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Administrative/Regulatory

Sep. 29, 2011

Apparent shift by CPUC on renewables

California Public Utilities Commission staff is less-than-enthusiastic about the cost of two PG&E renewable power purchase agreements waiting for the agency's approval. The scrutiny suggests a shift in the factors the commission weighs.

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By Paul Jones

Daily Journal Staff Writer

For the first time in recent memory, the California utilities regulator may derail two power purchase agreements awaiting approval, signaling the agency may be taking a harder look at the cost of renewable energy.

The scrutiny comes after an independent group within the California Public Utilities Commission raised concerns the agency was rubber...

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