# CALIFORNIA REGULATORY INTELLIGENCE
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## Pages
- [CRI's Topical Index](https://www.calregulatory.com/categories-topics.md) - This is a routinely updated, living document to assist with site navigation. CONCEPTS, FRAMEWORKS, PRINCIPLES * Duck Curve * Loss of Load Expectation * Risk-Based Decision-Making Framework CRITICAL ASSETS & FLASHPOINTS * Aliso Canyon * Bioenergy * Biofuels * Diablo Canyon * Hydrogen * ARCHES INFRAS…
- [Contact Us](https://www.calregulatory.com/contact-us.md) - California Regulatory Intelligence (CRI) 1484 Pollard Road, #3013 Los Gatos, CA 95032 Michael Cade/Principal Analyst mike@calregulatory.com General Inquiries info@calregulatory.com (503) 208‑4233
- [CPUC Decision Inventory](https://www.calregulatory.com/cpuc-decision-inventory.md)
- [CPUC Voting Meeting Results](https://www.calregulatory.com/cpuc-voting-meeting-results.md) - July 16, 2026 * DISCONNECTIONS & RECONNECTIONS: Resolution E-5468 lowers the extreme-heat thresholds at which PG&E, SCE and SDG&E must suspend residential electric disconnections for nonpayment. * NATURAL GAS STORAGE INTEGRITY: Resolution G-3616 grants SoCalGas authority to recover about $54.4 mill…
- [December 18, 2025 CPUC Voting Meeting: Commissioner Remarks on Cost of Capital Decision](https://www.calregulatory.com/december-18-2025-cpuc-voting-meeting-commissioner-remarks-on-cost-of-capital-decision.md) - Decision Addressing Test-Year 2026 Cost of Capital for PG&E, SoCalGas, SCE, and SDG&E (carried 4-1, Commissioner Houck dissents) Commissioner John Reynolds * "Energy service is capital-intensive. The wires and poles, generators of transformers, pipelines and compressors of the labor and equipment r…
- [December 18, 2025 CPUC Voting Meeting: Commissioner Remarks on Senate Bill 1221 Decarbonization Decision](https://www.calregulatory.com/december-18-2025-cpuc-voting-meeting-commissioner-remarks-on-senate-bill-1221-decarbonization-decision.md) - Decision Designating Initial Priority Neighborhood Decarbonization Zones (carried 5-0) President Alice Reynolds * "A notable aspect of this program is the link between cost avoidance and investment, and this is what we and stakeholders have been discussing more on a theoretical level. But here we a…
- [Flexible Service Connections: CPUC Proposal Would Make Controlled Load a Standing Alternative to Distribution Upgrades](https://www.calregulatory.com/flexible-service-connections-cpuc-proposal-would-make-controlled-load-a-standing-alternative-to-distribution-upgrades.md)
- [Pricing](https://www.calregulatory.com/pricing-2.md) - California Regulatory Intelligence (CRI) provides curated analysis of consequential developments in California energy regulation for utilities, large energy users, market participants, consultants, and legal professionals. Coverage focuses primarily on the California Public Utilities Commission (CP…
- [Proof of Value](https://www.calregulatory.com/proof-of-value.md) - Timely Intelligence on CPUC Decisions that Move Billions in Utility Costs From 2008 to 2025, regulatory analyst and CRI founder Michael Cade served as the primary regulatory intelligence engine for legal teams representing California's largest energy consumers in CPUC proceedings governing billions…
- [What is CRI?](https://www.calregulatory.com/what-is-cri.md) - A single CPUC decision can move billions of dollars. But spotting relevant and actionable language in CPUC materials requires procedural fluency and the patience to sift through thousands of filings each year. California Regulatory Intelligence (CRI) is an independent regulatory intelligence servic…

## Posts
- [NEWS CODEX: Cap-and-Invest Auction Proceeds; Clean Imports; DER Wholesale Market Participation](https://www.calregulatory.com/news-codex-10.md) - * A Fact-Based Appraisal of California's "Net Zero" Strategy: "...if worldwide photovoltaic output increased by another two orders of magnitude, because it would take that much to even begin to make a replacement level contribution to global energy production, we would also have to increase our ele…
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: New ACC Values Could Hit Electrification; SoCalGas Rates Fall](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-29.md)
- [August 13, 2026 CPUC Voting Meeting Preview: Competing Capital-Structure PDs Lead PG&E-Heavy Agenda](https://www.calregulatory.com/august-13-2026-cpuc-voting-meeting-preview-competing-capital-structure-pds-lead-pg-e-heavy-agenda.md)
- [DER Update: CPUC Moves Toward Flexible Connections, Statewide DER Rules](https://www.calregulatory.com/der-update-cpuc-moves-toward-flexible-connections-statewide-der-rules.md)
- [NEWS CODEX: RAAIM Changes; EV Rebate; Land Use & Solar Permitting Timelines](https://www.calregulatory.com/news-codex-9.md) - * CAISO Tees Up Changes to RA Incentive Program: "CAISO proposed revisions to its monthly Resource Adequacy Availability Incentive Mechanism structure to include a more targeted, event-based availability process. RAAIM is the primary mechanism for CAISO to entice resources counted toward resource a…
- [TUESDAY BRIEFING: SoCalGas’s $348M Tech Ask and the CPUC’s Clean Miles Retreat](https://www.calregulatory.com/tuesday-briefing-socalgass-348m-tech-ask-and-the-cpucs-clean-miles-retreat.md)
- [SATURDAY BRIEFING: SoCalGas Seeks 14.8% BTS Rate Increase as Southern System Faces Supply Deficit](https://www.calregulatory.com/saturday-briefing-socalgas-seeks-14-8-bts-rate-increase-as-southern-system-faces-supply-deficit.md)
- [Intervenors Zero In on SoCalGas's Gas-Transition Bet in 2028 Rate Case](https://www.calregulatory.com/intervenors-zero-in-on-socalgass-gas-transition-bet-in-2028-rate-case.md)
- [TUESDAY BRIEFING: A Safety Spending Test, a $1 Billion Wildfire Fund, and the End of Rule 21's Flat Fee?](https://www.calregulatory.com/tuesday-briefing-a-safety-spending-test-a-1-billion-wildfire-fund-and-the-end-of-rule-21s-flat-fee.md)
- [NEWS CODEX: CAISO Moves; California OTC Plants; CPUC Heat Protections](https://www.calregulatory.com/news-codex-8.md) - * CAISO Adjusts Return-to-Service Timelines for Offline Generators: "CAISO will require offline generation facilities to either permanently retire or return to service within a 'reasonable amount of time' to ensure accurate transmission study results and interconnection service capacity and deliver…
