CPUC

Government

California commission regulates investor-owned utilities for electricity, natural gas, and telecommunications.

Sector: grid-operators-utilities
HQ: CA, US
Stories: 8 on MGRID.org

Stories about CPUC (8)

Newsom Signs Seven Data Center Laws That Shift Grid Upgrade Costs, With None of the Thresholds Written Yet

September 21, 2026 · Policy & Markets

4 sources California moved data center grid upgrade costs onto operators through seven bills signed September 21, 2026, but the statutes set no megawatt trigger, no dollar threshold and no…
PG&E Counts 5 Flex Connect Customers and 85 in the Pipeline, With Full Capacity in 90 Percent of Hours

September 2, 2026 · Fleet & Depot Charging

4 sources PG&E has five customers on Flex Connect and about 85 prospects, and says enrolled sites got full capacity in 90 percent of hours while a new CPUC decision…
A Tenth of California’s 2036 EV Fleet Would Match 9 GW of 12-Hour Storage, New Report Finds

August 18, 2026 · Analysis

5 sources GridLab, Kevala and E3 argue that enrolling a tenth of California's projected 2036 EV fleet in vehicle-to-grid service would supply 9 GW of 12-hour storage.
CPUC Denies PG&E’s Bid to Keep $2.6 Billion of Fire and Loan Debt Out of Its Capital Structure

August 14, 2026 · Policy & Markets

4 sources The California Public Utilities Commission rejected PG&E's request to exclude Dixie Fire, Kincade Fire and DWR loan debt from its debt-to-equity ratio.
CPUC Pushes Its Vote on PG&E’s 250 MW Google Data Center Deal in San Jose to September 3

August 14, 2026 · Policy & Markets

4 sources California regulators moved the PG&E and Google agreement for a 250 MW San Jose data center load off the August 13 agenda and onto September 3.
REV Renewables Commissions California’s First 8-Hour Battery

June 18, 2026 · Energy Storage

4 sources REV Renewables brought California's first eight-hour battery storage system online near Rosamond, a 69 MW/552 MWh project contracted by seven community choice aggregators.
Camber Delivers 2.9 MW Depot Charging

January 1, 2026 · EVs

4 sources Camber's 2.9 MW depot charging deployment for CapMetro's 48-bus electric fleet in Austin is now live, marking a significant step in public transit's clean energy transition. This substantial…
PG&E Flex Connect Links EVs to Grid Without Substation Wait

April 28, 2025 · EVs

5 sources PG&E has launched Flex Connect, a flexible grid interconnection service that allows EV chargers, fleet depots, and large batteries to connect to constrained distribution circuits immediately — at…