CPUC Further Expands Energy Programs

The energy work responsibilities of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) are derived from the California State Constitution, specifically Article XII, Section 3 and other sections more generally, numerous state legislative enactments and various federal statutory and administrative requirements which the Staff on behalf of the CPUC either carries out as an adjunct to federal authority or represents the Commission and the people of the State of California in federal legislative, regulatory or judicial matters.

The various mandates are represented among the following program areas:

• Electric Costs
• Electric Power Procurement and Generation
• Infrastructure
• Customer Energy Resources
• Energy Efficiency
• Energy Advice Letter and Tariff Information
• Electric Rates
• Natural Gas and Oil Pipeline Regulation