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Open Forum: Proposed wildfire fund a reckless giveaway that echoes Enron crisis
Op-ed by POC Board Member, Loretta Lynch The San Fransisco Chronicle July 7, 2019 A rush to judgment with untold consequences for electricity costs, safety oversight and wildfire victims is being jammed through the Legislature this week. Lawmakers should hit the...
Groups challenge SDG&E project to test and replace natural gas pipeline
The San Diego Union Tribune By ROB NIKOLEWSKI June 13, 2019 The utility plans to start work early next year but critics say the project is too expensive, not needed Early next year, San Diego Gas & Electric plans to break ground on a $677 million project to repair...
How SDG&E may end up buying a $280 million natural gas plant it doesn’t want
The San Diego Union Tribune By ROB NIKOLEWSKI MAY 3, 2019 Operated by Houston-based Calpine, the Otay Mesa Energy Center is a 608-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant that supplies electricity to San Diego Gas & Electric customers. Nelvin C. Cepeda/San Diego...
SDG&E takes its long-running dispute over wildfire costs to U.S. Supreme Court
The San Diego Union Tribune By: Jeff McDonald May 1, 2019 The Witch Creek/Guejito fire burned into Rancho Bernardo early in the morning of Oct. 22, 2007. Petition for review comes in the wake of losing arguments to regulators and two California courts After being...
L.A. could replace traditional power plants with home solar, experts say
NBC News April 5, 2019 By: Dennis Romero Renewable energy experts and a new report from the solar industry say Los Angeles could generate a larger portion of its electricity with wider use of residential solar panels backed up by battery storage. The concept of a...
A Virtual Solar Power Plant for L.A.? ‘It Will Happen’
The New York Times April 5, 2019 By Jill Cowan How Californians get power has been in the news a lot lately, between Pacific Gas & Electric’s woes and Mayor Eric Garcetti’s recent announcement that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power would phase out...
POC Blog and Press Releases
Open Forum: Proposed wildfire fund a reckless giveaway that echoes Enron crisis
Op-ed by POC Board Member, Loretta Lynch The San Fransisco Chronicle July 7, 2019 A rush to judgment with untold consequences for electricity costs, safety oversight and wildfire victims is being jammed through the Legislature this week. Lawmakers should hit the...
Coalition of Environmental & Consumer Groups Challenges Backdoor Attempt by SDG&E & SoCalGas to Expand Natural Gas Usage in San Diego
June 3, 2019 Press contact: Bill Powers, Protect Our Communities Foundation, 619-917-2941 Taking a giant step backward from the California Public Utilities Commission’s (“Commission”) unanimous denial in June 2018 of the San Diego Gas and Electric Company...
San Diego Should Make the Most of Once-in-a-Generation Shot to Re-Examine SDG&E Deal
Voice of San Diego March 27, 2019 By: Bill Powers and Jay Powell If we are going to allow a for-profit utility to use our streets, sidewalks and parkways for electric service, let’s get the best deal for our city, for future generations and for the environment. Power...
PUC DENIES ILL-CONCEIVED SAN DIEGO PIPELINE PROPOSAL!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Francisco, CA June 21, 2018 Taking an important step in the right direction towards weaning California off its fossil fuel addiction, the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted unanimously today to deny an application by utility...
JUDGE ISSUES A PROPOSED DECISION AGAINST SAN DIEGO GAS PIPELINE! TAKE ACTION!
Join the Protect Our Communities Foundation in its fight against this ill-conceived and environmentally damaging pipeline proposal! May 2, 2018 By: Jamie Pang, POC Legal Fellow SDG&E and SoCalGas’s attempt to saddle San Diego with a dirty, expensive, and unneeded...
POC Is Hiring!
POC is hiring a Staff Attorney with state date as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Staff Attorney Job Description POC is seeking an experienced attorney that can step into our full docket before the CA...