- [July 16, 2026 CPUC Voting Meeting Results: Heat Protections Expanded and Major PG&E Decisions Delayed](https://www.calregulatory.com/july-16-2026-cpuc-voting-meeting-results-2.md)
- [NEWS CODEX: Plug-In Solar Kits; EV Rebates; Sodium-Ion BESS Factory](https://www.calregulatory.com/news-codex-7.md) - * Avantus Signs 20-Year-Solar-Plus-Storage PPA with Clean Power Alliance: "The deal covers the Rexford 2 project in Tulare County, California, which will pair 200 MW of solar capacity with 800 MWh of battery energy storage." PV MAGAZINE * California-Based Nonprofit Now Accepting Pre-Orders for Plug…
- [MONDAY AGGREGATE: CPUC Hands Gas Customers a Price Argument in Aliso Canyon Proceeding](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-aggregate-cpuc-hands-gas-customers-a-price-argument-in-aliso-canyon-proceeding.md)
- [NEWS CODEX: Wildfire-Detection Satellites; CRC's Carbon Storage Work](https://www.calregulatory.com/news-codex-6.md) - * Avantus Secures $525 Million to Support Major California Solar-Plus-Storage Project: "The installation is currently under construction in eastern Kern County, and is expected to enter commercial operation by year-end. The financing package includes a tax equity bridge and letters of credit in add…
- [SATURDAY BRIEFING: CPUC Tees Up DER Market-Design Battle; PG&E's Mosquito Fire Bill Comes In at $22M](https://www.calregulatory.com/saturday-briefing-cpuc-tees-up-der-market-design-battle-pg-es-mosquito-fire-bill-comes-in-at-22m.md)
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: CPUC Tests Appetite for Broader Flexible Connections](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-28.md)
- [July 16 CPUC Voting Meeting Preview: PG&E Dominates the Agenda](https://www.calregulatory.com/july-16-cpuc-voting-meeting-preview-pg-e-dominates-the-agenda.md)
- [NEWS CODEX: Home Battery Revolution; Senate Bill 253; Kern Oil Doc](https://www.calregulatory.com/news-codex-5.md) - * A Home Battery Revolution is Reshaping the Power Grid: "Last year, the amount of U.S. home battery capacity enlisted in virtual power plants grew by 153 percent. Programs in Puerto Rico and California that paid homeowners for their stored energy were a 'key driver of the growth,' according to pol…
- [July 2 CPUC Voting Meeting Results: PG&E $2.6B Capital Structure Decision Delayed; SOMAH Expansion Denied](https://www.calregulatory.com/july-2-cpuc-voting-meeting-results-pg-e-2-6b-capital-structure-decision-delayed-somah-expansion-denied.md)
- [SB 1221: CPUC Adopts Gas Decommissioning Pilot Framework; Consent Rules Loosened, Cost-Shift Questions Remain](https://www.calregulatory.com/sb-1221-cpuc-adopts-gas-decommissioning-pilot-framework-consent-rules-loosened-cost-shift-questions-remain.md)
- [RESOURCE ADEQUACY: CPUC Adopts 2027-2029 Local Capacity and UCAP Framework; Baker Presses for Load-Trading Market](https://www.calregulatory.com/resource-adequacy-cpuc-adopts-2027-2029-local-capacity-and-ucap-framework-baker-presses-for-load-trading-market.md)
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: SB 884 Cost Questions; Rule 30 Recommendations; and Climate Credit Changes](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-27.md)
- [NEWS CODEX: At-Berth Regulation; Senate Bill 1221 PD; Gridmatic Study](https://www.calregulatory.com/news-codex-4.md) - * California's Bad Energy Policy is the Real Threat to the AI Boom: "California wants to lead the AI revolution. Companies are racing to build data centers here, drawn by the talent, the capital, and the technology sector that has defined the state’s economy for a generation. California utilities a…
- [TUESDAY BRIEFING: UC Berkeley Report Targets IOU Earnings, Plus a July 1 BTS Rate Decrease](https://www.calregulatory.com/tuesday-briefing-uc-berkeley-report-targets-iou-earnings-plus-a-july-1-bts-rate-decrease.md)
- [NEWS CODEX: Senate Bill 925; Climate Disputes; Offshore Wind Lawsuit](https://www.calregulatory.com/news-codex-senate-bill-925-climate-disputes-offshore-wind-lawsuit.md) - * AEU Report Sees Progress on Generator Queues, but More Work Needed: "Most of the ISO/RTOs have made progress on improving their interconnection queues as they have implemented FERC Order 2023, Advanced Energy United said in an update to its scorecard issued just after the order was approved. The…
- [THURSDAY BRIEFING: CPUC Asks Whether PCIA Reform Should Get Bigger](https://www.calregulatory.com/thursday-briefing-cpuc-asks-whether-pcia-reform-should-get-bigger.md)
- [New Proposal Would Use IRP Portfolios to Trigger LSE Procurement](https://www.calregulatory.com/new-proposal-would-turn-irp-portfolios-into-binding-procurement-obligations.md)
- [July 2 CPUC Voting Meeting Preview: Paper Capacity Dies; PG&E Eats $2.6 Billion](https://www.calregulatory.com/july-2-cpuc-voting-meeting-preview-paper-capacity-dies-pg-e-eats-2-6-billion.md)
- [SoCalGas/SDG&E 2027 CAP: Embedded Cost Gains Ground as Intervenors Fracture](https://www.calregulatory.com/socalgas-sdg-e-2027-cap-embedded-cost-gains-ground-as-intervenors-fracture.md)
- [NEWS CODEX: California Petroleum Reserve; Oakland Coal Terminal; Renewables Curtailments](https://www.calregulatory.com/news-codex-3.md) - * 1M+ Customers Have Connected Solar to PG&E's Grid: "PG&E has recently focused on virtual power plant deployment. In July it executed the largest-ever coordinated demand response test, with its VPP delivering 535 MW for two hours. In February, PG&E and Sunrun completed a hyperlocal VPP deployment,…
- [NEWS CODEX: Geothermal Ring of Fire; Community Solar Decision; PG&E's Electrification Impact Study](https://www.calregulatory.com/news-codex-geothermal-ring-of-fire-community-solar-decision-pg-es-electrification-impact-study.md) - * California's Hot-Rock Potential: "California is perched on the 'Ring of Fire,' a chain of volcanic, earthquake-prone areas wrapped around the Pacific ocean. The grinding of tectonic plates beneath California has left a string of hotspots from Pinnacles National Park through the Berkeley Hills and…
- [June 11 CPUC Voting Meeting Results: Commission Makes SoCalGas Shareholders Pay for Safety Fixes](https://www.calregulatory.com/june-11-cpuc-voting-meeting-results-commission-makes-socalgas-shareholders-pay-for-safety-fixes.md)
