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Op-Ed: California’s Energy Market is Being Manipulated
Loretta Lynch, PCF Board Member and former president of the California Public Utilities Commission, provides insight on California's rolling blackouts and its impact on California's utility ratepayers and clean-energy commitments. Op-Ed by PCF Board Member, Loretta...
SUN Sustainable Urban Network Talk Radio Show: “The Climate Avengers”
PCF’s Tyson Siegele and Bill Powers join Sonja Robinson on the SUN Sustainable Urban Network Talk Radio Show on GOD Radio 1 on July 4, 2020. Joining Sonja, Tyson, and Bill is Councilmember Monica Montgomery, Joyce Lane, Eric Henson, and Matthew Vasilakis. These...
Press Release: Roadmap to 100 Percent Local Solar Build-Out by 2030 in the City of San Diego
The “Roadmap to 100 Percent Local Solar Build-Out by 2030 in the City of San Diego” details how San Diego can achieve 100 percent clean energy locally.
The California Wildfires, PG&E, And The Energy Grid
89.9 Radio interviews Loretta Lynch, Former California Public Utilities Commission President and Board Member of The Protect Our Communities Foundation. Radio Interview: "The California Wildfires, PG&E, and the Energy Grid"
Concerned about power shortages, utilities commission bumps up resource requirements
San Diego Union Tribune By Rob Nikolewski Nov. 7, 2019 But critics say the extra power is not needed Worried about a “significant possibility” of a shortfall in the state’s power system within two years, the California Public Utilities Commission voted 5-0 Thursday to...
San Diego renegotiating utility franchise agreement for the first time in 50 years
San Diego Union Tribune By Rob Nikolewski Oct. 11, 2019 Deal signed in 1970 with SDG&E about to expire For the first time in nearly half a century, the city of San Diego is preparing to renegotiate a franchise agreement that gives San Diego Gas & Electric the...
POC Blog and Press Releases
Public Power Educational Forum – March 18, 2021
On March 18, 2021, the Protect Our Communities Foundation sponsored the Public Power Educational Forum, where energy experts and policymakers discussed San Diego's energy future and the benefits of public power. The presentations from the forum can be found below:...
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...