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Rich Pedroncelli/AP PhotoEnvironmental groups want to revive higher payments to panel owners. But the subsidies were unfair to non-solar ratepayers, regulators say. -
Jenny Kane/APHouse Bill 3546, known as the POWER Act, is now headed to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk. It could lead to higher rates for industrial electricity customers that currently pay much less per kilowatt hour than residential customers.
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The California Public Utilities Commission rejected the telecom’s bid to stop providing service in many parts of the state. -
More Oregonians had their electricity or natural gas service cut off in April than at any time in the six years the state’s been tracking disconnections, according to a presentation the head of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board gave to a state Senate committee this week. -
As electric and gas rates continue to rise, an advocacy group for utility customers is proposing rate caps on energy increases for all for-profit utilities to help avoid high energy bills. -
The decision means middle and high-income households will pay a fixed electricity rate of $24 each month, and low-income households will pay either $6 or $12. Usage rates will drop a few cents as a result of the change. -
The California Public Utilities Commission will consider on May 9 a new proposal that would change how Californians pay for electricity. -
The Oregon Public Utilities Commission has now rejected all three of the state’s natural gas operators’ plans to meet greenhouse gas emission targets. -
The Public Utilities Commission rejected all three plans, saying they were ‘unreasonably optimistic’ about future gas demand. -
A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on Labor Day 2020 — the latest verdict in litigation that is expected to see the electric utility on the hook for billions in damages. -
High electric bills consumed 65% of a rural Lassen County grocery store’s profit last year. Owners say they may close the store because of PG&E rate hikes. -
The utility says it takes years to obtain federal approval and do public consultations for removing the decommissioned hydroelectric project. -
As rooftop solar projects have plummeted, about 17,000 workers could lose their jobs. Will this derail the state’s climate and clean energy goals? -
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a $45-million dollar settlement with the utility Pacific Gas and Electric. It stems from their role in 2021’s devastating Dixie Fire.
