SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision closing rulemaking (Agenda ID No. 22514) on May 24, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Continue Implementation and Administration, and Consider Further Development, of California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program. DECISION CLOSING RULEMAKING 18-07-003 Summary This decision closes Rulemaking 18-07-003. 1  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying joint petition for modification of decision (Agenda ID No. 22526) on May 24, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Continue Implementation and Administration of California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program. DECISION DENYING JOINT PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF DECISION 13-05-034 Summary This decision  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (C.24-02-008) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Complaint of 1st Street SJ Enterprise vs. San Jose Water Company PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Denies the Complaint of 1st Street SJ Enterprise requesting Defendant, San Jose Water Company, credits Complainant's account $4,200 for a leak on Complainant's water line. * Close the proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety c  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.23-08-016) for May 30, 2024: * * * Application of Ducor Telephone Company, Varcomm Broadband, Inc., V Squared Holdings, Inc and The Eric N. Votaw Separate Property Trust Dated February 27, 2023, for approval of transfer of control pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 854(a). PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Grants Application of Ducor Telephone Company, Varcomm Broadband, Inc., V Squar  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res T-17789) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * AT&T California's Corrective Action Plan as Proposed in Advice Letter 49420, Advice Letter 49420A, and Advice Letter 49420B for Failing to Meet the Conditions Set Forth in Resolution T-17769 PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Denies AT&T's Correction Action Plan and refers the matter to the Consumer Protection Enforcement Division to take what  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.20-08-014) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Application of the California Department of Transportation for an Order Apportioning Maintenance Costs for the Crossing of Butterfly Lane over One (1) Track Owned by the Union Pacific Railroad in the City of Santa Barbara in the County of Santa Barbara. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves Joint Unanimous All-Party Settlement Agreement   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.21-10-002) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Intervenor Compensation to California Environmental Justice Alliance Order Instituting Rulemaking to Oversee the Resource Adequacy Program, Consider Program Reforms and Refinements, and Establish Forward Resource Adequacy Procurement Obligations. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) $12,99  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.18-12-006) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * California Large Energy Consumer Association and Energy Producers and Users Coalition Petition for Modification of Decision 22-11-040 Order Instituting Rulemaking to Continue the Development of Rates and Infrastructure for Vehicle Electrification. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Denies the Petition for Modification of Decision 22-11-040 fi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.18-07-003) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program Order Instituting Rulemaking to Continue Implementation and Administration, and Consider Further Development, of California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Closes the proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety considerations associated w  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res ALJ-459) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Appeal of Citation E-4195-0133 by Desert Community Energy PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Denies the Appeal of Dessert Community Energy (K.23-05-017) of Citation E.41950133. * Closes K.23-05-017. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety considerations associated with this resolution. ESTIMATED COST: * There are no costs associated   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res ALJ-457) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Sierra Bravo Enterprises, LLC., DBA Jump on The School Bus Appeal of Citation No. T.23-10-003 PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Dismisses with prejudice the Appeal of Sierra Bravo Enterprises, LLC., DBA Jump on The School Bus of Citation No. T.23-10-003 issued by the California Public Utilities Commission's Consumer Protection and Enforcement  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res SX-157) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Authorizes Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) to deviate from General Order 75-D by installing bells only on the pedestrian warning devices and not the curb-mounted vehicular warning devices at the Arbor Vitae Street crossi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.22-10-017) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Application of LSL Telecom Inc. for Registration as an Interexchange Carrier Telephone Corporation Pursuant to the Provisions of Public Utilities Code Section 1013. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves the Application of LSL Telecom, Inc. Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 1001 to operate as an Interexchange Telephone Corporation  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res ALJ-456) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * NetworkIP, LLC Appeal of Citation No. CD-2023-07-061 PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Grants the unopposed Motion to Withdraw the Citation Appeal of NetworkIP LLC. * Closes proceeding K.23-08-007. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety considerations associated with this resolution. ESTIMATED COST: * NetworkIP LLC paid the full as  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res E-5325) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Pacific Gas and Electric Company Mid-Term Reliability Contract PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves one Pacific Gas and Electric Company mid-term reliability contract and related costs for a total of 112.5 megawatts of nameplate capacity expected to begin deliveries on June 1, 2025. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * Pacific Gas and Electric Com  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res E-5237) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company Tariff Updates to the Base Interruptible Program PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves with modifications Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) and Southern California Edison Company's (SCE) requests to revise their Base Interruptible (BIP) tariff to comply with t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.23-10-020) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Application of Personal Network Computing Inc. d/b/a Valley Internet for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Provide Full Facilities Based and Resold Competitive Local Exchange and Non-Dominant Interexchange Service. