By Kelley Downes On August 28, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued Decision 25-08-050 in Rulemaking 20-02-008 to approve a three-year, voluntary, technology-neutral, Home Broadband Pilot program. The program will allow eligible households to apply the California LifeLine Continue reading
By Azad Hassan Khanzadeh Faal On August 28, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (“the CPUC” or “commission”) adopted Rulemaking 25-04-010, which set out new long-term energy efficiency objectives for California’s investor-owned utilities regarding ratepayer-funded energy efficiency portfolios for 2026–2037. Continue reading
By Annika Kjos On August 28, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) published a final decision in Rulemaking 12-12-011, taking an important step towards transparency in how transportation services like Uber, Lyft, HopSkipDrive, and Nomad Transit operate. This decision Continue reading
By Selena Sanchez On March 13, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted (5-0) to adopt Resolution ESRB-13. According to its news release, the new standards for battery energy storage facilities would further safety efforts and increase oversight over Continue reading
By Wyatt Page On February 20, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted D.25-02-026 in Rulemaking 20-05-003 for the CPUC’s annual requirement to develop a recommended set of portfolios for the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) to use and Continue reading
By Steven Soldani On February 18, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) conducted a comprehensive analysis and released a report in response to Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-5-24. The Executive Order, issued in October 2024, addresses California’s commitment to Continue reading
By Wyatt Page On January 30, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted General Order (GO) 131-E, which replaces GO 131-D. GO 131-E sets new rules for permitting, approving, and building electric transmission lines, substations, and generation facilities. These Continue reading
By Steven Soldani On January 16, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved $32.5 million in grants to fund broadband infrastructure projects across the state. These grants are part of a broader initiative under SB 156 (Committee on Budget Continue reading
By Wyatt Page On October 17, 2024, the CPUC adopted the proposed decision in R.21-06-017. Many of the proposed decision rulings were modified by the Commission final decision based on public feedback and feedback from utility companies. The energy grid Continue reading
By Flavia Martini Andrade Da Silva On July 8, 2024, the California Supreme Court overturned a 2020 decision by the CPUC that banned water utilities from using the Water Revenue Adjustment Mechanism (WRAM). Introduced in 2008, WRAM aimed to encourage Continue reading
