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Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider Smart Grid Technologies Pursuant to Federal Legislation and on the Commission's own Motion to Actively Guide Policy in California's Development of a Smart Grid System.

Publication Date: December 2008
Publishing Organization: California Public Utilities Commission
Format: PDF
Keywords:

california, cpuc, demand response, docket, dr, electric grid, energy efficiency, federal legislation, greenhouse gas emissions, investor-owned electric utilities, ious, policies, proceeding, reliability, renewable energy, smart grid

Summary:

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) initiated this proceeding pursuant to federal legislation as well as its own motion to consider policies for California investor-owned electric utilities (IOUs) to enhance the ability of the electric grid to support important policy goals including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing energy efficiency and demand response, expanding the use of renewable energy, and improving reliability.