Sentences with phrase «california public utilities»

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Continued growth in the records management area and use of extensive related experience working under strict California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and Nuclear Regulatory Commision (NRC) guidelines.

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Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 4, 2017, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposal to strengthen the criminal background checks for transportation network company (TNC) drivers that would require background check companies that ride - sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft use to screen their drivers to be accredited by...

On October 4, 2017, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposal to strengthen the criminal background checks for transportation network company (TNC) drivers that would require background check companies that ride - sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft use to screen their drivers to be accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS).

In November of 2017, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) strengthened the background checks required for TNC drivers by requiring TNCs such as Uber and Lyft to use background screening firms accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) when conducting background checks on their drivers.

About Blog She has an extensive and successful record representing airports, municipalities, developers, and other public and private clients in litigation and administrative proceedings under Federal Aviation statutes such as the Airline Deregulation Act and Airport Noise and Capacity Act; the California Public Utilities Code governing land use in airport.

But before those companies can realize their ride - hailing robot taxi ambitions, they have to wait for the state to adopt a proposal issued by the California Public Utilities Commission.

In response to this incident, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) re-examined its insurance requirements for TNCs.

Before UBER's management problems came to light, I was told by a colleague at the California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates TNC's, that UBER's survival was a certainty because the Governor of California wanted UBER to succeed.

We are certified by the National Minority Business Development Council (NMBDSC), and the California Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse.

GigaOm - The California Public Utilities Commission voted 5 - 0 to approve two power purchase agreements between developer BrightSource Energy and Southern California Edison.

On August 12, the California Public Utilities Commission approved BrightSource's contract with Southern California Edison for 117 MW of power to be produced at Ivanpah.

(Oakland, CA) August 28, 2009 — BrightSource Energy, Inc., a developer of large - scale solar thermal energy plants, announced today that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the first two of its seven contracts with PG&E.

The new set of contracts, if approved by the California Public Utilities Commission, now consist of two BrightSource solar thermal plants scheduled to deliver electricity in 2015 and three BrightSource plants with energy storage scheduled to deliver electricity in 2016 and 2017.

Greentech Media - The California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously on October 25 to approve revised power purchase agreements between BrightSource Energy and Southern California Edison for electricity generated by one 250 - megawatt unit of BSE's proposed 500 - megawatt Rio Mesa solar power tower project and one 250 - megawatt unit of its proposed Sonoran West tower project.

Bloomberg - The California Public Utilities Commission approved unanimously the Oakland, California - based solar company's deals to sell power to Edison International from its Rio Mesa 2 and Sonoran West projects, and denied proposals for its Rio Mesa 1 and Siberia 1 and 2 plants.

«I think CSP is on its last leg,» says Adam Schultz, program manager for the University of California — Davis Energy Institute, and former senior analyst at the California Public Utilities Commission.

SB 338 requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and all other locally owned utilities to start planning to meet their net - load peak energy and reliability needs with alternatives to fossil - fuel generating plants, while also providing the electricity at the lowest cost to consumers.

To ensure that the state's energy is safe, affordable, reliable, and clean, California has established three governing institutions: the California Energy Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission, and the California Independent System Operator.

The California Public Utilities Commission decided on Wednesday that customers who choose to opt out will have to pay a one - time fine of $ 75 plus a monthly fee of $ 10.

Three of the PPAs are associated with Ivanpah, five have been approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

The California Public Utilities Code, for example, mandates that the Public Utilities Commission «shall... encourage, as a first priority, the increased production of gas in this state -LSB-.]»

The company's aggressiveness in pursuit of that goal is the subject of an inquiry by the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA) at the California Public Utilities Commission.

Although the California Public Utilities Commission does not approve or disapprove license applications filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, both Pacific Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison must obtain the California Public Utilities Commission's approval to pursue license renewal before receiving California ratepayer funding to cover the costs of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission license renewal process.

Not all of the specific efforts and programs to achieve those goals are in place, since utility programs and efforts are only approved by the California Public Utilities Commission in three - year cycles.

Synapse conducted modeling of the California ISO (CAISO) area using PLEXOS to assess loads and emissions throughout California based on various California Public Utilities Commission scenarios in connection with the Long Term Procurement Plan proceeding affecting the three largest investor - owned utilities in California.

