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CA Bans Sale of Gas Heating and Cooling Appliances, Others May Be Included
California is the first state in the U.S. to prohibit the purchase of natural gas-fueled water heaters, furnaces and air...
Utilities Must Reveal Rate Hikes’ Impacts on the Disadvantaged
The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved Aug. 4 a decision shining light on rising utility bill pressures on struggling...
CA Let’s Electric Car Owners Use Cheaper Submeters to Measure Energy Use
California is the first state in the nation to allow electric vehicle owners, residential and commercial, to avoid installing costly...
Sempra Energy’s Net Income Rises
Sempra Energy’s latest quarterly earnings rose to $559 million, or $1.77 per share, compared to second-quarter net income of $424...
Energy Commission Okays $19M more in Grants
The California Energy Commission approved $19 million in grants this week to help commercialize clean energy projects, ranging from longer...
Gas & Electricity Costs Rise More, High Heat, Fires and Tight Supplies Likely
Californians are getting hit by continually soaring electric and gas utility bills, including from rising gas prices, escalating transmission costs,...
SoCalGas Seeks 21% Revenue Increase
Despite rising concerns from ratepayer advocates, policymakers, and lawmakers about continually escalating utility bills as inflation worsens, Southern California Gas...
Sempra Energy and SoCalGas Earnings Drop, SDG&E’s Rise
The parent corporation of San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas May 5 reported lower quarterly earnings of...
Lawmakers Move to Advance Zero-Net Carbon Power, Better Public Information
Legislation driving clean energy, lowering utility bills, and better informing citizens of projects and carbon emissions cleared the Senate energy...
California Awaits European Union Actions on Russian Natural Gas Dependency
The Ukraine war could impact California’s progress toward its economy-wide net zero emissions by 2045 goal. California policymakers and utilities...
SoCalGas Hit with $150k Penalty for Undermining Gas Efficiency
After weeks of postponement, the California Public Utilities Commission voted 3-2 to slap a $150,000 fine on Southern California Gas...
State Utility Regulators Pitch Electricity Affordability Criteria, Ponder Blue Sky Proposals
Regulatory affordability criteria to help control the state’s skyrocketing electricity rates were the starting point of a Feb. 28 California...
Utility Earnings: Rate Bases for Sempra Firms in Calif., Tex. Triple Over Four Years
Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, reported annual earnings for 2021 a bit higher than the previous...
SoCalGas Outlines Major Green Hydrogen Pipeline
The nation’s largest natural gas utility is seeking to get ahead of the competition by proposing to build a green...
More Penalties for SoCalGas for Fighting Gas Efficiency Moves and Billing Ratepayers for It
Southern California Gas Co. faces a possible $150,000 penalty for using ratepayer money to undermine state, federal and local energy...
SoCalGas Faces $10M Fine for Using Customer Money to Weaken Efficiency Codes
A regulatory judge is calling for a $9.8 million penalty on Southern California Gas Co. for using ratepayer funds to...
Communities Win Benzene Monitoring Near Aliso Canyon
The non-profit Center for Environmental Health announced Feb. 1 it reached a settlement with Southern California Gas that requires the...
Aliso Canyon Well Blowout Subject of Health Study
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is taking bids for a study on the harm caused by the...
Sempra Energy’s Earnings Plummet
Like California’s other two investor-owned utilities and parent companies, Sempra Energy’s latest earnings also were in the red, not from...
Shorts
California’s community choice organizations signed agreements for 3,000 MW of clean energy supplies over the last year. “These projects reflect...