News & Analysis as of

Electricity CPUC

Downey Brand LLP

California Public Utilities Commission Proposes Target Timelines for Utilities to Connect or Upgrade Electric Customers

Downey Brand LLP on

On August 12, 2024, the California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision setting average and maximum targets and timelines for the large electric investor-owned utilities to connect new customers or upgrade...more

Troutman Pepper

Extending the Flexibility of Energy Storage With Julia Souder, LDESC — Battery + Storage Podcast

Troutman Pepper on

In this episode of the Battery + Storage Podcast, host Bill Derasmo speaks with Julia Souder, CEO of the Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDESC). Julia shares her creative background in the energy sector, which has...more

Downey Brand LLP

CAISO Proposes Transmission Links to North Coast Offshore Wind Resources

Downey Brand LLP on

In its 2023–2024 Draft Transmission Plan (Draft Plan) released on April 1, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) proposed the development of 26 transmission projects with an estimated cost of $6.1 billion. The...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CPUC Issues Final Decision Affecting Generation Procurement Targets and System Planning

On February 15, 2024, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued its final decision in an ongoing proceeding concerning the Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) framework for Load-Serving Entities (LSEs) in...more

Downey Brand LLP

CPUC Issues Rulemaking to Address Electric Utility Failures to Connect or Upgrade Service for Electric Consumers

Downey Brand LLP on

On January 30, 2024, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued Rulemaking 24-01-008, which will establish requirements and timelines for electric utilities to connect new customers or to upgrade existing ones....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CPUC Issues Proposed Decision Affecting Resource Adequacy Procurement Targets

On January 10, 2024, a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), Judge Julie A. Fitch, issued a Proposed Decision in an ongoing CPUC proceeding concerning the Integrated Resource Planning...more

Downey Brand LLP

Supreme Court of California Rejects Class Action Suit Against PG&E for its 2019 Blackouts

Downey Brand LLP on

Introduction - In Gantner v. PG&E Corporation et al. (November 20, 2023) No. S273340, 2023 WL 8010215, the Supreme Court of California (“Court”) unanimously held that a plaintiff’s class action lawsuit against PG&E for...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CPUC Initiates New Proceeding in Ongoing Resource Adequacy Reform Effort

On October 12, 2023, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) opened a new proceeding, through an Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR), to consider various changes to the Resource Adequacy (RA) framework for...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

CPUC Opens Rulemaking to Streamline Permitting Procedures for Electrical Facilities

During its May 18 voting meeting, the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) voted to open a new rulemaking proceeding that will consider improvements to its permitting procedures for electric infrastructure...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

CPUC Considers Party Proposals on Implementing New Prevailing Wage Requirements for Renewable Energy Projects in California

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) is weighing party comments on implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 2143.  Enacted last year, AB 2143 will take effect on January 1, 2024.  This bill extends...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California Is Paving the Way for Offshore Wind

The California coast is home to some of the best offshore wind resources in the country. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimates that California's coast has a resource potential of 201,000 megawatts (MW) of...more

Troutman Pepper

FERC Affirms Use of Certain Price Indices for Justifying Prices above WECC Soft Price Cap

Troutman Pepper on

On October 20, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued an Order rejecting a request by the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) seeking a rehearing of a Justification Order. FERC’s Order...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - October 2022 #2

Allen Matkins on

FEMA plan sparks fears of renewables slowdown - E&E News – October 12 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is proposing stricter requirements for renewable installations to withstand natural disasters, prompting...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - June 2022 #5

Allen Matkins on

California plan to combat climate change pleases few - PBS – June 24 The California Air Resources Board last Thursday opened a hearing on a plan for the state to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. Board staff estimates it...more

Downey Brand LLP

California Eases Environmental Requirements to Address Threatened Electricity Outages

Downey Brand LLP on

On June 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 205, a legislative effort to bolster the state’s energy resources and avoid outages like those California experienced in August 2020. AB 205 creates a...more

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog

Effective Immediately, California Energy Commission Jurisdiction Expands to Include Non-Thermal Projects Greater Than 50 MW

On June 30, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 205 (“AB 205”), which, among various other things, expands the siting jurisdiction of the California Energy Commission (“CEC”) to include non-thermal...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - April 2022 #4

Allen Matkins on

FERC proposes expanded state role in effort to spur transmission development - Utility Dive – April 22 - State utility regulators would have a major role in regional transmission planning and determining how to share the...more

Downey Brand LLP

PG&E Proposes Significant Rates Increases for Agricultural, Commercial, and Industrial Customers

Downey Brand LLP on

PG&E intends to increase average electric rates for its agricultural, commercial, and industrial customers between 7 and 25 percent starting in 2023, with a corresponding increase in average gas rates of up to approximately 4...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - February 2022 #3

Allen Matkins on

California lowers electric sector GHG target, directs procurement of more than 40 GW of clean energy resources - Bullet Utility Dive – February 14 - California regulators last Thursday approved long-term plans to ensure...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - January 2022 #4

Allen Matkins on

CPUC delays vote on controversial rooftop solar proposal - The San Diego Union-Tribune – January 21 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has postponed a vote on a controversial proposal that would...more

K&L Gates LLP

Energy Storage Handbook 2022

K&L Gates LLP on

The K&L Gates Power practice is pleased to present the latest edition of the Energy Storage Handbook. This handbook is an annually updated primer on what energy storage is, how it is regulated by U.S. federal and state...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Obligations for Owners of Overhead Communications and Electric Facilities in California

In 49 states, the safety standard that governs overhead communications and electric facilities is the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC). California—not surprisingly—has adopted its own standard: General Order (G.O.) 95....more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - November 2021 #2

Allen Matkins on

California gives nod to 3.2-GW electric transmission line project - Renewables Now – November 9 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has given unanimous approval to the Ten West Link high-voltage...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - November 2021

Allen Matkins on

Congress approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill with funding for transmission, hydrogen, and EVs - Utility Dive – November 8 - The U.S. House of Representatives last Friday approved a $1.2 trillion bipartisan...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - September 2021 #3

Allen Matkins on

Biden administration launches new effort to help communities with energy transition - The Hill – September 15 - The U.S. Department of Energy is launching a new initiative aimed at helping communities transition away...more

76 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 4

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide