Postponed CPUC Decision

by | Feb 1, 2022 | Energy

 The CPUC has postponed ruling on a proposed decision that potentially has significant ramifications for California homeowners with solar panel systems.  The Commission begin a proceeding to address a number of issues, on both sides of the debate, surrounding the...

CPUC set to announce new NEM rules soon

by | Dec 14, 2021 | Energy

California’s “net energy metering” program, in which residential solar customers are allowed to sell energy they don’t use back to power companies, resulting in a big discount and savings on their energy bills, is scheduled to be the subject of proposed reforms soon...

State Utilities Seek Inappropriate Costs

by | Dec 14, 2021 | Energy

California’s Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs) – Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric, are asking for a profit (“earn a rate of return”) on costs that have been previously classified as operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses.  In SCE’s...

California’s Gas Fleet

by | Nov 9, 2021 | Energy

SDG&E recently indicated it would support allowing gas capacity upgrades at existing sites to count toward the 11.5 GW procurement previously ordered by the CPUC.  At that time, the Commission  hailed the procurement package — approved amid the threat of more...

National View of Rising Electricity Costs

by | Sep 29, 2021 | Energy

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, governments scrambled to “keep everyone’s lights on.”  Nationally, 34 states imposed moratoriums on utility shutoffs in the year since lockdowns began.  As UCAN has extensively written about, California was one of those states. ...