The CPUC published the agenda for its April 9 business meeting. Items that are up for consideration include:

• A major new rulemaking on electric rate design;
• Utility remediation plans that address problems in their Integration Capacity Analysis tools;
• Modification of the Renewable Gas Standard program;
• PG&E's arrangement with Citizens Energy Corporation for transmission entitlements;…

CPUC commissioner John Reynolds presided over his first voting meeting today following his appointment to president. Additionally, Commissioner Christine Harada made her debut appearance, bringing prior experience from the California Government Operations Agency and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

As detailed in our update yesterday, the CPUC delayed action on several items. Two…

Some substantive energy items on the March 19 CPUC voting meeting agenda have been delayed until April.

CPUC Voting Meeting Hold List

• ICA Tools: Draft Resolution E-5440 approves remediation plans submitted by PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E to fix problems in their "Integration Capacity Analysis" tools, which estimate how much distributed energy can be added to the grid without upgrades. This item…

The CPUC issued Draft Resolution E-5440, which would approve, with modifications, remediation plans submitted by PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E to fix accuracy, transparency, and usability problems in their Integration Capacity Analysis tools. These tools estimate how much distributed energy can be added to the grid without upgrades.