- [CRI Housekeeping Notes: June Publishing, Premium Access, Contact Reminder](https://www.calregulatory.com/cri-housekeeping-notes-june-publishing-premium-access-contact-reminder.md) - Hi all, some housekeeping notes. * CRI is on a summer break from June 16-23. Posting will be limited or paused during this period. * In the meantime, if you find CRI useful, please sign up for premium access, which helps keep the lights on. Group rates are available via no-hassle monthly invoicing…
- [RESOURCE ADEQUACY: The Assumptions Behind the 2028 LOLE Study (R.25-10-003)](https://www.calregulatory.com/resource-adequacy-the-assumptions-behind-the-2028-lole-study-r-25-10-003.md)
- [How Much Risk is Enough? The Answer Will Shape Billions in Utility Spending (R.26-04-016)](https://www.calregulatory.com/how-much-risk-is-enough-the-answer-will-shape-billions-in-utility-spending-r-26-04-016.md)
- [NEWS CODEX: Changes to Cap-and-Invest; Critique of SOMAH Program; Possible EDAM Dysfunction](https://www.calregulatory.com/mnews-codex.md) - * CAISO Expedites Congestion Revenue Rights Design Proposals: "CAISO's congestion revenue rights enhancements initiative is intended to address a longstanding complaint by the ISO's Department of Market Monitoring about the impact of CRR payments on electricity ratepayers." RTO INSIDER * CAISO Moni…
- [SATURDAY BRIEFING: California's Load Growth Problems are Showing Up Everywhere](https://www.calregulatory.com/saturday-briefing-californias-load-growth-problems-are-showing-up-everywhere.md)
- [Opponents Say SoCalGas’s Outage Reports Undercut the Case for Higher Aliso Canyon Inventory](https://www.calregulatory.com/opponents-say-socalgass-outage-reports-undercut-the-case-for-higher-aliso-canyon-inventory.md)
- [June 11 CPUC Voting Meeting Preview: SoCalGas Under Continued Safety Scrutiny; SDG&E's $267.9M Battery Deal Nears Approval](https://www.calregulatory.com/june-11-cpuc-voting-meeting-preview-socalgas-under-continued-safety-scrutiny-sdg-es-267-9m-battery-deal-nears-approval.md)
- [The CPUC's RA Reset: UCAP, Storage Penalties, EO Limits, and the End of Paper Capacity](https://www.calregulatory.com/the-cpucs-ra-reckoning-ucap-storage-penalties-eo-limits-and-the-end-of-paper-capacity.md)
- [The Energization Quagmire: Bad Data and Big Backlogs](https://www.calregulatory.com/the-energization-quagmire-bad-data-and-big-backlogs.md) - A new ruling in its Timely Energization docket directs PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E to respond to questions arising from Guidehouse's review of the utilities' September 2025 Biannual Energization Reports. All parties may answer the same questions. THE KEY FINDING Guidehouse determined that the September 20…
- [SATURDAY BRIEFING: SB 1221 Work Advances as Angeles Link and Southern System Risks Remain Unresolved](https://www.calregulatory.com/saturday-briefing-sb-1221-work-advances-as-angeles-link-and-southern-system-risks-remain-unresolved.md) - Today's briefing looks at: * A PD establishing the application process for Senate Bill 1221 decarbonization pilots; * A new ruling in SoCalGas's Phase 1 Angeles Link cost-recovery proceeding; * SDG&E's Palomar Decarbonization Demonstration Project; and * More details from SoCalGas's May 15 Annual C…
- [SCE Update: June 1 Rate Changes and RAMP Submission](https://www.calregulatory.com/sce-update-june-1-rate-changes-and-ramp-submission.md) - Today's briefing looks at two rate-related filings from Southern California Edison. JUNE 1, 2026 RATES SCE filed Advice Letter 5829-E to implement a June 1 consolidated revenue requirement and rate update reflecting CPUC and FERC approvals, balancing account true-ups, wildfire cost changes, and the…
- [PG&E Update: Rule 30 Cost-Shift Fight, Capital Structure Denial](https://www.calregulatory.com/pg-e-update-data-center-cost-shift-fight-capital-structure-denial.md) - In today's PG&E-focused briefing: * Parties submit reply briefs in the CPUC's Rule 30 docket; * A new PD denies PG&E's request to exclude approximately $2.6 billion in wildfire liabilities and a state loan from its capital structure calculations; and * A proposed settlement resolves all disputed is…
- [THURSDAY BRIEFING: SDG&E's 2027 ERRA Forecast; Biomethane EITE Exemptions; SoCalGas Line 225 Repairs](https://www.calregulatory.com/thursday-briefing-sdg-es-2027-erra-forecast-biomethane-eite-exemptions-socalgas-line-225-repairs.md) - Today's briefing looks at SDG&E's 2027 ERRA Forecast submission, with additional updates on biomethane cost allocation, PG&E's natural gas transmission assets, and SoCalGas's latest news on Line 225. SDG&E 2027 ERRA FORECAST SDG&E filed its 2027 ERRA Forecast Application at the CPUC on May 15, seek…
- [The CAISO's 2027 Flexible Capacity Filing: Solar Drives 84% of the Ramp, Battery EFC Methodology Unresolved](https://www.calregulatory.com/the-caisos-2027-flexible-capacity-filing-solar-drives-84-of-the-ramp-battery-efc-methodology-unresolved.md) - The CAISO filed its Final 2027 Flexible Capacity Needs Assessment at the CPUC on May 13, providing the technical basis for flexible capacity obligations in the 2027 RA compliance year. The CAISO made no changes from its March draft and the filing drew no stakeholder comments. System-wide needs peak…
- [2027 ERRA Forecasts: SCE Procurement Costs Fall, Yet Bills Edge Higher; PG&E Projects 5.7% Bundled Increase](https://www.calregulatory.com/2027-erra-forecasts-sce-procurement-costs-fall-yet-bills-edge-higher-pg-e-projects-5-7-bundled-increase.md) - PG&E and SCE filed their 2027 Energy Resource Recovery Account Forecast applications with the CPUC on May 15. Neither filing is final. October updates will incorporate updated forecast assumptions, year-end balancing account data, and intervening Commission decisions. A major variable is the CPUC's…
- [Intervenor CAP Testimony: Parties Challenge Sempra Utilities' Cost-Allocation, BTS Capacity Cuts, and Storage Proposals](https://www.calregulatory.com/intervenor-cap-testimony-parties-challenge-cost-allocation-bts-capacity-cuts-and-storage-proposals.md) - On May 15, parties served direct testimony in A.25-09-014, the SoCalGas/SDG&E 2027 CAP filing, which will allocate natural gas costs and set rates, effective January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2029. Parties' testimony spans: * Storage cost classification and allocation; * The Sempra Utilities' pr…
