Topic: Utility

On March 5, 2026, the California Public Utilities Commission issued a long-awaited decision following its investigation into the unprecedented spike in wholesale natural gas prices during the winter of 2022–2023. For public agencies across California, the findings—and what the decision does not address—carry important implications...

California Public Utilities Commission Approves SoCal Edison’s 2025-2028 Rates On September 18, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved Southern California Edison’s (SCE) 2025 General Rate Case. This decision sets the total revenue SCE may collect from customers through 2028. While authorized revenue doesn’t translate...

Solar remains a smart investment—even under NEM 3.0. SPURR’s awarded REAP Program vendor, DSD Renewables, reports solar energy can still be economical in California, especially for public agencies like schools and municipalities, but success depends on careful project design. While NEM 3.0 lowers compensation for...

SPURR is thrilled to announce our involvement in a groundbreaking project in Fresno, CA. On April 17th, the City of Fresno’s Department of Public Utilities (DPU) held a “Flip the Switch” ceremony to celebrate the completion of the largest commercial and municipal solar and battery...

California’s snowpack may have been a cause for concern early this year, but reservoir levels are exceeding historical median levels, and utility consumers may reap the benefits. See this visualization of the historical and present data courtesy of Engaging Data, which benchmarks the current levels...

SPURR is pleased to announce a new vendor in our Renewable Energy Aggregated Procurement (REAP) Program: DSD Renewables. SPURR awarded DSD Renewables, a leading solar and energy storage provider, based on its outstanding proposal submitted in response to our recent Request For Proposals (RFP) for...

California’s PG&E customers have been experiencing higher than-normal rates reflected on their monthly utility bills. A new report anticipates the issue compounding over the next 3 years. But, PG&E disagrees.  The forecast by state regulatory bodies predicts that PG&E customers will see bills outpacing inflation...

Effective January 2025, the sale of virtually all new fluorescent lighting will be banned in the State of California. Beginning in January of 2024, CA Bill AB 2208 halted the sale of screw/bayonet-base fluorescent lamps, and by 2025, pin-base linear lamps will meet a similar...

As SPURR recently reported, school bus electrification is on the rise, powered in part by new federal funding totaling from the EPA. A staggering $900M, reports Canary Media, has been provided to fund the mission of converting public school buses to electric vehicles.  Per CleanTechnica,...