Hi all, Herrera has included potential PG&E marketing for the statewide ballot measure in the complaint. See links below. http://www.sfcityattorney.org/ Herrera seeks rule change to block PG&E efforts to kill consumer choice <http://www.sfcityattorney.org/index.aspx?page=277> 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. "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." * Read the news release "Herrera seeks rule change to block PG&E efforts to kill consumer choice <http://www.sfcityattorney.org/index.aspx?page=277>; Utility's deceptive campaign, broken promises on Community Choice Aggregation demand expedited action by regulators, City argues" (Jan. 11, 2010) * Download the PDF of the City Attorney's CPUC petition to halt anti-CCA marketing drives <http://www.sfcityattorney.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=503> (Jan. 11, 2010) * Download the PDF of City Attorney's CPUC Petition Appendices A-C <http://www.sfcityattorney.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=502> (Jan. 11, 2010) * Download the PDF of City Attorney's CPUC Petition Appendices D-G <http://www.sfcityattorney.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=500> (Jan. 11, 2010) * Download the PDF of City Attorney's CPUC Petition Appendices H-L <http://www.sfcityattorney.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=501> (Jan. 11, 2010)
