Should San Diegans Give Up Simple Majority Rights For Passing Prop. 16?
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is spending $28 million dollars to convince California voters throughout the state that we don't have a right to vote when it comes to municipal electricity generation, and that Proposition 16 will give us that …
Sempra Energy Emphasis on Utilities over Commodity Trading a Plus for Power Line Undergrounding?
Recent comments by Sempra Energy on placing more emphasis on its public utility units may mean good things in store for potential wildfire victims in San Diego County. The comments by Sempra Energy were made while it was preparing to …
SDG&E Sunrise Powerlink Community Information for You
Thanks to interested Reader readers, I am now informed that San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) has set up a community involvement web presence, where one can find out information on the Sunrise Powerlink project. From the SDG&E web …
The WEBA Paradox: SDG&E Wildfire Settlement with CPUC Contradicts Utilities' Response to Filed Protests
CPUC's Division of Ratepayer Advocates, Other Parties Protested Against Utility Shareholder Protections while Ratepayers Pay Unlimited Uninsured Wildfire Liabilities In its announcement of the “voluntary settlement” in state investigations of San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E;) during the 2007 …
On "SDG&E TO HOLD 4 COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON SUNRISE POWERLINK IN MAY - OMITS LAKESIDE"
According to East County Magazine (http://eastcountymagazine.org), San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) has announced the times and locations of four additional community meetings regarding SDG&E's proposed Sunrise Powerlink project. As reported by ECM, "San Diego Gas & Electric Company …
SDG&E “Settlements on Management Failure” not Fines nor Penalties?
Recent televised comments by a San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) spokesperson clarified SDG&E's position on settlement money paid to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for management failures revealed in consumer protection wildfire investigations and in other business …
On "ENERGY: SDG&E agrees to $80,000 penalty for 'wash sales' "
According to Eric Wolff of the North County Times, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) was fined $80,000 fine for engaging in illegal trades on natural gas futures in 2006. SDG&E further agreed to change its commodity trading procedures …
On "SDG&E reaches accord in wildfires"
Onell Soto in today's daily paper announced that San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) agreed to pay $14.8 million to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to settle consumer protection investigations into SDG&E involvement in the 2007 San Diego …
Aguirre Intervention in SDG&E WEBA Application?
Former San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre recently disclosed that he would attempt to intervene into the Wildfire Expense Balancing Account (WEBA) application proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). It appears that there have been a number of …
On "Modular" Off-grid Home Electrical Wiring
As a homeowner who sets up an off-grid solar panel system for home use, one realizes it is a pain to have an extension cord snaking its way into the living room through an almost-closed window. As long as Harbor …
Do San Diegans Lose Simple Majority Franchise Right If Prop. 16 Passes?
Recent advertising in favor of Proposition 16 state that if the PG&E-sponsored constitutional amendment passes, then Californians get the right to a 2/3 vote on creating municipal public utilities. But it appears that voters in the City of San Diego …
Energy News: CPUC Approves SDG&E 2010 Energy Recovery at $827 Million
No Impact Yet on Net Energy Metering Customers as FERC QFs The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is adopting the projected 2010 power generation and purchasing cost for San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E;) at $827.956 million under SDG&E;'s …
DJIA and Catastrophe Theory: Sun Wu Tzu says When on Death Ground, Caution...
Since the onset of the Crash of 2008, I have been warning on an irregular basis that all of the old economic models BC (Before Crash) have to be tossed out or substantially re-worked as to their assumptions, especially the …
SDG&E Wildfire Billings (WEBA) Update
The Wildfire Expense Balancing Account (WEBA) application by SDG&E, PG&E and SCE will proceed to a meet-&-confer for all parties at a "mutually convenient date in April" according to a recent SCE update filed with the California Public Utilities Commission …
Why I Am Voting “NO” on Proposition 16, Not Needed as a Constitutional Amendment
There will be a battle for supremacy in California this year, and the tide of battle will turn on the vote for or against Proposition 16. Proposition 16 is a proposed constitutional amendment that will revise the fundamental structure of …
Sen. Feinstein, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, and the Sunrise Powerlink
Senator Dianne Feinstein's recent interest in Sunrise Powerlink project did startle a few people hear in San Diego County. Feinstein has apparently reached out to County Supervisor Dianne Jacob after the local supervisor expressed surprise at Feinstein's staff-supplied statement that …
ISO-Ordered SDG&E Blackout Reveals Grid Vulnerability
ISO Cites Residential Risk of No Backup Power Generation According to Onell Soto, nearly a million people had their power cut by San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E;) early yesterday to avoid "an uncontrolled West Coast blackout" that could …