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CPUC to Evaluate Strategies to Mitigate Energy Rate Increases

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By Justin Dalton On September 15, 2021, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued an Amended Scoping Memo and Ruling on an “Order Instituting Rulemaking to Establish a Framework and Processes for Assessing the Affordability of Utility Service.” These “scoping” Continue reading →

California Public Utilities Commission Adopts Framework for Assessing Utility Service Affordability (R.18-07-006)

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By Madison Orcutt At its meeting on July 16, 2020, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously voted to adopt a decision (D.20-07-032) adopting metrics and methodology for assessing the relative affordability of utility service—specifically, electricity, natural gas, water, and Continue reading →