Electric Utilities
Utilities neither produce energy like oil companies nor consume it like households, but convert it from one form to another. The electricity created is attractive because it is cl...
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Regulation and Rates for Electricity
Electric utilities have historically been franchise monopolies, vertically integrated from power production through transmission, distribution, and customer servic...
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The Public Utilities Commission is holding hearings on how to implement new utilities legislation passed in the last session.The PUC held a hearing Nov. 26 on new policies and regulations pertainin...
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The South Coast Air Quality Management District sued California public utility officials, claiming the liquefied natural gas that officials approved for use in the state could worsen air pollution....
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More than eight months after Hawaii suspended its first-in-the-nation cap on gas prices, the latest attempt to lower motorists' bills is stuck in neutral.Under the law passed in the waning hours of...
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Frustrated with the failure of the nation's only gas price controls, Hawaii lawmakers are trying to force the oil companies to reveal why gas prices are so high in a captive island market.But eight...
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About 100 people have been poisoned by carbon monoxide produced by generators and charcoal grills used for warmth and light during the widespread power outages caused by a major storm in western Wa...
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Electric Utilities
Regulation and Rates for Electricity
Page Three: Public Utilities Commission Takes up New Legislation
