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PG&E Meter Opt-Out Price Backlash
Petition circulated objecting to cost.
SMUD Looking at Rate Changes
Commercial and residential pricing being examined.
Preliminary Decision in PG&E Gas Case
Draft decision calls for settlement.
SDG&E Recovers $29 Million in Higher Fire Insurance Bill
Under Z factor mechanism.
PG&E’s Rates Up Jan. 1
Under CPUC action.
Permanent Load-Shifting Incentives
Customer premise energy storage technologies eyed.
Fall in Economy, Rise in Renewables Drive Modesto Rate Hike
A 7 percent increase okayed.
CLEANTECH: Got EV Rates?
CARB seeking 7 cents/kWh for EV charging.
Dynamic Pricing Missing in Smart Meter Roll Out
Little agreement on price signals.
Regulatory Judges Whack PG&E Distribution, Procurement Plans
Electric vehicles cited as driver for distribution system upgrades.
JUICE: Hands Tremble in L.A.
As the city council remembers the little people in the drive to renewable energy.
CLIMATE CHANGE ROUNDUP: AB 32 Renewables Standard Could Boost State Economy
It would raise utility revenue requirements too.
LADWP at Center of L.A. Financial Meltdown
Dispute continues over a muni rate hike and its transfer of money to the city's general fund.
Consumers Seek PG&E Peak Pricing Delay
Program to begin next month.
L.A. City Nixes Mayor’s Renewable Energy Rate Hike
In bellwether struggle over paying to decarbonize the economy.
LA City Council Slows LADWP Rate Hikes
Rate hike said needed to prevent cash flow problems at city hall.
PG&E Proposes Flattening Tiers
Utility would move from five to three tiers.
Mayor Backs Carbon Charge as LADWP Renewables Face Decline
Level could fall from 20 percent to 15 percent by 2014.
PG&E Peak Pricing Starts
For a half million business customers.
JUICE: Bibles & Bill Stuffers
Preaching utility consumer programs.