Southern California Edison (SCE) is hosting a virtual Clean Energy Summit for business customers.2022 Clean Energy Summit:Learn How to Accelerate Your Clean Energy TransitionThursday, Aug. 25, 2022Main Sessions: 9-11 a.m.Session 1: The Integrated Path to Greenhouse Gas ReductionSession 2: Clean Energy Transformation from a Business and Public Sector PerspectiveBreakout Sessions: 11 a.m.-NoonOption 1: Small Business/Economic […]
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SBUA is fighting to ensure fair and reasonable energy costs for small business ratepayers in Avista’s service territory. We want your input! Avista is asking to raise gas and electricity rates by over 2.7% and 2.6%, respectively, for small commercial customers. How will this impact your business and what concerns do you have? Please let […]
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The California Public Utilities Commission has set public hearings to discuss San Diego Gas and Electric’s (SDG&E) request to determine the share of total electricity costs to be allocated to small commercial customers (along with and in comparison to other customer classes). The purpose of the hearings are to inform and solicit comments from SDG&E […]
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Southern California Edison (SCE) is offering small businesses an energy discount through the Economic Development Rate (EDR) program to attract, retain, or expand your business operations in SCE’s service territory versus out of state. Specifically, the program offers a 12% discount on your energy bill over a 5-year period. These are new options for small […]
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Small businesses in SDG&E’s territory have been struggling with big utility bills. On August 22, 2018, CBS reported a story on this issue: CBS Reports on Small Business Power Bills. Nonetheless, SDG&E has requested to collect more money from ratepayers, including small businesses. In January 2018, SBUA filed as a party before the California Public Utilities […]
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SBUA entered a settlement agreement with PG&E and other parties to decrease the cost of electricity for small commercial customers. This is significant because PG&E initially requested an increase in the cost of bundled electricity for small businesses. This settlement advances SBUA’s mission to protect small businesses from disproportionate rate increases and represent small commercial customers at PUC proceedings.
In October 2015, SBUA filed as a party before the California Public Utilities Commission to intervene on Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) request for revenue and rate increases related to its Electric and Gas Services. Prior to intervening, SBUA had been in extensive negotiations with PG&E to advance issues of importance to SBUA’s constituency, such as spending, customer […]
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SBUA intervened in the Portland General Electric General Rate Case representing small business (e.g.,the Small Nonresidential Customer). This class of small business customers is by far the second most numerous customer class served by PGE, far larger than commercial, irrigators, and other customers. PGE proposed a 6% or so increase in retail electricity rates with small […]
Small businesses in Northern California will face increased costs for electricity and gas starting in 2014. PG&E is now seeking authorization from the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to charge ratepayers an additional $5.3 billion over the next three-year cycle for gas and electric services as compared to the existing rate structure. (When filing a […]
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