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Grants a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Personal Network  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.22-02-005, A.22-03-003, A.22-03-004, A.22-03-005, A.22-03-007, A.22-03-008, A.22-03-011, A.22-03-012) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * San Diego Gas & Electric Company's Petition for Modification of Decision 23-06-055 Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Approval of 2024 2031 Energy Efficiency Business Plan and 2024-2027 Portfolio Plan. PROPOSED OUTCOME: *  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res E-5317) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * San Diego Gas & Electric Company Amendments to Mid-Term Reliability Contract with Daggett Solar Power I, LLC PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves San Diego Gas & Electric Company Amendments to Mid-Term Reliability Contract with Daggett Solar Power I, LLC. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * Safety considerations were already discussed in Advice L  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.19-09-009) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Intervenor Compensation to Sierra Club Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding Microgrids Pursuant to Senate Bill 1339 and Resiliency Strategies. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards Sierra Club $100,187.00 for substantial contribution to Decision (D.) 23 04 034. D.23 04 034 adopted implementation rules for the microgrid incentive program  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.18-04-019) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Intervenor Compensation to Small Business Utility Advocates Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider Strategies and Guidance for Climate Change Adaptation. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards Small Business Utility Advocates (SBUA) $62,961.76 for substantial contribution to Decision (D.) 19-10-054 and (D.) 20-08-046 as corrected by (D.)  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res ESRB-10) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Southern California Edison Company's Request for Wildfire Detection Equipment PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves Southern California Edison Company's request to enter agreements with local governments to permanently attach wildfire detection equipment to transmission and distribution poles and transmission towers for periods longer th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.22-12-004) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Application of Southern California Edison Company for Approval of its 2022 Rate Design Window Proposals. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves Southern California Edison Company's request to maintain Time of Use General Service-1 and Time of Use General Service-2 rate classifications. * Closes the proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: *   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.22-03-018) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Application of Southern California Edison Company for Authorization to Recover Costs Related to 2019 Winter Storms, 2020 Heatwaves, and 2020 Fires Recorded in the Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Authorizes Southern California Edison Company (SCE) to recover a $190.725 million revenue requirement for co  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res G-3600) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Transmission Integrity Management Program Account Balance for January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2023 PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves Southern California Gas Company's request to recover its Transmission Integrity Management Program Balancing Account balance for January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2023. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * Souther  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.23-08-014) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Application of TeraFiber, LLC for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide (i) full facilities-based and resold competitive local exchange service throughout the service territories of AT&T California, Frontier California Inc., Consolidated Communications of California Company, and Citizens Telecommunications C  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res O-0089) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Torrance Basin Pipeline Company, LLC for M-131 Crude Line PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves Torrance Basin Pipeline Company, LLC's (Torrance Basin) request to increase rates by 10 percent for shipments of crude petroleum on the M-131 Crude Line in accordance with the provisions of Public Utilities Code Section 455.3 and General Order   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (TL-19148) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Vessel Common Carriers Utilizing Authority Under Resolution TL-19141 PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Grants the authority of any Vessel Common Carrier (VCC) that has an active Application to increase their fares and/or rates the authority to continues to maintain applying the temporary fare and/or rate increase granted by Resolution TL-19141 f  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.23-09-013) for May 30, 2024, in Sacramento: * * * Joint Application of Wild Goose Storage, LLC and Lodi Gas Storage, L.L.C. for an Order under Public Utilities Code Sections 829 and 853 to Exempt from Commission Authorization the Encumbrance of the Assets of Wild Goose Storage, LLC and Lodi Gas Storage, L.L.C. and the Issuance of a Corporate Guarantee, or in the Alternative for A  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 26 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B330640) on May 24, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Four PAMELA COOK, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants and Appellants. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Anne Richardson, Judge. Affirmed. CDF Labor Law, Wanja S. Guy and Joh  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 26 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news: Pennsylvania is undoubtably unique, from our sports teams to our diverse landscape, to our most impressive asset - our people. We truly believe there is no mix of people across the country with the values, skills, experiences, and talent like here in PA. In Pennsylvania, our industrial potential should make any investor or entrepreneur want to rush to our Commonwealth. But potential needs to be rea  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 26 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined an Alabama led 19-state coalition asking the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the efforts of California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island to dictate the future of American energy policy. Those five states have brought unprecedented litigation against the nation's most vital energy companies for an alleged "clim  more