By Francesca Nevil On October 17, 2024, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a meeting to vote on ALJ Robyn Purchia’s proposed decision on R.20-02-008, which approves updates to the California Universal LifeLine Telephone Service Program (California LifeLine). Continue reading
By Francesca Nevil On May 30, 2024, Administrative Law Judge Kelly A. Hymes issued a proposed decision for the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to expand and improve its existing community solar programs and launch a new community renewable energy Continue reading
By Erol Kilic On April 10, 2024, the CPUC will hold a final public forum for Southern California Edison (SCE) customers to comment on SCE’s proposed electricity rate increases for 2025 through 2028. The first two public forums were held Continue reading
By Erol Kilic On September 21, 2023, the Wildfire Safety and Enforcement Branch (WSEB) of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted a new enforcement tool to further protect the public from violations of Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) guidelines. Continue reading
By Shiloh Wallack On January 31, 2023, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced its first-ever Market Transformation Administrator (CalMTA). This new position is part of the CPUC’s ongoing efforts to advance clean energy, promote energy efficiency, and support innovation Continue reading
By Shiloh Wallack On October 21, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) stated they had made their largest funding award to 28 local governments in the amount of $14 million in grants. These grants are to help with broadband Continue reading
By Andrew D. Kent On February 28, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced the issuance of Drivered Deployment permits to Cruise LLC (Cruise) and Waymo LLC (Waymo) to allow for passenger service in autonomous vehicles (AVs). The Drivered Continue reading
By Andrew D. Kent On December 10, 2021, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) initiated investigation I.21-12-001 instituting a formal investigation of Uber and certain Uber Black Sub-carriers operating on the Uber Black Platform in violation of the Public Utilities Continue reading
By Riley Minkoff On November 22, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the President of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Marybel Batjer would be retiring effective December 31, 2021 and that he was appointing Senior Advisor to the Governor Continue reading
By Benjamin L. Sheinman On November 4, 2021, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted 4-0 to approve D.21-11-008. President Batjer was absent from the meeting. This decision, proposed by Commissioner Guzman Aceves, set the interim storage capacity at the Continue reading
