Committee Website Teleconference Instructions:

Due to the health and safety risks associated with the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Senate will continue to adhere to social distancing guidelines. Accordingly, seating for Senate proceedings will continue to be limited to the extent social distancing allows. All are encouraged to watch our hearing from its live stream on the Senate’s website at https://www.senate.ca.gov/

We encourage the public to submit written testimony before the hearing through the position letter portal. Please note that any written testimony submitted to the committee is considered public comment and may be read into the record or reprinted.

The Capitol will be open for attendance of committee hearings, but the public is strongly encouraged to participate via the web portal or telephonically.

Information regarding a call-in option for testimony will be made available and updated the night prior to the hearing date.

Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications hearing call-in information for 2022:

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Please note: In order for your testimony to be heard clearly, you must mute any devices you are using to live stream the committee hearing prior to calling into the teleconference service.

August 25, 2022 - Proposal to Extend Operations of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

• Agenda
• Background
• Ana Matosantos, Cabinet Secretary, Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom
  • Language
  • Background
• Maureen Zawalick, VP Decommissioning & Technical Services, Pacific Gas & Electric
• Hunter Stern, Business Representative, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1245
• Ralph Cavanagh, energy Program Co-Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Bruce Gibson, Supervisor, Chair of the Board, County of San Luis Obispo
• Kim Delfino, Representative, Defenders of Wildlife and the California Coastal Protection Network
• Mark Toney, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Utility Reform Network
  • Key principles for extending Diablo Canyon

August 10, 2022 - Overview of Proposition 30: Provides Funding for Programs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Increasing Tax on Personal Income over $2 Million. Initiative Statute (21-0037A1)

• Agenda                    
• Background
• Proposition 30 Language
• Legislative Analyst's Office Report
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August 2, 2022 - Annual Update to the Legislature by the California Public Utilities Commission and the Public Advocates Office

• Agenda
• Alice Busching Reynolds, President, California Public Utilities Commission          CPUC Annual Report
• Matt Baker, Director, Public Advocates Office                                                             PAO Annual Report

August 25, 2021 - Keeping the Power On: A Focus on Electricity Reliability and the California Public Utilities Commission and the Public Advocates Office Annual Update to the Legislature.

• Agenda                                    2021 Summer Reliability Monthly Report                        
• Background
• Marybel Batjer, President, California Public Utilities Commission                        CPUC Annual Report
• Siva Gunda, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
• Elliott Mainzer President & CEO, California Independent System Operator       CAISO Root Cause Analysis
• Amy C. Yip-Kikugawa, Acting Director, Public Advocates Office                            PAO Annual Report