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Recent affordability coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The CPUC is reviewing Bear Valley Electric Service’s request for staged increases through 2030 after customers questioned wildfire spending, outages, fees and affordability at an Oct. 13 hearing.
Business meeting materials say the code would meet federal residential standards and deliver large statewide energy and emissions savings over 30 years.
At a May 28 hearing, staff outlined a rewrite of California’s cap-and-invest program that would steer more allowance value to electricity bill relief, create a $4 billion industrial incentive fund and tighten long-term allowance budgets.
SB 868 passed the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee 17-0, advancing a measure to set statewide safety standards for plug-in balcony solar devices.
Commissioners voted 5-0 to deny a petition that sought to reopen the closed San Joaquin Valley proceeding or force a new phase-three rulemaking.
At an April 13 public hearing, commissioners heard residents object to Suburban Water Systems’ proposed 2027-2029 rate increases, while the assigned judge said the commission is scheduled to vote later this year.