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Hi all,<br>
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Herrera has included potential PG&E marketing for the statewide
ballot measure in the
complaint. See links below.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sfcityattorney.org/">http://www.sfcityattorney.org/</a><br>
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<div class="contentarea_home"><a
href="http://www.sfcityattorney.org/index.aspx?page=277"><img
style="border: 0px none ;"
alt="Herrera seeks rule change to block PG&E efforts to kill consumer choice"
src="cid:part1.09090303.07030705@aim.com"></a>
<p>City Attorney Dennis Herrera has petitioned the California Public
Utilities Commission for tougher regulations to prohibit electric
utilities from engaging in marketing campaigns and other abuses of
their monopoly position to undermine Community Choice Aggregation, a
program intended to enable local governments to develop cleaner,
renewable energy sources and ultimately stabilize consumers'
electricity costs. The move comes in reaction to recent efforts by
PG&E to kill consumer choice, contrary to promises the company
repeatedly voiced to state regulators.</p>
<p>"We cannot let Californians be denied the benefits of cleaner,
cost-effective energy alternatives -- consumer choice is simply too
important to ratepayers and the environment," Herrera said. "The
California Public Utilities Commission exists to police giant
utilities, to assure that their monopoly advantages aren't abused to
exploit consumers or frustrate the policy objectives of our state
lawmakers. Yet that is exactly what has happened since PG&E locked
CCA into its crosshairs. It is critical for state regulators to move
quickly and decisively to tighten regulations, and restore teeth to the
law as the legislature intended. I am enormously grateful to Sup. Ross
Mirkarimi for his longstanding leadership on CCA as LAFCo chair, and to
SFPUC General Manager Ed Harrington and his staff for their expertise
and hard work to fulfill the promise of consumer choice."</p>
<ul>
<li>Read the news release "<a
href="http://www.sfcityattorney.org/index.aspx?page=277">Herrera seeks
rule change to block PG&E efforts to kill consumer choice</a>;
Utility’s deceptive campaign, broken promises on Community Choice
Aggregation demand expedited action by regulators, City argues" (Jan.
11, 2010)</li>
<li class="pdf">Download the PDF of the <a
href="http://www.sfcityattorney.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=503"
target="_blank">City Attorney's CPUC petition to halt anti-CCA
marketing drives</a> (Jan. 11, 2010)</li>
<li class="pdf">Download the PDF of <a
href="http://www.sfcityattorney.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=502"
target="_blank">City Attorney's CPUC Petition Appendices A-C</a> (Jan.
11, 2010)</li>
<li class="pdf">Download the PDF of <a
href="http://www.sfcityattorney.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=500"
target="_blank">City Attorney's CPUC Petition Appendices D-G</a> (Jan.
11, 2010)</li>
<li class="pdf">Download the PDF of <a
href="http://www.sfcityattorney.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=501"
target="_blank">City Attorney's CPUC Petition Appendices H-L</a> (Jan.
11, 2010)</li>
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