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Ever Wonder How to Give Effective Public Comments?
The Utility Reform Network (TURN) is holding a 1 hour Zoom presentation on "How to Give Effective Public Comments" on Wednesday, March 15th from 6pm-7pm. UCAN encourages ratepayers to attend to learn how to voice their utility rate concerns to the CPUC. For more...
San Diegans Launch a Community Led Imitative to Replace SDG&E
San Diegans launch a community-led initiative in the City of San Diego to replace SDGE. As residents continue to face the highest electricity rates in the Nation, while SDG&E produces record profits for its shareholder (Sempra), a proposal for a not-for-profit...
Reaching Decarbonization Goals, System Reliability and Affordability with Dynamic Rates
The CPUC is exploring how to enable widespread demand flexibility through dynamic rates. “Demand” is how much electricity is being used at any given time. “Dynamic rates” are a way of charging different prices at hourly intervals to reflect the time-varying cost of...
Incorporating Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) for a High DER Grid Future
How can California prepare its electric grid for a high number of distributed energy resources including electric vehicles, rooftop solar, battery storage and demand response technologies? In this proceeding, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is...
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Environmental and Social Justice Action Plan
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted an Environmental and Social Justice (ESJ) Action Plan 2.0 on April 7, 2022. The plan is designed to serve as a roadmap for expanding public inclusion in Commission decision making and improving services to ESJ...
California Energy Commission (CEC) Load Management Standards
The CEC recently adopted updates to the state’s load management standards that will help shift energy use to times when electricity is cheap, abundant and clean. As of April 1, 2023, PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, SMUD, LADWP, and large community choice aggregators are...