will Rely Heavily on Batteries to Meet Summer 2025 Peaks
California's grid is expected to meet peak demand this summer, with officials pointing to the massive growth in solar and storage resources as key.

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