- [SoCalGas Compliance Filing: One Inspection Anomaly Put 90% of San Diego County Gas Supply at Risk](https://www.calregulatory.com/socalgas-compliance-filing-one-inspection-anomaly-put-90-of-san-diego-county-gas-supply-at-risk.md) - Pursuant to ALJ Ormond's April 16 ruling in A.26-01-009, SoCalGas filed a compliance document cataloging a decade of transmission outages across three operational categories: (i) receipt capacity, (ii) system resiliency, and (iii) customer service. A.26-01-009 SoCalGas Compliance Filing - Within Te…
- [SoCalGas Customer Forum: 185 High OFOs, No North-South Expansion, & What 0.5 Bcf/d from Costa Azul Means for Reliability](https://www.calregulatory.com/socalgas-customer-forum-185-high-ofos-no-north-south-expansion-what-0-5-bcf-d-from-costa-azul-means-for-reliability.md) - SoCalGas hosted its 2026 Annual Customer Forum this morning, detailing the April 2025-March 2026 reporting period, the pending 2024 Cost Allocation Proceeding implementation, and its active 2027 CAP proposal. Notably: * The Southern System reliability strategy the CPUC acknowledged in D.22-07-002 m…
- [May 14 CPUC Meeting Results: PG&E Reliability Assumptions Shift, Wildfire Costs Repriced, and Diablo Oversight Changes Through 2030](https://www.calregulatory.com/may-14-cpuc-meeting-results-pg-e-reliability-assumptions-shift-wildfire-costs-repriced-and-diablo-oversight-changes-through-2030.md) - At today's CPUC voting meeting, the Commission adopted the following items. * A decision authorizing a deal between PG&E and TURN over how much natural gas PG&E needs available during extremely cold winter days through 2027. * A decision authorizing SCE's transformation of significant Woolsey Fire…
- [CAISO Files Final 2027 Local Capacity Technical Report: the Bay Area Enters 2027 With Just 198 MW of Margin](https://www.calregulatory.com/caiso-files-final-2027-local-capacity-technical-report-the-bay-area-enters-2027-with-just-198-mw-of-margin.md) - The CAISO filed its Final 2027 Local Capacity Technical Report in the CPUC's Resource Adequacy docket. (See CRI's coverage of the Draft Report here.) CAISO: LA Basin Capacity Is Getting More ExpensiveTotal local capacity requirements in California will increase by approximately 602 MW (2.6%) from 2…
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: An Electric Rate Reset Begins; New Diablo Canyon Cost-Recovery Disputes; and LSE Over-Procurement?](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-26.md)
- [Rule 30: Partial Settlement Opens Early View Into Large Loads as Parties Push Data-Center Cost Responsibility](https://www.calregulatory.com/rule-30-partial-settlement-opens-early-view-into-large-loads-as-parties-push-data-center-cost-responsibility.md)
- [MONDAY NEWS CODEX: EDAM Launch; Golden State Wind; Carbon-Free Pasadena](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-news-codex-edam-launch-golden-state-wind-carbon-free-pasadena.md) - * Battery Array as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Plants Hits Major Milestone in California: "While Californians were getting ready for spring break in late March, the state quietly broke an energy grid record: For the first time, its battery fleet discharged more than 12,000 megawatts of power, roughly th…
- [CRI Rate Change: $75/Month](https://www.calregulatory.com/cri-operations-update-2.md) - CRI is implementing a new pricing model of $75/month for everyone. The goal is simple: fewer emails, less procedural volume, and a greater focus on developments that matter. We will continue to analyze consequential developments in the California regulatory sector, including: * Major rate changes a…
- [FRIDAY AGGREGATE: Direct Access Conflicts Reignite as California Load Growth Accelerates](https://www.calregulatory.com/friday-aggregate-4.md) - Today's briefing: * A new Direct Access battleground has emerged; * The Sempra Utilities unveil a $348 million enterprise system migration; * Winter gas bill shocks have become a cost-deferral exercise; * The fee structure for Core Transport Agents is affirmed; and * Fixed avoided-cost rates are pr…
- [PG&E Reports $4.05 Billion Above Capital Forecast in Risk-Spending Accountability Filing](https://www.calregulatory.com/pg-e-reports-4-05-billion-above-capital-forecast-in-risk-spending-accountability-filing.md) - PG&E filed its 2025 Risk Spending Accountability Report in three dockets: its 2023 General Rate Case (A.21-06-021), 2024 RAMP (A.24-05-008), and pending GRC (A.25-05-009). The 362-page filing compares CPUC-authorized spending against actual 2025 spending, with cumulative comparisons across 2023-202…
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: 957 MMcfd or 2,700 MMcfd — Whose Aliso Canyon Supply Numbers are Correct?](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-25.md) - Today's briefing looks at: * A continuing round of conflict in the Aliso Canyon Biennial Assessment proceeding; * A new document from SoCalGas that champions underground gas storage as long-duration strategic infrastructure rather than a legacy fossil burden; * Opening briefs on utilities' hydrogen…
- [May 14 CPUC Voting Meeting Preview: PG&E NG Peak-Day Reset, $1.95B Woolsey Securitization, Diablo Cost Threshold Shift](https://www.calregulatory.com/may-14-cpuc-voting-meeting-preview-pg-e-ng-peak-day-reset-1-95b-woolsey-securitization-diablo-cost-threshold-shift.md) - The CPUC's May 14 voting meeting agenda features a potential reset of PG&E’s natural gas peak-day supply outlook, $1.951 billion in SCE's Woolsey Fire securitization, and a stricter Diablo Canyon cost threshold. GAS SYSTEM RELIABILITY A proposed decision approves a full settlement between PG&E and…
- [MONDAY NEWS CODEX: CAISO Summer Loads Assessment](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-news-codex-caiso-summer-loads-assessment.md) - * 2026 Summer Loads and Resources Assessment: "2,127 MW of resource adequacy eligible nameplate capacity have been added to the CAISO grid from September 1, 2025 through April 1, 2026 and an additional 6,194 MW of new resources are expected through June 30, 2026, which includes CAISO’s share (3,167…
- [SoCalGas: Upstream Constraints Drive Curtailment Risk in Southern California](https://www.calregulatory.com/socalgas-filing-shows-upstream-constraints-keep-pushing-southern-california-to-the-curtailment-edge.md) - On May 1, SoCalGas complied with ALJ Ormond's April 16 ruling in A.26-01-009 by providing information on outages and concerning events that occurred outside of SoCalGas's service territory over the past decade. Related coverage is available at the following links. April 15 Aliso Canyon Biennial Ass…
