This update of our 2016 “CPUC Bias” paper documents the continuing pattern of imbalanced decisions against Community Choice, made by a CPUC undeniably protective of the monopoly utilities. Despite California law that requires a level playing field and neutrality among electricity providers, the CPUC has repeatedly ignored statutory guidance and its own precedent to rule in favor of the utilities and at the expense of Community Choice programs. This paper presents carefully documented evidence of a pattern of bias in decision-making, amounting to nothing less than regulatory capture.
UPDATED: CPUC Bias Against Community Choice (January 2019)