California PUC Approves 46% Rate Increase - EF News
The increases -- approved 5-0 by the Public Utilities Commission -- are the biggest in California history and take effect immediately for the 25 million people served by Pacific Gas and Electric …
New Calls For 'Re-Regulation' - EF News
As a result, Pacific Gas & Electric Company filed for bankruptcy while Southern California Edison teetered on the brink for several months. Consumers were forced to pay higher and higher …
SCE completes first commercial rooftop solar installations
CALIFORNIA - Southern California Edison (SCE) today announced completion of the first of its proposed 150 solar photovoltaic installations on Southern California commercial rooftops. The …
Calif. Regulators Reject Key Electric Rate Plan - EF News
Investors will lose confidence in the state, he added. The water agency stepped in earlier this year to buy power on behalf of the state's financially troubled utilities -- PG&E Corp.'s Pacific Gas & …
Accountants Face Grilling in Enron Trial - Electricity Forum News
Prosecutors said they expect to call former Andersen accountants Thomas Bauer and John R. Sult to the witness stand. Bauer oversaw books for Enron North America, the energy …
Electricity Forum News - World’s Longest HVDC Transmission Link …
SACRAMENTO - Efforts are being made across California's political landscape to derail a legislative initiative that introduced income-based utility charges for customers of Southern …
Eastern Senators Criticize Emissions From Midwest Power Plants
Dale Heydlauff, senior vice president of environmental affairs at American Electric Power, testified on behalf of the Edison Electric Institute, claiming that electric utility industry has succeeded in …
Smart Grid consumer engagement leads to satisfaction
Smart Grid Customer Engagement Success Stories spotlights the strategies and tactics employed by four energy utilities in the U.S., CenterPoint Energy, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, San Diego …
The OPA's Nuclear Vision - EF News
The study analyzed the rates of the state's three largest investor-owned utilities and found that Southern California Edison charged 45 percent more than the national average, while San …
PSC chairman offers to brief lawmakers on electricity bidding …
Schisler made the offer to Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch in response to questions they sent recently to officials at BGE and its corporate …