Staff told the Planning Commission that CPUC Rail Safety Division requested additional rail‑related analysis but staff concluded those comments do not require revising the final EIR and offered to meet with CPUC and add standard conditions if needed.

Consumer advocacy groups are calling for California's CPUC to dismiss PG&E's proposed $456 million rate hike, citing concerns over $2 billion in spending cuts.

PG&E has revised its agreement to connect Google’s proposed San Jose data center, but the draft resolution before the CPUC on **Nov. 19** still addresses the original filing. Protests to a PG&E supplemental filing, which contains the revised agreement, are due three days before the meeting. Competing biomethane PDs, PG&E’s interim rate request and Liberty Utilities’ Mountain View Fire cost-recovery request also return to the Commission's agenda after being held on Oct. 29. The Nov. 19 agenda also includes proposed cuts to wildfire cost recovery for PG&E and SDG&E. IOUs Ordered to Build Joint DER Plan; $608M DR Bridge ApprovedAt its Oct. 29 voting meeting, the Commission advanced a new approach to coordinating distributed energy resources, directing PG&E, SCE and SDG&E to develop a common DER orchestration proposal that could reduce future distribution infrastructure costs.CALIFORNIA REGULATORY INTELLIGENCEMC * * * ### This post is for subscribers only Become a member to get access to all content Subscribe now

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TRUCKEE, Calif. — The California Public Utilities Commission has faced intense backlash over a staff proposal that could affect rural solar customers served by smaller investor-owned utilities, includ...

Happy Friday. Here's a look at several PG&E-centric items that are currently on our radar. * A CPUC proposed decision, if adopted, would raise the amount customers pay to keep Diablo Canyon running in 2027, largely because PG&E expects less revenue from selling the plant’s power. * In two new filings, PG&E seeks to recover the cost of overhauling its business and mapping systems and asks for a shareholder award tied to gas procurement savings. * In Phase II of PG&E's General Rate Case, parties reached a deal in principle on community choice and direct access issues, while the allocation of wildfire mitigation costs remains in dispute. * * * ### This post is for subscribers only Become a member to get access to all content Subscribe now

Staff said the CPUC is implementing multiple bills and hosting workshops to address data-center infrastructure and the risk of cost-shifting to other customers; staff emphasized ongoing work to mitigate rate impacts.

Phase 2 allocates the approved revenue requirement across customer classes and sets rate structures (including time-of-use and dynamic pricing). CPUC staff said TOU and critical-peak pricing are central tools to shift demand and improve grid operations.

The CPUC outlined multiple ways for the public to participate in GRCs: attend public forums or voting meetings to offer spoken comments, submit written comments via proceeding pages or to the Public Advisor, and join workshops or webinars for technical briefings.

CPUC presenters said increasing wildfire mitigation expenditures and costs linked to earlier net energy metering (solar) programs are among the top forces pushing residential bills above inflation; wildfire work can add tens of dollars to typical bills.

Cal Water presented an $88.7 million, three-year infrastructure program for the Palos Verdes service area — replacing more than 7 miles of pipeline, upgrading pumping stations, improving facility security and installing advanced meters — and the CPUC-approved rate adjustment took effect on July 1, 2026, raising average daily costs by about $0.38 for a typical high-usage residential customer.

Deputy IT Director Chris Schultz told the council the CPUC-funded last-mile project added about 39.3 new miles of fiber (bringing the city's network to roughly 80 miles), has spent roughly $4.5 million so far and is on track to complete construction by the end of November; the city rolled out a low-income plan called 'Chapter Connect Access.'

CPUC Executive Director Luam Tesfaye told the Assembly committee that wildfire liabilities and limited wildfire‑fund capacity are raising utilities' cost of capital and already account for 10–14% of a typical residential electric bill, threatening ability to finance generational grid investments.

General Manager Glenn Jacklin reported a series of interagency meetings including repeated discussions with fire authority partners on the dissolution process, meet-and-greets about ambulance operations, attendance at a CPUC rate-setting hearing, and listed upcoming events and office closures.

California firmó la aceptación de fondos federales que prevén destinar 1,420 millones de dólares a ampliar la banda ancha, al tiempo que se reservó el derecho a defender sus normas de neutralidad de la red. La agencia federal encargada del programa sostiene que las reservas del estado no forman parte del acuerdo. La Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California (CPUC) envió el 2 de noviembre de 2026 el aviso de adjudicación firmado y una carta a la Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones e Información (NTIA). En ella, el regulador estatal sostuvo que aceptar el dinero no implica renunciar a sus argumentos legales ni impedir que otras autoridades de California apliquen las leyes del estado. El plan aprobado prevé llevar banda ancha a **270,571 ubicaciones elegibles** , según Ars Technica. Los 1,420 millones de dólares corresponden al despliegue previsto; California podría recibir hasta 1,860 millones de dólares del programa BEAD para proyectos de despliegue y otras actividades, precisó el medio. ## La condición alcanza a proveedores fuera de los proyectos financiados La sección 50 de las condiciones federales pide que los estados no apliquen ciertas normas de banda ancha a los proveedores que reciban subvenciones ni a sus afiliadas. Incluye reglas sobre tarifas, condiciones del servicio, neutralidad de la red y acceso abierto, según el texto citado en la carta de la CPUC. La restricción se extendería a los lugares donde esas empresas presten servicio dentro del estado, incluidos los que no reciban dinero del programa, durante los periodos de la subvención definidos en las condiciones. La neutralidad de la red aborda prácticas como el bloqueo de contenidos, la reducción selectiva de velocidad y la priorización pagada. El alcance preocupa a defensores de consumidores porque podría afectar protecciones existentes más allá de los hogares y negocios que reciban una conexión nueva. KQED señaló, entre las normas que podrían quedar en disputa, una protección contra la reducción de velocidad del servicio de los equipos de emergencia durante incidentes. ## La carta no cambia por sí sola el acuerdo El presidente de la CPUC, John Reynolds, calificó de vaga la sección 50 y sostuvo que aceptarla no obliga a la comisión a abandonar sus responsabilidades legales. También señaló que otra cláusula del programa exige cumplir las leyes federales, estatales y locales aplicables. La NTIA ofreció una lectura distinta. Un portavoz dijo a Ars Technica que los términos de la adjudicación constituyen el acuerdo completo y que ninguna parte de la carta de California se incorporó a él. La profesora de derecho de Stanford Barbara van Schewick dijo a KQED que la carta preserva los argumentos del estado, pero no elimina la condición. Reynolds escribió que, si persisten desacuerdos sobre las obligaciones de California, la CPUC firmará los convenios con proveedores cuando esos desacuerdos se resuelvan y se cumplan las demás condiciones aplicables. La firma del aviso de adjudicación es, por tanto, un paso anterior a esos convenios, de los que depende la entrega de subvenciones a las empresas. _Fuentes:_ 1, 2, 3

Phase 1 of a general rate case sets the utility's revenue requirement by reviewing capital projects and operation-and-maintenance costs. CPUC staff, intervenors and utilities litigate proposals before the commission approves, modifies or denies the requested revenues.

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