Utilities And Energy: Oversight Hearing
Affordability Concerns in the Electric Sector: Current Cost Drivers and Implications of Future Trends
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Cottie Petrie-Norris, Chair
1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437
- Agenda 3.06.24 [pdf]
- Background Paper 3.06.24 [pdf]
- Panel 1 Alice Reynolds, President (CPUC) [pdf]
- Panel 2 Linda Serizawa, Deputy Director of Energy (CPAO) [pdf]
- Panel 3 Grant Parks (CSA) [pdf]
- Panel 4 Michael Wara, Director (Climate and Energy Policy Program) [pdf]
- Panel 5 Adam Pierce, Vice President (SDG&E) [pdf]
- Panel 6 Matthew Freedman, Staff Attorney (TURN) [pdf]
- Panel 7 Stephanie Doyle, California State Affairs Director (SEIA) [pdf]
- CPUC Annual Report [pdf]
- CalPAO Annual Report [pdf]
- August 2023 audit report from the State Auditor on CPUC and CalPAO [pdf]
Utilities And Energy: Informational Hearing
Who’s On First? Coordination and Planning to Meet Our Clean Energy Sector Goals
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Cottie Petrie-Norris, Chair
Upon adjournment of Session - State Capitol, Room 126
- Agenda 2.20.24 [pdf]
- Background Paper 2.20.24 [pdf]
- Panel 1 Energy Institutions (CEC, CPUC, CAISO)
- Panel 2 Randy Howard, NCPA
- Panel 3 Michael Colvin, EDF
- Panel 3 Scott Farris, EDPR
Joint Informational hearing with the Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure
More than a Car: Improving the EV Owner Charging Experience
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Cottie Petrie-Norris, Chair
9:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 437
Agenda 2.21.24 [pdf]
Background Paper 2-21-24 [pdf]
Joint informational hearing with the Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure
Charging Forward: Identifying Roadblocks to Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment across California
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Eduardo Garcia, Chair
1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437
- Agenda 8.23.23 [pdf]
- EV Charging Informational Hearing Background [pdf]
- EV Charging Informational Hearing Panelist Bios [pdf]
- Leuwam Tesfai, CPUC Presentation [pdf]
- Aleecia Gutierrez, CEC Presentation [pdf]
- Duncan Callaway, UC Berkeley Presentation [pdf]
- Kevin Geraghty, SDG&E Presentation [pdf]
- RCRC Comments Letter [pdf]
Joint informational hearing with the Select Committee on California's Lithium Economy
Lithium Valley Commission Report.
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Eduardo Garcia, Chair
1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447
- Agenda 8.15.23
- Background Lithium Valley
- Report of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Lithium Extraction in California
- Noemi Gallardo, CEC Presentation
- Ryan Kelley, Imperial County Board of Supervisors Presentation
- Vince Signorotti, Energy Source Minerals Presentation
- Luis Olmedo -Informational Hearing Testimony
- Knapp Testimony - Informational Hearing Testimony
Utilities And Energy: Informational Hearing
Building Transmission for a Clean Energy Transition.
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Eduardo Garcia, Chair
1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437
- Agenda 6.14.23
- Background on Transmission
- Christina Hayes - Americans for a Clean Energy Grid
- Neil Millar - CISO
- Simon Baker, Distributed Energy Resources, Natural Gas & Retail Rates
- Natalie Manitius, Clean Energy Siting Associate, Clean Air Task Force
- Estela de Llanos, SDGE
Utilities And Energy: Informational Hearing
Electrical Distribution Planning: How Addressing Current Delays in Connecting to the Distribution Grid may Ensure Readiness for an Electrified Future.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Eduardo Garcia, Chair
1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437
Utilities And Energy: Oversight Hearing
Annual Oversight Hearing of California’s Energy Entities: Focus on Grid Reliability and 2023 Summer Readiness
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Eduardo Garcia, Chair
1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100
- Agenda 5.16.23
- Background on Reliability
- 2022 CPUC Annual Report
- 2022 Public Advocates Annual Report
- Alice Reynolds - CPUC
- Matt Baker - Public Advocates
- Siva Gunda - CEC
- Neil Millar - ISO
The First Extraordinary
Utilities And Energy: Informational Hearing
Transparency in the Pipeline: Addressing Gasoline Price Volatility in California
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Eduardo Garcia, Chair
Upon adjournment of Utilities and Energy Committee (Regular Session) - 1021 O Street, Room 1100
- Agenda 3.22.23
- Background on Transparency in the Pipeline: Addressing Gasoline Price Volatility in California
- Commissioner Siva Gunda - Gasoline Price Volatility
- Severin Borenstein - California’s Gasoline Price Problem and Proposed Solutions
- Robert McCullough - California Gasoline Margins 5
- Jamie Court - Consumer Watchdog
Utilities And Energy: Informational Hearing
Energy Affordability: Managing the Cost of Powering our Future
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Eduardo Garcia, Chair
1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437
- Agenda 2.22.23
- Background on Energy Affordability
- CPUC Presentation
- VCE Ag Dynamic Pricing Presentation
- Public Advocates Office Background
- Public Advocates Office Presentation
- Stream the Hearing Here.
Joint oversight hearing with the Committees on Emergency Management, Utilities and Energy, Water, Parks and Wildlife
California’s Preparedness for and Response to Extreme Atmospheric River Incidents.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Eduardo Garcia, Chair
10:30 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 437