PG&E recently tendered its License Surrender Application and Decommissioning Plan for the Potter Valley Project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This plan details when and how PG&E plans to tear down its two dams on the Eel River. And since an agreement has...| Friends of the Eel River
Eel River dam removal is just around the corner. On Friday, July 25th PG&E published their final License Surrender Application and Decommissioning Plan| Friends of the Eel River
Protecting utilities’ revenue requirements and the associated profits, thus avoiding financial risk to shareholders, has become the paramount objective of the state’s decoupling policy at the…| Economics Outside the Cube
The utility blames a volatile natural gas market for rate hikes approved by the...| San Francisco Chronicle
We, the undersigned organizations, write to urgently request the immediate approval of PG&E's application for a temporary variance of flow requirements for the Potter Valley Project. This request follows a Motion to Intervene and comments submitted on May 15, 2025...| Friends of the Eel River
Based on PG&E’s collection of $196 million by 2022 towards Potter Valley’s decommissioning and the authorized rate of return on investment of 7.27%, PG&E will have $321 million already bank…| Economics Outside the Cube
I am interviewed on The Jolt about how rooftop solar needs to play a key role in reaching California’s climate change goals while reducing the state’s electricity costs.| Economics Outside the Cube
Scott Dam’s proximity to the Bartlett Springs Fault is a major safety concern. Earthquake safety is a key element of life in California and FOER has repeatedly requested that PG&E reveal the real risks to dam safety associated with seismic activity at Scott Dam. Click to learn more.| Friends of the Eel River
Decreased water storage, high temperatures, and evapotranspiration cause the sediment that has piled up in steep banks behind Scott Dam to dry out and slough off, threatening to irreparably clog the ‘needle valve’ which is the only way to release water when the Lake Pillsbury reservoir is lower than completely full. With water storage looming at 27,306 AF, balancing on a precipice of management priorities and safety requirements. How long do we have before the water levels in the reservoi...| Friends of the Eel River
Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) Potter Valley Project has failed, forever, at the primary purpose for which Cape Horn and Scott Dams and the diversion| Friends of the Eel River
Too many officials have bought a key utility company excuse for rising California electricity prices — the solar “cost shift” is a fundamentally flawed premise.| Economics Outside the Cube
Nearly every year for the past decade, PG&E has requested permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, to adjust diversions at the Potter Valley Project from the Eel River into the Russian River. This is because the Project has failed in nearly...| Friends of the Eel River
The California State Assembly’s Utilities and Energy Committee has passed an amended bill to end net metering for homes with solar once they are sold.| pv magazine International
From 2009 to 2018 I presented data comparing the accuracy of the utilities forecasts to those from the CEC IEPR. The IEPR forecasts were consistently much more accurate.| Economics Outside the Cube
As California policy makers seek to address energy affordability in 2025, this report shows why rooftop solar can and has helped control rate escalation. This research stands in direct contrast to …| Economics Outside the Cube
FERC has not yet approved PG&E's flow variance request for the Potter Valley Project this year, yet a timely approval is crucial to protecting native fish.| Friends of the Eel River
