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PG&E?s Secret Santa
Pacific Gas & Electric got its Christmas present a week early, but its shiny new bankruptcy settlement is not likely...
PG&E and TURN Agree: $1 Billion off Bankruptcy Tab
Under a surprise pact announced only 48 hours prior to regulators? planned vote Thursday, PG&E and The Utility Reform Network...
Federal Judge Green-Lights PG&E Bankruptcy Settlement
In supporting the pact reached between regulators? staff and PG&E, bankruptcy court judge Dennis Montali warranted that the California Public...
Moody Mom’s Rating Service
<i>Energy Circuit</i> polls credit agencies and bankers on PG&E bankruptcy decisions and finds out what will fly, what won't and...
Senators Seek to Take Pounds off PG&E?s Bankruptcy Bill
Lawmakers take issue with both the proposed PG&E-CPUC settlement and with the regulatory agency itself for its failure to fully...
State Asks CPUC Not to Let PG&E Parent Off $5 Billion Hook
Resolution of the PG&E-CPUC settlement could thwart a claim by the Attorney General's office that the utility unlawfully passed $5...
Montali Looks at Bigger Credit Picture while Mulling PG&E Fate
Judge Dennis Montali is charged with deciding a major part of PG&E's bankruptcy situation, but credit ratings agencies stand play...
Federal Court Plays Whack-a-Mole with CPUC Bankruptcy Decision
Stakeholders in the PG&E bankruptcy saga sort through possible outcomes of the utility's cases before regulators and federal court.
Ninth Circuit Bolsters Plan to Modify PG&E’s Bankruptcy Deal
PG&E's hope that its proposed bankruptcy agreement would proceed unaltered suffered a blow this week at the hands of the...
Utility Earnings Enough to Consider New Power Plants, Gas Terminals
The finances of investor-owned utilities are emerging from the eye of the energy crisis and finding more stable ground.
Tug of War over PG&E Millions in Bankruptcy Fees
Federal bankruptcy court judge Dennis Montali this week signed off on $10 million in professional fees in the latest round...
PG&E Claims Double DWR Cost Credit
After PG&E held earlier this year that it is owed $107 million by the state for power overpayments, the utility...
PG&E Pans SDG&E?s Contract Transfer Plan
If forced to absorb SDG&E's Sunrise power contract with the state, PG&E could face added costs up to $400 million,...
Three New Alternates to PG&E?CPUC Staff Deal Added to Mix
With the release of a trio of alternate orders on PG&E's proposed bankruptcy pact with California Public Utilities Commission staff,...
PG&E Competes with Irrigation Districts on Noncommodity Costs
Irrigation districts are not sweating PG&E's ability to offer discount rates to potential customers.
CPUC Handing Utilities Financial Latitude
Several decisions handed down by state regulators this week indicate that investor-owned utilities are regaining financial say-so as California's energy...
PG&E Vows to Renege if Regulators Accept Bankruptcy Alternative
Should state regulators embrace a consumer group plan to finance PG&E's rise from bankruptcy?a move that some say could save...
PG&E Ring-Fencing May Prevent State from Going After $5 Billion
A state attempt to recoup $5 billion thought to be funneled from Pacific Gas & Electric to its parent company...
PG&E Questions Calpine?s Pipeline End-Run
If PG&E gets its way, Calpine will have to pay to transport gas to the generator's power plants?even though the...
SMUD Wants PG&E?s Transmission Deal Renewed
A decades-old transmission agreement between PG&E and SMUD could expire in 2005 if federal regulators don't approve an extension of...