With the voluntary carbon offset market being unregulated in the United States, California Assembly Bill No. 1305 (AB 1305) was enacted to confirm the authenticity of claimed emissions offsets, emphasizing the need to ensure...more
California has seen significant growth in the adoption of zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure in recent years. Today, one in four vehicles sold in California is a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV), of which an...more
California is in a rush to electrify everything. The rapid conversion of appliances such as furnaces, water heaters, ovens, and dryers from natural gas to electricity and the proliferation of electric vehicles (EVs) –...more
California has recently passed and signed into law two significant pieces of climate legislation: Senate Bill 253 (SB 253), better known as the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, and Senate Bill 261 (SB 261) focused...more
On August 10, 2023, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted 3-1 to approve Resolution TL-19144 and Resolution TL-19145 (the "Resolutions") authorizing Waymo LLC (Waymo) and Cruise LLC (Cruise), respectively,...more
Hydrogen blending in natural gas pipelines could soon be coming to a university campus or city near you. Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), and Southwest Gas Corporation...more
Load management is a hot topic these days, as grid managers struggle to satisfy growing energy demand in the face of steadily intensifying seasonal weather patterns. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration,...more
As most readers are likely aware, the Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 846, which aims to extend the Diablo Canyon nuclear powerplant (Diablo Canyon) to 2030. The Governor quickly signed the legislation that largely...more
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a Ruling in its Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) proceeding that proposes to meet a significant portion of new capacity for electricity generation with "green" or...more
Autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies continue to drive significant investment and interest from both the automotive and tech sectors alike. According to CB Insights, at least 40 companies are developing road-going,...more
PG&E has announced that it will sell its Pleasant Creek natural gas storage field, has retained an investment banker, and is now publicly soliciting bids. But who will buy the 400 acres of land located between Sacramento and...more
Can a new rulemaking initiated in November 2020 address summer 2021 shortages? The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) seems to think so. We at DWT are not so sure....more
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has moved forward with a policy that it adopted back on December 5, 2019, to assist California Tribes with reclaiming a small portion of their ancestral lands. ...more
The Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff (ReMAT) program at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is again front and center after Staff working on the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) have issued a Proposal to...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed a "first-in-the-world," statewide, zero-emission commercial truck requirement on June 25, 2020. The Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule sets an electric truck sales standard for...more
Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a new Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR) to review the Commission's climate credit programs established for utility customers. The OIR requests comment on a...more
We have previously discussed on this blog the California Public Utilities Commission’s (“CPUC”) decision in its Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (“PCIA”) proceeding....more
On October 11, by a 5-0 vote, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved Commissioner Peterman’s alternate proposed decision to reform the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA). ...more
On August 1, 2018 the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) issued a proposed decision that would adopt tweaks to the methodology used to calculate the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (“PCIA”) — the “exit fee”...more
On May 7, 2019, the California Public Utilities Commission issued an Order Instituting Rulemaking to consider strategies and guidance for climate change adaption. The broad scope of this rulemaking is intended to ensure that...more
On February 27, 2017, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) announced it is withdrawing several portions of its plan to close its 2.3 gigawatt Diablo Canyon Power Plant near San Luis Obispo by 2025. Specifically, PG&E has...more
At an August 11th conference organized by the Advanced Energy Economy, Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles), Chair of the Utilities and Commerce Committee, and California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) President...more
On August 2nd, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) formally released its Proposed Amendments to the California Cap-and-Trade Program. CARB’s proposed amendments are meant to extend the program through 2030 and ensure...more
The California Public Utilities Commission is revving itself up to take on the task of putting together a whole new set of procurement requirements to implement the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS)-related provisions of...more
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) signaled this month that the topic of exit fee reform for departing load customers may be back on the Commission’s agenda. A significant public outcry arose late last year...more