This document was developed by the Microgrid Equity Coalition to guide state …
Newsom’s CPUC vs the People of California (January 2022)
The California Alliance for Community Energy has long been concerned about anti-community …
“Don’t Undermine Solar Self-Generation!” (October 2021)
In this letter to Commissioners and staff of the California Public Utilities …
The Avoided Cost Calculator and Why It Matters (October 2021)
The Avoided Cost Calculator (ACC) is a CPUC creation embedded deep within …
Oppose AB 1139: The Utility Profit Grab (May 2021)
The Alliance joins many other organizations in opposing this bill as an …
Our Position on SB 612 (March 2021)
SB 612 is sponsored by the CA Community Choice Association (CalCCA) in …
Our Position on “Sunsetting” the PCIA (November 2020)
The Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) is an ongoing fee imposed on …
SDG&E’s PCIA Trigger Application: Alliance Reply Brief (October 2020)
Reply comments allow a Party to summarize points made by other Parties …
SDG&E’s PCIA Trigger Application: Alliance Comments (October 2020)
Following the Protest, all Parties in proceeding A20-07-009 file comments explaining their …
SDG&E’s PCIA Trigger Application: The Alliance Protests (August 2020)
The “Power Charge Indifference Adjustment” (PCIA) is an ongoing fee imposed –unfairly, …
Our Position on Community-Driven Energy Resilience (August 2020)
Wildfires. Climate change. Power shutoffs. All increase interest in community-based microgrids. The …
Our Amicus Brief in Support of the PCIA Court Appeal (July 2020)
The Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) is an egregious and worsening abuse …
Our Position on Central Buyer for Resource Adequacy (June 2020)
Resource Adequacy (RA) is electricity product required of Community Choice programs and …
Our Position on the Proposed Microgrid Decision (June 2020)
In 2018, the Legislature passed SB 1339 to address challenges associated with …
Our Position on SB 1215 — SUPPORT to Advance Microgrids (May 2020)
Even though legislators have withdrawn virtually all of the bills we expected …
Our Position on AB 235 – PG&E’s Wildfire Bailout Bill (September 2019)
They are at it again. AB 235 is a gut-n-amend bill once …
Our Position on Newsom’s Gruesome Utility Bailout Bill — AB 1054 (July 2019)
The California Alliance for Community Energy strongly opposes AB 1054, Newsom’s Gruesome …
UPDATED: CPUC Bias Against Community Choice (January 2019)
This update of our 2016 “CPUC Bias” paper documents the continuing pattern …
Backgrounder: Roll Back the CPUC Attack on Community Choice (February 2019)
The CPUC has long been taking decisions that disadvantage Community Choice vis …
Our Position on the IOU Code of Conduct (October 2018)
The IOU Code of Conduct requires the investor-owned utilities (IOUs) to be …
Our Position on Expanding Direct Access – SB 237 (July 2018)
SB 237 proposes to allow all non-residential electricity customers to procure from …
Our Position on CAISO Regional Expansion – AB 813 (May 2018)
Regional expansion of the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is not about …
Our Position on Customer Choice (November 2017)
Responds to the CPUC’s October 2017 workshop on “California Customer Choice.” Enumerates …
Our Position on Resolution E-4907 (December 2017)
In a stealth attack on Community Choice, the CPUC will vote on …
Guide to Creating State of the Art Community Choice Programs (January 2018)
Written for Community Choice advocates and practitioners, the Guide puts our values …
Our Position on AB813 (September 2017)
Calls for a NO vote on this measure which would require investor-owned …
Our Position On Utility Grade Energy Services (October 2017)
Reaction to the rapid expansion of Community Choice programs has challenged new …
Our Position On California Choice Energy Authority (October 2017)
California Choice Energy Authority (CCEA) is a new entity formed by the …
CPUC Bias Against Community Choice (March 2017)
State law requires that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) support Community …
SB 692 Background Information (April 2017)
SB 692 addresses a long-standing structural bias in the way charges are …
Our Position on SB 618 (March 2017)
Calls for a NO vote on SB 618, which would tie the …
Our Position on SB 692 (March 2017)
Calls for a YES vote on SB 692, which will make local …
Our Position on Transmission Access Charges (February 2017)
Proposes an urgent fix for the current Transmission Access Charge (TAC) market …
Our Position on Good Energy Inc. (October 2016)
Points out the risks posed to communities by the fully outsourced Community …
Our Position on SDG&E Marketing Division (November 2016)
Opposes a proposal adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission which allows …
Our Position on AB 1110 (August 2016)
Opposes Assembly Bill 1110 as a convoluted, confusing, and biased prescription for …
Our Position on PCIA (March 2016)
Calls for sunsetting the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA)–an ongoing charge to …