Despite the hurricanes that recently devastated communities from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Tampa, Fla., homeowners with solar panels and batteries overwhelmingly reported no disruptions to their electricity. Meanwhile, in south San Jose, residents have suffered through power outages 10 times in the past two months. While California residents and businesses may be leading the …
California is poised to reduce payments to homes and businesses that go solar for clean electricity they supply to the power grid — a landmark shift in how the state promotes a crucial technology for fighting climate change. The Public Utilities Commission’s proposal would keep the payment rates higher — at least for a few …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today issued a proposal to modernize the Net Energy Metering (NEM) solar tariff to promote solar and battery storage, grid reliability, and control electricity costs for all Californians. The update launches the solar industry into the future so that it can support the modern grid by incentivizing solar paired …
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold remote public forums to provide an opportunity for customers of various telephone, mobile voice, and Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers to offer their input to the CPUC regarding their quality of voice services, as follows: WHEN: WHERE: Remote access via webcast or phone for …
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La Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California (CPUC, por sus siglas en inglés) celebrará foros públicos a distancia para que los clientes de varios proveedores de servicios telefónicos, de voz móvil y de Voz sobre el Protocolo de Internet (VoIP, por sus siglas en inglés) puedan ofrecer su opinión a la CPUC sobre la calidad …
You can never really see the future, only imagine it, then try to make sense of the new world when it arrives. Just a few years ago, climate projections for this century looked quite apocalyptic, with most scientists warning that continuing “business as usual” would bring the world four or even five degrees Celsius of …
Beyond Catastrophe: A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View. Read More »
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to hold utilities accountable for causing catastrophic wildfires, today issued a proposed Order imposing corrective actions and $155.4 million in fines to be paid by the shareholders of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for violations related to the 2020 Zogg Fire. The proposed Administrative Enforcement …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today announced it has made its largest award of State broadband funds to local governments to-date by proving $14 million in broadband technical assistance grants to 28 local governments to support efforts to close the digital divide. These are in addition to grants announced earlier this month. Seven cities …
CPUC Awards Second Round of Grants to Local Governments To Help Close the Digital Divide Read More »
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its ongoing commitment to increase broadband adoption statewide, is accepting applications for its Digital Divide Grant Program, which will provide four grants of up to $250,000 each. Eligible projects will serve a beneficiary school located in an urban or rural low-income small school district. Beneficiary schools must have …
CPUC Accepting Grant Applications To Help Bridge the Educational Digital Divide Read More »
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued its Annual Affordability Report showing trends and historical results in the affordability of electricity, natural gas, water, and communications services for the year 2020. The report also includes forecasted electric affordability results through 2025. The CPUC recognizes that consumers need safe, reliable, and affordable utility services. Accordingly, …
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