Several advocacy organizations have submitted a formal request asking California regulators to revive a clean energy initiative for struggling households that ended five years ago. Their filing argues that California law mandates the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to resume the program that benefited underserved areas in the San Joaquin Valley. The initiative emerged following legislation in 2014 that instructed the CPUC to locate Valley neighborhoods with inadequate utility services. By 2018, regulators had given the green light to 11 test projects that delivered rooftop solar access, electric home appliances, energy-saving measures, reduced utility bills, and community-based helpers to assist … Continue reading California Abandons 890K Families in Polluted Region After Killing Clean Energy Program Without Public Input