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The California Solar Initiative (CSI) is overseen by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and provides incentives for solar system installations to customers of the state's three investor-owned utilities (IOUs): Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE) and San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E). The CSI ...
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners [9] is the national association representing the interests of the public utilities commissions in all 50 states. The Interstate Commerce Commission and Federal Communications Commission perform similar functions in their respective fields in the United States.
Utility ratemaking is the formal regulatory process in the United States by which public utilities set the prices (more commonly known as "rates") they will charge consumers. [1] Ratemaking, typically carried out through "rate cases" before a public utilities commission , serves as one of the primary instruments of government regulation of ...
The California Legislature codified the Public Staff Division in Public Utilities Code Section 309.5, renaming it - at various times in its history - the Division of Ratepayer Advocates and the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (see SB 608 (2005), and SB 96 (2013)). In 2018, the legislature changed the office's name from the Office of Ratepayer ...
In 2020, the credit was modified slightly in response to COVID-19.The motivation for the COVID-19 modification was twofold: (1) offsetting the financial impact of predicted increased residential electric bills after the Governor's stay-at-home order was announced on March 19, 2020, and (2) by reducing utility bills, encouraging residential customers to invest in energy efficient and money ...
The first U.S. state statutes for certificate of public convenience (CPCN) were issued in 1870, and the U.S. Congress included a certification provision in U.S. federal law in the Transportation Act of 1920. [2]
Chris Nelson is a commissioner on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. He was appointed to serve on the board of NARUC on January 12, 2017 through October 2018. He previously served on the board in 2014 and was the chairman of the Committee on Telecommunications.
The PUC's stated mission is to "protect customers, foster competition, and promote high quality infrastructure". Over the years, various changes have dramatically re-shaped the PUC's mission and focus, shifting from up-front regulation of rates and services to oversight of competitive markets and compliance enforcement of statutes and rules.