California Public Utilities Commission

California lawmakers and 500 more from around the nation want the federal government to do more to address climate change. The federal government wants to know whether PG&E was responsible for causing the Dixie Fire, the second-largest blaze in California history. The legislators’ letter to President Joe Biden and PG&E’s regulatory filing announcing the Oct. […]

The American Legislative Exchange Council and telecoms are working in tandem to ensure consumers in California and the U.S. do not get access to world-class telecommunication services.

California’s taking an environmental beating. Orange County was hit with its largest oil spill in three decades when at least 126,000 gallons of crude oil spewed from a leaking pipeline connected to an offshore platform. The oil slick — which was first reported Saturday and grew large enough to cover the city of Santa Monica […]

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, September 29. Another big appointment for Newsom California’s top utility regulator is resigning from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration as the state struggles to rein in massive wildfires and ensure its electrical grid keeps power flowing to residents’ homes. Marybel Batjer, president of the California Public Utilities Commission, announced Tuesday that […]

SB 28 would provide two important tools to force transparency and ensure accountability from broadband internet providers.

Public funds should first be used to connect households with no service or slow service before funding upgrades where service is already available.

The state water board is considering a two-year extension for ocean-cooled power plants that are due to be shut down. Given the effects of the climate crisis, legislators should support it.

Community choice aggregators were supposed to provide cheaper electricity, but some now charge more than large utility companies.

The California Public Utilities Commission vote against rooftop solar favors utilities over consumers and derails efforts to meet the state’s climate change goals.

California's state budget is accompanied by "trailer bills," which have become vehicles for special interest goodies having little or nothing to do with the budget.