Other Commissioners from the Energy Commission or the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) may also attend and participate in this workshop.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison should complete all of the studies recommended in the Assembly Bill 1632 Report, should make their findings available for consideration by the Energy Commission, and should make their findings available to the California Public Utilities Commission and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission during their reviews of the utilities» license renewal applications.

The Energy Commission will work with the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Independent System Operator, the federal Bureau of Land Management, the California Department of Fish and Game, and other agencies to implement specific measures to accelerate permitting of new renewable generation and the transmission facilities needed to serve that generation.

The AB 1632 Report also recommended additional studies that Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison should undertake as part of their license renewal feasibility studies for the California Public Utilities Commission and directed the utilities to provide a status report on their efforts toward implementing the recommendations in the AB 1632 Report in the 2009 Integrated Energy Policy Report.

However, the utilities» reports to date indicate they are not on schedule to complete these activities in time for California Public Utilities Commission consideration.

These studies are necessary to allow the California Public Utilities Commission to properly undertake its obligations to ensure plant and grid reliability in the event that either Diablo Canyon or San Onofre has a prolonged or permanent outage and for the California Public Utilities Commission to reach a decision on whether the utilities should pursue license renewal.

Energy Commission forecasts are used in the California Public Utilities Commission procurement and resource adequacy proceedings, as well as in transmission planning studies.

Making zero net energy buildings a reality by 2020 for residences and 2030 for commercial buildings will require ongoing collaboration among the Energy Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission, and the Air Resources Board; coordination with local governments that have the authority over land use development and planning; and collaboration with the building industry.

In addition, Commissioners and staff from the California Public Utilities Commission may also attend and participate.

For decades California has been a leader in the transition to renewable energy, and the conclusion of the state's first statewide Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) reinforces this trend, with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) providing detailed guidance to the state's utilities and community choice aggregators (CCAs) in terms of meeting state greenhouse gas reduction goals.

The Energy Commission, in cooperation with the California Public Utilities Commission, the investor - owned utilities, and the publicly owned utilities, will devote sufficient resources to develop in - house capability to differentiate these future energy efficiency savings from energy efficiency savings that are already accounted for in the demand forecast.

Letters on June 25, 2009, from the president of the California Public Utilities Commission to Pacific Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison reiterated the requirement for each utility to complete the AB 1632 Report's recommended studies, including the seismic / tsunami hazard and vulnerability studies, and report on the findings and the implications of the studies for the long - term seismic vulnerability and reliability of the plants.

The Energy Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission should work together to develop and implement audit, labeling, and retrofit programs for existing buildings that achieve all cost - effective energy efficiency measures, maximize the benefit of existing utility programs, and expand the use of municipal and utility on - bill financing opportunities.

Under state law, California public utilities are basically prohibited from renewing contracts with coal - fired power -LSB-...]

In July 2009, the California Public Utilities Commission reported that the three investor - owned utilities were supplying approximately 13 percent of their aggregated total sales from eligible renewable resources as of 2008, far below the 20 percent required by 2010.

The Energy Commission will invite the California Public Utilities Commission to participate in a more complete evaluation of the existing hybrid market structure as part of the 2010 Integrated Energy Policy Report Update to identify possible market enhancements and changes to utility procurement practices that would facilitate the reemergence of merchant investment.

The Energy Commission staff will work with the California Independent System Operator, the California Public Utilities Commission, investor - owned utilities, and publicly owned utilities to develop a coordinated statewide transmission plan using consistent statewide policy and planning assumptions.

The utilities» submission of license renewal feasibility assessments to the California Public Utilities Commission initiates the California Public Utilities Commission's license renewal review proceedings.

The Energy Commission believes that the comprehensiveness, completeness, and timeliness with which both utilities provide the studies identified in the AB 1632 Report will be a critical part of the California Public Utilities Commission and Nuclear Regulatory Commission reviews of the utilities» license renewal applications.

And then in 2006, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC), with the firm backing of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, developed the California Solar Initiative, or CSI.

The Proposal was negotiated by NRDC, PG&E and others is being proposed to the California Public Utilities Commission, which could allow it to become state policy.

The California Energy Commission is one of California's three governing institutions for energy, along with the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Independent System Operator.

With the California Public Utilities Commission set to vote on the proposal this Thursday, solar groups are demanding an explanation for the change, which they say goes against the CPUC's own methodology for establishing TOU rates.