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The settlement of a lawsuit requires Sempra Energy to pay the equivalent of $100 million restitution for swindling SDG&E customers. Read the story in the Los Angeles Times.
Federal Appeals Court ruling paves way for California to seek more than a billion dollars from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for electricity gouging. Read the story in the Union-Tribune and also see UCAN's profile of former FERC chair, Pat Wood.
A one in fifty year heat wave raises the possibility of rolling blackouts. UCAN's Executive Director Michael Shames explains in today's LA Times why the threat of rolling blackouts is less likely now than during the gouging of 2001.
UCAN executive director Michael Shames calls SDG&E's green argument for the Powerlink "window dressing." Read the story in the North County Times.
There's talk of Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) coming to San Diego. UCAN's executive director Michael Shames says BPL "may be one of the best things SDG&E can give to the community." Read more from the Union-Tribune.
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