California Public Utilities Commission

California’s Carbon Crusade: A Reckless Assault on Prudence

April 14, 2025 4:04 pmApril 14, 2025 4:04 pm

California’s single-state war on human-produced carbon emissions is a case study in policy without prudence. From Sacramento, lawmakers tilt at climate windmills, imposing draconian measures that harm residents while achieving little globally. The state’s cap-and-trade program, punishing electricity taxes, and...

CPUC Approves $722.6 million Rate Hike For 2025 To Keep The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Open

December 20, 2024 11:14 amDecember 20, 2024 11:14 am

In a 4-1 vote on Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission approved $722.6 million in additional ratepayer costs to pay for extended operations at both units of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant through the end of 2025 – a...

San Francisco Cruise Robotaxi Folds Following $10 Billion In Losses

December 11, 2024 2:45 amDecember 11, 2024 2:46 am

General Motors, the parent company of the San Francisco-based robotaxi firm Cruise, announced on Tuesday that Cruise would be folding following $10 billion in losses and a disastrous rollout attempt in San Francisco over the last few years. In 2022...

CPUC Vote On Discounted Phones and Plans For Illegal Immigrants Proposal Looms

September 13, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 13, 2024 2:46 am

Less than a week after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 1840, which would have allowed illegal immigrants to borrow public taxpayer money for a down payment on a home purchase, another illegal immigrant subsidy is up for a possible...

CA State Regulators Force Solar Provider Under: SunPower Announces Bankruptcy

August 6, 2024 12:09 pmAugust 6, 2024 12:09 pm

On the one hand, the state of California has decided that it shall become an all-electric, all-renewable power state by, well, for practical purposes, next Thursday. On the other hand, the state gives utilities a massive break on how much...

Kamala Harris and the California Public Utilities Commission

August 6, 2024 10:36 amAugust 6, 2024 10:36 am

With the likely ascendance of Kamala Harris to the top of the Democratic Party’s ticket this November we will see increased scrutiny of her past record. As we should. We’ve already seen some great work on that, including an article...

CA Public Utilities Commission Passes New Rate Hike Scheme

May 10, 2024 9:01 amMay 10, 2024 11:00 am

California has some of the highest electricity rates in the country. In April 2023 the Globe reported that Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric and San Diego Gas & Electric filed a proposal to create income-based utility billing. The...