by ucan | Sep 13, 2023 | Climate Change
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...
by ucan | Sep 8, 2023 | Climate Change
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...
by ucan | Sep 8, 2023 | Climate Change
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...
by ucan | Sep 5, 2023 | Climate Change
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...
by ucan | Sep 1, 2023 | Climate Change
The CPUC recently issued its Annual Affordability Report. This report looks at trends and historical results in the affordability of electricity, natural gas, water, and communications services for the year 2020. The report helps inform the work of the CPUC to address...
by ucan | Aug 30, 2023 | Climate Change
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