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Arrearage Management Program to Help Customers Who Have Fallen Behind Due to Covid-19
The number of Californians are falling behind on paying their utility bills is “extraordinarily frightening,” said a CPUC Commissioner. Per the Commission, more than 3.3 million residential customers have past-due bills with the amount surpassing the $1 billion mark....
San Diego Community Power has Begun Serving Municipal Energy Users
San Diego Community Power (SDCP), a community choice aggregation program began serving municipal accounts - school districts, fire stations and libraries – on March 1st. SDCP plans to add an additional 72,000 commercial and industrial customers in June and is...
Could Increasing Capacity Threaten California’s Clean Energy Goals?
The CPUC direction to the state's investor-owned utilities to contract for capacity — including additional capacity from existing power plants — that can serve peak and net peak demands during the summer, has environmental and renewables advocates in California...
What’s Being Done to Prevent California Blackouts in Extreme Weather Events?
In the aftermath of last August’s blackouts, that left nearly a half-million customers across the state without electricity, the CPUC directed the big three power companies to line up additional sources of energy for this summer. For excellent recaps, please...
San Diegans Behind on Their Water Bills
More than 69,600 people in San Diego County are behind on their water bill right now with over 11,200 San Diegans owing more than $1,000. Statewide, one in eight Californians has water debt, and the unpaid bill total has swelled to $1 billion, according to a recent...
What is the Commission Doing About Covid-19 Utility Debt?
The CPUC opened a new proceeding to consider ways to deal with growing energy arrearages — the total amount of unpaid customer bills. The pandemic led to shifts in energy usage, with residential customers consuming more power as they work and study from home; despite...