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Criticism of the optics is fair, though we're certainly aware/mindful of that - we're not oblivious to public perception, especially since members of the public are not shy about lambasting the CPUC during public comments at our voting meetings every two weeks. All that said, I think public...

Three things: (1) There is a large division within the CPUC specifically tasked with representing ratepayers' interests: the Public Advocates Office and they do very good work. (2) There are more than just the utilities in CPUC proceedings - anyone can participate/oppose the utilities if they...

If you're going to make veiled accusations of corruption, you should at least use an actual source rather than the amorphous "many people feel." I work at the CPUC - it is not filled with former employees from PG&E, SoCal Edison, or SDG&E. While there are some people who fit that description...

If you have the time to call in on Wednesday, you should try, though with the small window of time and increased interest in this subject you may have trouble beating others to the microphone. The Commission will absolutely read written comments from someone out-of-state as there's a...

Thanks, Grunk. While, as I said, I don't work on NEM issues for the CPUC, I can say that many (if not all) of these issues are being considered in one form or another. Whether they'll be adopted is not for me to say, but that they're part of the discussion is a critical step. And it really does...

None of Brown's sisters ever served as a CPUC Commissioner. Kathleen Brown is presumably who you are referring to (his other sisters weren't in government) - she served on the Los Angeles Board of Public Works in the 80s and was the State Treasurer from 1990-94.

As someone who works at the CPUC (though I do not work on NEM), I'm disappointed at the opinions masquerading as facts on this thread about how the state is looking at the future of NEM. No one at the CPUC has made up their mind about the future of NEM because the proposals were just filed: the...

Flying/hovering cars seem like a cool idea at first, but less so the more you think about its practical application. Seriously, has anyone paid attention to how poorly people drive with their wheels on the ground? Now imagine that 100 feet up with a 3rd axis of motion involved. Sounds like a...

Did anyone genuinely think the 3rd row in the 7 seater would be comfy for adults? Growing up, my parents had a 7-seater Mercury Sable wagon I took over in high school and those seats in the way back were squishy despite the Sable being pretty big. And if anyone recalls the even older Brady...

But I hear coal can be drunk as a delicious slurry :rolleyes:

Making planes and dealing with the FAA is a regulatory minefield, especially when we're basically talking about redesigning aircraft manufacturing from the ground up to create a never before used and completely safe 100% electric commercial passenger jet. I mean, I suppose if Elon is willing to...

While it may be true that the U.S. market is focused on SUVs and other big vehicles, people have been using that logic to justify manufacturers' avoidance of electric vehicles for a long time. Tesla's success has shown everyone not only that the EV market exists, but it can grow. If they can...

Wait a second, so you're telling me Homer Simpson lied to me about living in the refrigerator? :) Homer Simpson GIF - Find & Share on GIPHY

Thanks for the shout out. Unfortunately, energy storage is not my area of expertise within the CPUC and I'm not sure of the best place to find the info you're seeking, though CAISO is always a good place to start. I can point you to the active cases at the CPUC in which the big utilities are...

Back in 2013, the California Public Utilities Commission passed rules requiring the state's utilities bring 1.3 GW of storage online by 2024, making California the prime location for implementation of all types of storage projects. Now the state is starting to reap the benefits. With CA already...

Exactly. I've visited sites that are actively decommissioning and seen plenty of video and photos as well - trust me, they're ALREADY using lots of remote robotics and mechanization...that's one of the reasons its so expensive.

The problem is that you can only estimate so much - at a certain point, there's just no way to know the full extent of any contamination until they get down into the dirt. It costs a LOT to clean up nuclear sites because the precautions the workers have to take are extensive and extreme, even...

I work at the CPUC on this particular issue. What I was trying to say about the decommissioning trust funds is that while they certainly have a lot of money in them, the amounts originally approved for those funds tend to be on the low side. Those estimates increase once everyone looks at the...

This is all correct - the NRC requires that all nuclear plants have a decommissioning trust fund that ratepayers pay into during the life of the nuclear plant. As such, there are billions of dollars in the trust funds for SONGS, Palo Verde, Diablo Canyon, etc. waiting to be spent on...

I can't be the only one who has discovered that the frunk is the perfect size for a giant pack of Costco toilet paper, can I?