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2Docket No. A.25-05-009
PG&E seeks approximately $2.1 billion in additional annual revenue for 2027–2032 to fund electric and gas distribution infrastructure upgrades and clean energy programs.
Docket No. A.25-03-015
Application for approval of the revenue requirement for continued operation of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant beyond 2025, covering unit relicensing and cost recovery through 2030.
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State Intelligence
Updated Aug 3, 2026Utility Landscape
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
IOUNorthern and central California, approximately 70,000 square miles serving ~16 million people
Emerged from bankruptcy in 2020 and remains under heightened CPUC scrutiny via Safety and Enforcement Division oversight. 2023 General Rate Case decision authorized significant capital recovery; next GRC cycle (Test Year 2026) proceedings are active with contested wildfire mitigation and infrastructure hardening cost allocation.
Southern California Edison (SCE)
IOUCentral, coastal, and Southern California excluding San Diego and Los Angeles city core; ~50,000 square miles
Test Year 2025 General Rate Case resulted in substantial rate increases tied to grid hardening and wildfire mitigation capital; SCE faces ongoing scrutiny over PSPS event protocols and is navigating CPUC proceedings related to Eaton Fire liability exposure and cost recovery requests.
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
IOUSan Diego County and southern Orange County; approximately 4,100 square miles
Consistently among the highest residential electric rates in the nation; CPUC is actively scrutinizing SDG&E's fixed charge implementation under AB 205 income-graduated rate structure. Test Year 2026 GRC filing under review with contested distribution infrastructure and wildfire hardening costs.
Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas)
IOULargest natural gas distribution utility in the U.S. by customer count; serves most of Southern California and portions of Central California
Faces significant regulatory pressure under California's building electrification and decarbonization mandates; CPUC proceedings ongoing regarding prudency of continued gas infrastructure investment and cost recovery in light of declining long-run demand projections. Active litigation over Aliso Canyon storage facility operational constraints.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
muniCity of Los Angeles; largest municipal utility in the U.S. serving approximately 1.5 million electric customers
Not subject to CPUC jurisdiction for retail rates but faces state oversight on RPS compliance and faces intense scrutiny from the LA City Council and ratepayer advocate following Eaton and Palisades fire investigations in early 2025. Major IRP update underway targeting accelerated coal exit and renewable procurement.
Bear Valley Electric Service
IOUBig Bear Valley area of San Bernardino County; approximately 59,000 customers in a high-altitude, high-wildfire-risk service territory
Small IOU under CPUC jurisdiction with elevated per-customer infrastructure costs; rate case proceedings reflect disproportionate wildfire hardening burden relative to customer base. CPUC has examined consolidation or acquisition options given operational scale constraints.
Key Issues
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AB 205 Fixed Charge Rate Structure Implementation: CPUC is finalizing rules requiring PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E to restructure residential electric rates with income-graduated fixed charges and reduced volumetric rates; implementation has been delayed past original 2024 statutory deadline and faces utility compliance disputes and low-income advocacy group intervention over tier design.
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Wildfire Liability Cost Recovery and Inverse Condemnation Reform: Following the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires (Eaton and Palisades fires), CPUC is under legislative and political pressure to revisit cost recovery mechanisms for utility-ignited wildfire liabilities, including potential modifications to the Wildfire Fund established under AB 1054 and prudency review standards for SCE.
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Gas Infrastructure Stranded Cost and Decarbonization Transition: CPUC's Integrated Resource Planning and gas distribution rulemaking proceedings are grappling with how to allocate potential stranded asset costs as the state accelerates building electrification mandates; SoCalGas and SDG&E have filed testimony opposing accelerated depreciation schedules proposed by CPUC staff and environmental intervenors.
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Distribution Grid Modernization and DERMS Integration: Active CPUC rulemaking (R.21-06-017 successor proceedings) addressing distribution planning, non-wires alternatives procurement, and utility deployment of Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems; contested cost allocation between transmission and distribution ratepayers and between bundled and departing load customers.
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Community Choice Aggregation Load Migration and IOU Cost Allocation: Continued expansion of CCAs statewide is intensifying disputes over Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) methodology, with IOUs seeking higher exit fees and CCA advocates challenging the cost allocation formula in active CPUC proceedings; affects rate competitiveness across all three major electric IOUs.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for CPUC Assigned Commissioner Ruling on PG&E Test Year 2026 General Rate Case evidentiary hearing schedule; parties including TURN, ORA, and CPUC Safety and Enforcement Division are expected to submit updated joint comparison exhibits following summer 2026 settlement conference proceedings.
Estimated effective date for revised PCIA methodology decision anticipated from CPUC Rulemaking R.23-XX (CCA exit fee proceeding); final decision has been telegraphed by Assigned Commissioner for Q4 2026 following April 2026 evidentiary hearings. Critical for CCA operational budgets and IOU revenue requirement stability.
Estimated CPUC voting meeting at which SDG&E Test Year 2026 General Rate Case proposed decision is anticipated to appear on the agenda for adoption; proceeding involves contested wildfire mitigation capital, fixed cost recovery, and gas-electric integration investments totaling several billion dollars over the rate cycle.
Estimated statutory compliance deadline for all three large electric IOUs to demonstrate full operational deployment of income-graduated fixed charge rate structures under AB 205; CPUC compliance filings and potential enforcement actions against any non-compliant utility are anticipated in early 2027 if implementation milestones are not met.
Commissioner Watch
View all ↗President Alice Reynolds stepped down from the CPUC after Gov. Newsom designated a new president, joining the CAISO Board of Governors.
Gov. Newsom appointed Christine Harada as CPUC Commissioner; she previously served as Undersecretary of the California Government Operations Agency and as a senior advisor in the Biden OMB.
Gov. Newsom elevated Commissioner John Reynolds to CPUC President, citing affordability and wildfire spending oversight as top priorities.
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Staff
606| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Terrie D. Prosper | Director, Strategic Communications, External Affairs Division | (415) 703-2782 |
| Michelle Cooke | Chief Administrative Law Judge | (415) 703-3852 |
| Julie Fitch | Administrative Law Judge | (415) 703-3134 |
| Christine Hammond | General Counsel | (415) 703-2682 |
| Rami Kahlon | Water Director | (415) 703-2782 |
| Iryna Kwasny | Staff Counsel | (415) 703-1477 |
| Linda S. Serizawa | Director, Consumer Services and Information | (415) 703-2782 |
| Anne E. Simon | Chief Administrative Law Judge | (415) 703-2782 |
| Kristi Stauffacher | Deputy Executive Director, Office of the Commission | (916) 327-6789 |
| Abhishek . | Utilities Engineer | (415) 703-1149 |
| Joseph Abhulimen | — | (415) 703-2782 |
| Chadia Abreu-Fellmann | Senior Analyst | (415) 703-1573 |
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