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Upcoming CPUC Voting Meetings & Events
The CPUC holds regularly scheduled public meetings to discuss and vote on proposed policies, rules, and programs. The CPUC welcomes public comments in person and by phone at its voting meetings. Schedule of CPUC 2026 Voting Meetings
October 8
11:00 a.m.
In person: California State Personnel Board’s Auditorium, 801 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814
Webcast: adminmonitor
Phone:
1-800-857-1917, passcode: 9899501# (English)
1-800-857-1917, passcode: 3799627# (Spanish)
October 29
11:00 a.m.
In person: CPUC Auditorium, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102
Webcast: adminmonitor
Phone:
1-800-857-1917, passcode: 9899501# (English)
1-800-857-1917, passcode: 3799627# (Spanish)
Upcoming CPUC Webinar
October 28: Electric Rates & You: Understanding the CPUC General Rate Case (GRC) Process
10:00 to 11:15 a.m.
Webcast: Webex
Energy Division staff will provide an inside look at what a GRC application includes, and how the CPUC weighs factors like affordability, reliability, and safety when determining electric rates. In addition, the webinar will include information on how to provide input and participate in the GRC review process. For more information, please refer to the Informational Webinars webpage.
Upcoming Advisory Meeting(s)
Check back next month!
News
CPUC Strengthens Tribal Consultation and Expands Opportunities for Tribal Participation in Utility Land Transfers
On September 17, The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved revisions to its Tribal Consultation Policy and Tribal Land Transfer Policy (TLTP), strengthening engagement with California Native American tribes and providing a clearer, more informed process to implement the TLTP.
Expanding Tribal Opportunities in Utility Land Transfers
The revised TLTP expands its application to proposed dispositions of surplus property by investor-owned utilities covered by the policy. This change will increase the number of utility properties for which tribes receive notice and an opportunity to express interest in acquiring property.
Under the revised policy, investor-owned utilities must request a list of tribal contacts from the CPUC’s Office of the Tribal Advisor when undertaking covered property dispositions. The policy also requires utilities to provide tribes that express interest in acquiring a property additional important information that will enable tribes to better evaluate whether to move forward with pursing an acquisition or land transfer.
“The revised Tribal Land Transfer Policy provides tribes a clearer process and more information to make decisions as to whether to pursue a transfer of land that is subject to the policy,” said CPUC Commissioner Darcie L. Houck, who is assigned to the proceeding. “These changes are an important step toward enabling tribes to acquire lands in their ancestral territory.”
To help tribes identify utility service areas that may overlap with their self-identified ancestral lands, the CPUC’s Office of the Tribal Advisor will publish a map of county boundaries overlaid with the service territories of investor-owned utilities.
“This decision represents an important step in strengthening the CPUC’s government-to-government relationship with tribes,” said CPUC President John Reynolds. “It recognizes the enduring connection between tribes and their ancestral lands and helps ensure the connection is meaningfully considered.”
Read the full story here: CPUC Strengthens Tribal Consultation and Expands Opportunities for Tribal Participation in Utility Land Transfers
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