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Ex Parte Requirements At The California Public Utility Commission: A Comparative Analysis And Recommended Changes, Deborah Nicole Behles, Steven Weissman
Ex Parte Requirements At The California Public Utility Commission: A Comparative Analysis And Recommended Changes, Deborah Nicole Behles, Steven Weissman
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Emails released beginning in the fall of 2014 demonstrate several improper private communications between high-level utility officials and decision-makers at the California Public Utility Commission (“CPUC”). The email chains show discussions ranging from a utility repeatedly lobbying on the outcome of an enforcement matter or aggressively pushing for a new judge assignment, to a commissioner soliciting donations to a political campaign or a banquet fund. Entities in the transportation industry have also alleged improper contacts with CPUC officials. In each instance, the CPUC decision-makers did not report the communications or insist that the utilities stop sending them. Rather, they actively …
Regulators Say No To More Fossil Fuel Power Generation In California, Lisa Lomba
Regulators Say No To More Fossil Fuel Power Generation In California, Lisa Lomba
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After determining that the existing electricity supply can meet the state’s system needs through the year 2020, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted unanimously today to defer any new procurement of fossil fuel generation. This ruling establishes for most of the state, that California’s long-term energy needs do not require building more fossil fuel infrastructure, which contributes to global warming.