California Public Utilities Commission

I am thankful for a super interesting educational site visit to Middletown, CA with some of my California Public Utilities Commission Energy Division team to learn about the Calpine Geysers - a geothermal powerplant that has supplied baseload renewable energy for decades. There are 13 powerplants across 44 square miles providing ~725 MW of geothermal capacity. The facilities use "renewable" steam heated from the earth brought up via 319 steam wells that travel via 92 miles of pipeline. The facility reinjects water back into the ground - including 15 million gallons of recycled wastewater from Lake and Sonoma counties. We had a gorgeous sunny day to learn about how the area is investing and planning for the future (it now has some energy storage), how they carefully manage their 4 grid interconnections, and how they maintain a high capacity factor across the facilities. We met with an impressive team of dedicated people who carefully manage this incredible resource that supports California's clean energy goals. Yes, they do have a public visitor center if you are ever in the area! https://lnkd.in/ggtXdmPp Sophie Babka, Edmund Dale, Brendan Burns, Neil Raffan, Zoe Draghi, Paul Nelson, Alex Manheimer, Hector Corral, MPA, PMP, Sierra Withers, EIT, Jared Ferguson, Ryan Grieser, Thank you Avis Kowalewski and Diana Gallegos!

This will be a great position for an early career professional with great organizational, data visualization, and communication skills, plus you'll get to work with me and my ALJ Management team! Please pass on to folks in your networks interested in working in California for a really interesting government organization in a role where you will get to see how things get done. Reach out if you have questions.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is leading California's efforts to achieve a 100 percent clean energy future by 2045. Under direction of the Deputy Executive Director for Energy and Climate Policy, an Energy Division Director leads the division to develop, manage, and implement policy, programs, and regulations to meet the Commission’s mission of ensuring safe, reliable, and affordable energy utility services in California. The Director works with the Commissioners, Administrative Law Judges, the Governor’s Office, the California Legislature, state and federal agencies, external stakeholders, and senior management within the CPUC. The incumbent leads energy and climate policy development on integrated resources planning, transmission planning, environmental permitting, ratemaking, renewables portfolio standard, research and development, energy efficiency, distribution system planning, customer programs, decarbonization, and natural gas policy. https://lnkd.in/gr3tQwGk

📢 Planning to apply to the $1.86 billion federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (#BEAD) program in California? If so, this announcement is for you: 📢 The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will be holding a series of webinars starting on December 3 to help those interested in applying to the program understand the requirements and how to prepare for submitting applications. The first webinar will include information of getting ready for prequalification. Participating in this series will help applicants understand this complex program and prepare applications that respond to the program requirements. Don't sleep on this, folks! 📢 For a list of planned webinar topics and registration links, click below. 👇 https://lnkd.in/g-HXfEtX National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) #broadbandforall #internetforall #digitalequity #grants

All potential BEAD applicants: the Communications Division will be hosting a BEAD Subgrantee Technical Assistance Webinar Series. This series will describe in detail each step of the program, including application process, financial and technical requirements, evaluation and scoring of applications, and other key elements for participation.  The series will kick off on December 3, 2024, with an overview of the BEAD Subgrantee Selection Process, and Prequalification. Attendees will learn the basics of how the BEAD grant program will proceed, an overview of prequalification and application requirements, and a timeline for BEAD activities. To sign up for this, and upcoming webinars, visit BEAD Events. https://lnkd.in/gVRS55-R

We talk a lot about the numbers associated with our #broadband work - total number of projects, total value of funds awarded, etc. Yet this video shows what it's really about ---- helping PEOPLE and COMMUNITIES. Check out the video from an event with the City of Huntington Park in Los Angeles County and the impact the grant from California Public Utilities Commission will have in this community. #digitalequity

It has been a busy November on the road and sharing the California Public Utilities Commission’s 2024 successes in energy procurement, microgrids, and readying the grid for more clean transportation with colleagues and stakeholders at National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, NARUC and Global Mass Transit Clean Buses US. We have even more to do in 2025 to move California’s #climate and clean #energy goals forward and it is a great time to join our team. See the link for info on our next open house on 11/21 https://lnkd.in/gTfJ5ui5

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is leading California's efforts to achieve a 100 percent clean energy future by 2045. The Electric Planning & Market Design branch of the CPUC's Energy Division develops and oversees programs and policies to ensure that existing and new electricity resources are available to meet the State electric grid's reliability needs. We have a hybrid, limited-term Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst V position that can report to either our San Francisco, Sacramento, or Los Angeles office. All applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM PST on the final filing date. https://lnkd.in/gwX8UMAi https://lnkd.in/gGAsgcfT https://lnkd.in/gtspfvX8

We have hit a milestone of proposed awards of $1 BILLION in broadband Federal Funding Award Grants—a transformative step toward closing the California Digital Divide in preparation for a groundbreaking 2025. These grants will empower disadvantaged communities by supporting Last Mile broadband projects that expand education access, enhance healthcare connectivity, and fuel economic growth in rural and urban areas alike.     Stay updated on our progress and explore the impact: https://lnkd.in/dk5qCyeZ     #DigitalDivide #BroadbandExpansion #EconomicDevelopment #CPUC #BroadbandForAll

Feeling energized after spending the day with students from Santa Ana High School for the next-gen generators program at NARUC ‘s annual meeting in Anaheim. Thank you Hyleah O'Quinn for inviting California Public Utilities Commission ‘s participation, and thank you Karin Sung, Leuwam Tesfai and Michelle Tovar-Mora, MS, EIT for being part of the mentoring group with me! The future of public utilities and the environment looks bright! Fernando Ortega Dany Chea