- [FRIDAY AGGREGATE: SoCalGas Report Tracks Storage Dependence During High-Stress Conditions](https://www.calregulatory.com/annualreport.md) - Today's briefing includes updates on SoCalGas's system reliability for the period of April 2025 - March 2026 plus a stern letter from CPUC President John Reynolds to PG&E, which is being folded into the record of two separate proceedings. SOCALGAS SYSTEM RELIABILITY SoCalGas published its Seventeen…
- [April 30 CPUC Voting Meeting Results: Biomethane Cut, Hydrogen Denied, Transmission Financing Opens](https://www.calregulatory.com/april-30-cpuc-voting-meeting-results-biomethane-cut-hydrogen-denied-transmission-financing-opens.md) - The CPUC's April 30 voting meeting featured major moves on RNG, hydrogen, transmission financing, electric rates, and risk-based decision-making. BIOMETHANE A decision rebuilds the CPUC's Renewable Gas Standard around a hard cap on what ratepayers can be charged, not the volume targets that drove t…
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: LOLE Inputs, Capacity Screens, and Industrial Load Delays](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-24.md) - Today's briefing covers the following matters. * RESOURCE ADEQUACY: Analysis of work that the CPUC's Energy Division is doing to inform a 2028 Loss of Load Expectation Study. * ENERGIZATION: PG&E's tariffed response to new energization mandates. * INFRASTRUCTURE: Slow regulatory movement on a tarif…
- [Aliso Canyon Workshop Comments: Demand, Supply Risk, and Cost](https://www.calregulatory.com/aliso-canyon.md) - Three parties filed April 28 opening comments following an Aliso Canyon Biennial Assessment Workshop earlier this month. (See CRI's workshop report here.) April 15 Aliso Canyon Biennial Assessment Workshop SummaryThe first Aliso Canyon Biennial Assessment Workshop exposed a conflict over whether re…
- [MONDAY AGGREGATE: PG&E GRC Judges Challenge Forecasts, Capitalization, Undergrounding Costs](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-aggregate-pg-e-grc-judges-challenge-forecasts-capitalization-undergrounding-costs.md) - Today's briefing covers the following matters. * PG&E GENERAL RATE CASE: In a new ruling, CPUC judges tell PG&E to show its math. They note potential problems in cost forecasts, spending assumptions, and accounting treatment, and are forcing the utility to defend its calculations before hearings. *…
- [FRIDAY AGGREGATE: CPUC Staff Move to Collapse Gas Carbon Value in ACC, IOUs Note DR Capacity Cliff, PG&E Breaches Backbone Floor](https://www.calregulatory.com/friday-aggregate-3.md) - Below are items in today's briefing. * AVOIDED COST CALCULATOR: The CPUC is updating the calculator that sets the dollar value of rooftop solar exports, batteries, and energy-efficiency programs. The current proposal would significantly cut the carbon credit for gas-displacing measures like buildin…
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: Does the Latest IRP Procurement Order Have a Cost-Causation Problem?](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-23.md) - Today's briefing covers: * A battle over the CPUC's February procurement order; * High DER Future calendar milestones; * LS Power's Collinsville substation project; * Nuclear decommissioning; and * Vehicle-grid integration. INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING A new fight has emerged in the CPUC's Integrat…
- [April 30 CPUC Voting Meeting Preview: RNG Retreat, Hydrogen Denial, PG&E Financing Test](https://www.calregulatory.com/april-30-cpuc-voting-meeting-preview-rng-retreat-hydrogen-denial-pg-e-financing-test.md) - The CPUC's April 30 business meeting could produce decisions impacting utility finances, hydrogen, biomethane mandates, wildfire cost allocation, DER data, and retail bill relief. Below are some items that merit close attention. * A PD approving settlements in SCE's 2024 GRC Phase 2; * A successor…
- [MONDAY AGGREGATE: New Friction for Aliso Canyon; New Transmission Questions for PG&E](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-aggregate-new-friction-for-aliso-canyon-new-transmission-questions-for-pg-e.md) - Today's briefing covers: * The latest in Aliso Canyon procedural arcana; * A successor docket for the CPUC's Risk-Based Decision-Making Framework; * The proper accounting of PG&E transmission assets; and * Amendments to large-resource Mid-Term Reliability contracts, with RA implications. ALISO CANY…
- [MONDAY NEWS CODEX: Senate Bill 1359; Perovskite-Silicon Manufacturing in CA; the Trolley Problem](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-news-codex-senate-bill-1359-perovskite-silicon-manufacturing-in-ca-the-trolley-problem.md) - * Are Long-Promised Solar Perovskites Finally Hitting Mass Production? "Perovskites hold a place of honor in the pantheon of much-heralded clean energy breakthroughs that have yet to actually arrive, alongside small modular nuclear reactors and solid-state batteries. In theory, these crystal struct…
- [FRIDAY AGGREGATE: Aliso Canyon Goes Procedural; CPUC May Keep PG&E Wildfire Costs on Track](https://www.calregulatory.com/friday-aggregate-2.md) - Today's briefing covers: * The continuing Aliso Canyon saga; * PG&E's Wildfire & Gas Safety application; * SoCalGas's upcoming customer forum; * Backbone gas transmission adequacy; * Nuclear decommissioning; and * Utility safety reportage. ALISO CANYON INVENTORY LEVELS On April 15, we reported on t…
- [NEWS CODEX: The SB 254 Report/Warning; Ava Community Energy Solar + Battery Incentive Program](https://www.calregulatory.com/news-codex-2.md) - * As Some Oil Deliveries to US Stop Flowing, California Braces for an Energy Crisis: "'Jet-fuel prices are bonkers,' said Tom O’Connor, an ICF energy consultant who advises California’s Energy Commission after 30 years with ExxonMobil." KQED * A State Agency's Blunt Warning on Wildfire Spending: "A…
- [Aliso Canyon Workshop: Energy Division Pushes Inventory Cut as SoCalGas Warns of Supply Shortfalls](https://www.calregulatory.com/aliso-canyon-workshop-energy-division-pushes-inventory-cut-as-socalgas-warns-of-supply-shortfalls.md) - The CPUC’s first Aliso Canyon Biennial Assessment Workshop exposed a direct conflict over whether Southern California gas reliability depends on storage or on optimistic assumptions about pipeline performance. Energy Division recommends reducing Aliso Canyon's maximum inventory by 10 Bcf (from 68.6…
