California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
The California PUC approved $830 million in incentives for self-generation with the goal of benefiting disadvantaged customers who live in fire-prone areas.
PG&E's bankruptcy looks likely to continue through the first half of 2020, while CAISO seeks to expand its EIM and meet reliability requirements.
PG&E scored major wins in its effort to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with its shareholders still in control of the utility.
FERC approved a settlement reducing Southern California Edison’s 2018 transmission rates and a partial settlement for an ROE increase for wildfire risks.
California officials hammered PG&E executives during a legislative hearing over the utility’s mishandling of multiple public safety power shutoffs.
CAISO is moving ahead with a plan to stem systemwide market power, even though not everyone is convinced the effort is necessary.
The California PUC opened an investigation into the power shutoffs that left millions in the dark several to prevent utility-sparked wildfires.
FERC accepted an agreement between CAISO and a Calpine plant to provide black start service, but agreed that more cost information was needed.
The California PUC voted unanimously to recommend that some older gas-fired plants remain open for up to three years to prevent reliability problems.
FERC again rejected a bid by developers to obtain transmission status and cost-based rates for a proposed $2 billion pumped storage project in CAISO.
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