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: PG&E and SCE Launch Flexible Service Connections, Allowing Large Loads to Interconnect Before Grid Upgrades](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-22.md) - Today's briefing includes: * Flexible Service Connections; * IOU opposition to any non-zero valuation of pre-2019 banked RECs in the PCIA; * A potential new compliance layer in the Climate Change Adaptation docket; * Utility responses to the CPUC president on Senate Bill 884 matters; and * PG&E's m…
- [MONDAY AGGREGATE: CPUC Begins Setting Cost-Recovery Parameters as Undergrounding and Securitization Frameworks Take Shape](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-aggregate-cpuc-begins-setting-cost-recovery-parameters-as-undergrounding-and-securitization-frameworks-take-shape.md) - Today's briefing covers: * Benefit-Cost Ratio calculations for electrical undergrounding; * A PD authorizing SCE to issue almost $2 billion in recovery bonds to finance Woolsey Fire costs; * Energy Division's updated SERVM inputs for the RA docket; * A distortion in the Diablo Canyon cost-recovery…
- [MONDAY NEWS CODEX: AES Withdrawal; SB 913; Community Solar PD](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-news-codex-aes-withdrawal-sb-913-community-solar-pd.md) - * 4 New EV Fast Chargers Running on Solar Power Launched in California: "The four charging ports are CCS, and there are six more fast chargers planned for this summer which will have NACS ports. The charging station has 1,080 solar panels to generate clean, renewable electricity and battery storage…
- [CPUC Advances SCE Rate Design Settlements as V2G Rejection Draws Industry Pushback](https://www.calregulatory.com/cpuc-advances-sce-rate-design-settlements-as-v2g-rejection-draws-industry-pushback.md) - On April 9, parties filed comments on a proposed decision in SCE's 2024 General Rate Case Phase 2. * Recall that the PD approves nine of 10 settlement agreements resolving SCE's 2024 General Rate Case Phase 2 on marginal costs, revenue allocation, and rate design. The PD denies a Vehicle-to-Grid Ra…
- [Angeles Link Denial Draws Broad Support, but Parties Look to Contain Precedent Risk](https://www.calregulatory.com/angeles-link-denial-draws-broad-support-but-parties-look-to-contain-precedent-risk.md) - On April 9, parties filed comments on a proposed decision denying SoCalGas's request to recover $266 million from natural gas ratepayers to fund Phase 2 front-end engineering and design work for the Angeles Link hydrogen pipeline project. Recall that the Angeles Link proposes dedicated hydrogen tra…
- [FRIDAY AGGREGATE: IRP Rehearing Tests a Constrained Procurement Model as Demand Response and Pole Access Rules Move](https://www.calregulatory.com/friday-aggregate-irp-rehearing-tests-a-constrained-procurement-model-as-demand-response-and-pole-access-rules-move.md) - Today's briefing includes: * Updates to our April 9 summary of CPUC Resolution E-5440, whose final redlined changes are now available; * An AFR addressing the CPUC's recent procurement order in the Integrated Resource Planning docket; * A Demand Response ruling focused on the ELRP and DSGS programs…
- [California SB 254 Report Warns of Rising Wildfire Costs, Insurance Strain, and Utility Liability Pressure](https://www.calregulatory.com/california-sb-254-report-warns-of-rising-wildfire-costs-insurance-strain-and-utility-liability-pressure.md) - On April 7, the California Earthquake Authority published a Senate Bill 254 "Study Report," which frames California's natural catastrophe problem as three interconnected systems under compounding strain: * A contracting insurance market; * Financially pressured electric utilities; and * Communities…
- [April 9, 2026 CPUC Voting Meeting Results: Commission Launches Rate-Design Overhaul as Wildfire Costs, Data Centers, and Income Tiers Collide](https://www.calregulatory.com/april-9-2026-cpuc-voting-meeting-results-commission-launches-rate-design-overhaul-as-wildfire-costs-data-centers-and-income-tiers-collide.md) - The CPUC convened for its April 9 voting meeting. As we anticipated yesterday, three notable items were held by the Commission until its April 30 meeting: * BIOMETHANE: A proposed decision modifying the CPUC's Renewable Gas Standard program under Senate Bill 1440; * TRANSMISSION: A PD allowing PG&E…
- [Changes to April 9 CPUC Voting Meeting Agenda: Renewable Gas Standard PD Delayed Until April 30](https://www.calregulatory.com/changes-to-april-9-cpuc-voting-meeting-agenda-renewable-gas-standard-pd-delayed-until-april-30.md) - Some substantive energy items on the April 9 CPUC voting meeting agenda have been delayed until April 30. Commissioner Darcie Houck held the following two items for further review. * BIOMETHANE: A proposed decision modifying the CPUC's Renewable Gas Standard program under Senate Bill 1440. * TRANSM…
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: Cost Questions Intensify Across Storage, SB 1221, and Shared Renewables](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-21.md) - Today's aggregate includes: * More activity involving Senate Bill 1221 decarbonization pilots; * Utility safety metric reports and energization reports; * A PD establishing the statewide Shared Renewables Portfolio; * SDG&E's cost-benefit report on the Advanced Energy Storage project; and * A loomi…
- [CAISO Draft Plan: Congestion Surge Forces $7 Billion Transmission Buildout to Serve Load Growth](https://www.calregulatory.com/caiso-draft-plan-congestion-surge-forces-7-billion-transmission-buildout-to-serve-load-growth.md) - The CAISO published its draft 2025–2026 Transmission Plan, which identifies 38 transmission projects totaling $7 billion over the next decade. These projects combine new infrastructure with upgrades to existing lines, plus the targeted use of grid-enhancing technologies to expand capacity at lower…
- [MONDAY AGGREGATE: CPUC Scoping Memo Opens Fight Over PG&E Gas Cost Reallocation](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-aggregate-cpuc-scoping-memo-opens-fight-over-pg-e-gas-cost-reallocation.md) - Today's briefing includes: * A scoping memo in the PG&E "CARD" proceeding; * An upcoming Aliso Canyon workshop; * SCE's wildfire cost recovery; * SCE's 2025 ERRA compliance; * PG&E's annual update on self-insurance programs; and * PG&E's climate-adaptation initiatives. PG&E NATURAL GAS RATES Commis…
- [CAISO Draft LCR Report: LA Basin Capacity Is Getting More Expensive](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-20.md) - R.25-10-003 · Draft 2027 LCT Report Local capacity requirements by area — 2026 vs. 2027 (MW) 2026 2027 Source: CAISO Draft 2027 Local Capacity Technical Report, filed April 3, 2026 · California Regulatory Intelligence R.25-10-003 · Draft 2027 LCT Report LCR trajectory by area, 2026–2031 (MW) — 2028…
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: SoCalGas BTS 2026 — Capacity Scarcity and Price Risk Without an Exit](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-19.md) - Today's briefing is a microcosm of a gas system that is being redefined across infrastructure access and funding eligibility. SoCalGas is pushing more risk onto shippers competing for limited transport capacity, while the CPUC is narrowing the scope of ratepayer-funded gas innovation in PG&E’s RD&D…
- [PCIA Reset Incoming: Track 3 Opens the Door to Repricing Cost Responsibility](https://www.calregulatory.com/pcia-reset-incoming-track-3-opens-the-door-to-repricing-cost-responsibility.md) - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Track 3 of R.25-02-005 is shaping up to be the most consequential PCIA proceeding since the CPUC's 2017 overhaul, with parties filing divergent comments on scope, sequencing, and data access. * The Joint Utilities (PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E) want fast and specific benchmark fixes; * Ca…
- [Cost-Recovery Battle Begins for SB 1221: Rate Base, Regulatory Assets, or No Recovery at All?](https://www.calregulatory.com/cost-recovery-battle-begins-for-sb-1221-rate-base-regulatory-assets-or-no-recovery-at-all.md) - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Senate Bill 1221 has moved into a cost-recovery decision: whether pilots are treated as infrastructure or customer programs. Utilities are seeking near-parity with traditional gas investment economics, while other parties are trying to limit recovery or confine costs to participat…
- [CPUC April 9 Voting Preview: New Rulemaking Forces a Decision on Who Pays for Large Load](https://www.calregulatory.com/puc-april-9-voting-preview-new-rulemaking-forces-a-decision-on-who-pays-for-large-load.md) - The CPUC published the agenda for its April 9 business meeting. Items that are up for consideration include: * A major new rulemaking on electric rate design; * Utility remediation plans that address problems in their Integration Capacity Analysis tools; * Modification of the Renewable Gas Standard…
- [MONDAY AGGREGATE: Edison's AMI 2.0 Program; an SPD-37 Fight; and PG&E's Diablo Canyon Year 3 Filing](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-aggregate-edisons-ami-2-0-program-an-spd-37-fight-and-pg-es-diablo-canyon-year-3-filing.md) - Today's briefing covers: * SCE's application to deploy its AMI 2.0 program; * More conflict under Resolution SPD-37's requirements; * PG&E's third annual Diablo Canyon extended operations application; * A CPUC ruling on 2026 RPS Procurement Plans; and * Valuation methodologies for Pre-2019 Banked R…
- [CRI Seeks a Utility Partner — DOE Deadline April 9](https://www.calregulatory.com/cri-seeks-a-utility-partner-doe-deadline-april-9.md) - CRI is seeking a load-serving entity to sign a Letter of Support for a Department of Energy grid cybersecurity project, i.e. the "Digitizing Utilities Prize," which is focused on improving how utilities use data, manage risk, and integrate distributed resources. The deadline is April 9. We are part…
- [Parties Submit Opening Comments on CPUC's Renewable Gas Standard PD](https://www.calregulatory.com/parties-submit-opening-comments-on-cpucs-renewable-natural-gas-standard-pd.md) - Parties recently commented on CPUC President John Reynolds' March 6 PD, which restructures the Renewable Gas Standard (see CRI's coverage here). The parties converge on a single point: the Renewable Gas Standard has not produced a financeable market. UPDATE: Since this post was published, multiple…
- [FRIDAY AGGREGATE: New Climate Credit Timing; SCE Dynamic Pricing Delayed](https://www.calregulatory.com/friday-aggregate-new-climate-credit-timing-sce-dynamic-pricing-delayed.md) - Today's report includes: * A new PD in the CPUC's Climate Credit rulemaking directing immediate interim changes to the state's Climate Credit program; * A new ALJ ruling indicating that the Commission is not ready to approve SCE's Large Power Dynamic Pricing framework; * A two-month, emergency SoCa…
- [WEEKEND NEWS CODEX: Assembly Bill 1777; Senate Bill 913; and California vs. the Defense Production Act](https://www.calregulatory.com/weekend-news-codex-12.md) - * "We're Harvesting the Sun" – a Huge Solar Project Grows in California: "A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages." CANARY MEDIA * BOEM Moves to Fast-Track Environmental Review f…
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: CPUC Moves to Enforce Energization Timelines; SDG&E Challenges EE Model; PG&E Exits Ruby Capacity](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-18.md) - Today's regulatory roundup looks at: * Enforcement tools the CPUC is developing for energization timelines; * A holistic build sequence for DER orchestration; * A Line 225 force majeure event on SoCalGas's system; * PG&E's exit from contracted NG capacity with Ruby Pipeline; * New IOU energy-effici…
- [MONDAY AGGREGATE: CPUC Approves SCE Rate-Design Settlements, Denies SoCalGas $266M for Angeles Link Hydrogen Pipeline](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-aggregate-cpuc-approves-sce-rate-design-settlements-denies-socalgas-266m-for-angeles-link-hydrogen-pipeline.md) - Today's roundup examines: * A proposed decision largely approving SCE's 2024 General Rate Case Phase 2 settlements; * A PD denying SoCalGas's request to recover $266 million from gas ratepayers for Angeles Link hydrogen pipeline engineering work; * A ruling in the CPUC's Building Decarbonization pr…
- [WEEKEND NEWS CODEX: Balcony Solar Legislation; Gas Tax Relief Bill; Casa Diablo IV](https://www.calregulatory.com/weekend-news-codex-11.md) - * California's Declining Oil Refinancing Capacity as an Adaptation Bottleneck: "California has the most environmental regulations in the nation and this sector has borne the brunt of these costs." ENVIRONMENTAL & URBAN ECONOMICS * California's Economy Faces Threats with New Energy Policy Changes: "…
- [March 19, 2026 CPUC Voting Meeting Results: Commissioner John Reynolds' First Meeting as President](https://www.calregulatory.com/march-19-2026-cpuc-voting-meeting-results-2.md) - CPUC commissioner John Reynolds presided over his first voting meeting today following his appointment to president. Additionally, Commissioner Christine Harada made her debut appearance, bringing prior experience from the California Government Operations Agency and the U.S. Office of Management an…
- [Current Status of March 19, 2026 CPUC Voting Meeting Agenda](https://www.calregulatory.com/current-status-of-march-19-2026-cpuc-voting-meeting-agenda.md) - Some substantive energy items on the March 19 CPUC voting meeting agenda have been delayed until April. CPUC Voting Meeting Hold List * ICA Tools: Draft Resolution E-5440 approves remediation plans submitted by PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E to fix problems in their "Integration Capacity Analysis" tools, whi…
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: PG&E Challenges CPUC Denial of $172M in Vegetation Management Costs](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-17.md) - Today's update covers: * PG&E's wildfire mitigation costs; * Zonal decarbonization pilots; and * SoCalGas's Distribution Integrity Management Program. WILDFIRE MITIGATION PG&E filed for rehearing of D.26-02-004, seeking to overturn the CPUC's denial of approximately $172 million in cost recovery fo…
- [San Diego Gas & Electric: PCIA Bill Transparency](https://www.calregulatory.com/san-diego-gas-electric-pcia-bill-transparency.md) - SDG&E filed Advice Letter 4817-E today for approval to change how the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment is presented to bundled customers, in compliance with D.25-09-006 (SDG&E's 2024 General Rate Case Phase 2 decision, from last September). Instead of embedding PCIA costs within bundled generat…
- [MONDAY AGGREGATE: Stipulation Charts a Course for $1.951 Billion Woolsey Fire Securitization](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-aggregate-stipulation-charts-a-course-for-1-951-billion-woolsey-fire-securitization.md) - Today's top item is a joint stipulation between SCE and Cal Advocates in A.26-01-007, where Edison seeks authority to issue $1.951 billion in recovery bonds to finance costs related to the 2018 Woolsey Fire. The stipulation resolves all contested issues in the proceeding. On the Sempra front, SDG&E…
- [WEEKEND NEWS CODEX: NEM 3.0 Upheld by Appeals Court](https://www.calregulatory.com/weekend-news-codex-10.md) - * Appeals Court Upholds California's Net Metering 3.0: "The 2022 changes to California’s net metering tariff, which substantially reduced the price utilities pay for customer-generated power, were upheld Monday by a decision from the California First Appellate District Court of Appeals." UTILITY DI…
- [FRIDAY AGGREGATE: Chevron/Valero Challenge 59.2% Crude Oil Transportation Rate Increase](https://www.calregulatory.com/friday-aggregate-chevron-valero-challenge-59-2-crude-oil-transportation-rate-increase.md) - Friday's roundup looks at an application for rehearing filed by Chevron and Valero that challenges last month's CPUC authorization of a 59.2% Crimson Pipeline rate increase for crude oil transportation on the San Joaquin Valley-to-Bay Area pipeline system. Chevron and Valero argue the increase is u…
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: Demand Response Bridge Funding; CalCCA on PCIA Reform; New PG&E Data Center in Gilroy](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-16.md) - Today's aggregate looks at: * A ruling in the CPUC's Demand Response proceeding regarding "bridge year" funding for utilities' DR programs; * Ex parte communications in the ERRA/PCIA Reform docket between CalCCA and President Alice Reynolds' office; * PG&E, Stanpac, and Chevron's argument that the…
- [March 19, 2026 CPUC Voting Meeting Preview: Transmission-Level Planning Problems Take Center Stage](https://www.calregulatory.com/march-19-2026-cpuc-voting-preview-transmission-level-planning-problems-take-center-stage.md) - Below is the lineup of items the CPUC is scheduled to consider on March 19. The dominant story is the buildout of physical and regulatory infrastructure for a mass electrification future. Three recurring threads are: * How the influx of data centers is becoming a transmission-level planning problem…
- [MONDAY AGGREGATE: Senate Bill 1221 Implementation; Reining in RNG Costs; PG&E Arrangement with Citizens Energy Corporation](https://www.calregulatory.com/monday-aggregate-senate-bill-1221-implementation-reining-in-rng-costs-pg-e-arrangement-with-citizens-energy-corporation.md) - Today's aggregate provides updates on: * Continued implementation of Senate Bill 1221 and priority zone decarbonization projects; * An attempt by the CPUC to rein in biomethane costs; * PG&E's long-term investment arrangement with Citizens Energy Corporation; * Potential guiding principles for the…
- [WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: Rule 21 Interconnection Review Opens; CPUC Expands PG&E 2027 GRC Scope](https://www.calregulatory.com/wednesday-aggregate-15.md) - Today's roundup includes the following items. * Interconnection: A scoping memo in the Rule 21 Update proceeding indicates that the OIR's initial phase will focus on whether the CPUC should: * Modify technical screening tools used to evaluate grid impacts; * Revise interconnection timelines and com…
- [March 1, 2026 Rate Roundup: California IOU Natural Gas Rate Increases](https://www.calregulatory.com/march-1-2026-rate-roundup-california-iou-natural-gas-rate-increases.md) - Below is a consolidated roundup of the March 1 natural gas rate increases that CRI reported on last week. If you're finding our reports useful, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, or inquiring about tailored work for your organization. Our enterprise engagement levels now include video brie…

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