Energy

Consumer Watchdog, Every Fire Survivor’s Network Call on CPUC Commissioner Baker to Withdraw Approval of $456 Million PG&E Rate Hike Amid $2 Billion in Spending Cuts

November 9, 2026  ·  Alexandra Nagy

Sacramento, CA — Consumer Watchdog and Every Fire Survivor Network called on California Public Utilities Commissioner Matthew Baker to withdraw his proposed approval of $456 million...

LA Times Reports PG&E and Edison Have Secret Thanksgiving Surprise To Limit Shareholders’ Liability For Utility-Caused Fires In Special Session

November 3, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA – The Los Angeles Times is reporting (opens in new tab) that a secret PG&E presentation shared with state senators calls for limiting shareholder liability for...

No Bailout Blackmail: PG&E Is Crying Wolf Over $2 Billion in Spending Delays, Says Consumer Watchdog

November 2, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA — PG&E’s threat to delay $2 billion in infrastructure investments, including electricity connections for 25,000 customers, amounts to bailout blackmail aimed at pressuring California lawmakers...

PG&E Says It Cannot Afford to Serve Customers. Legislature Must Demand Services Before Wall Street Payouts 

October 26, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Consumer Watchdog and Every Fire Survivor’s Network Call For CPUC Enforcement Of PG&E’s Duty To Serve & Under-Oath Answers About Its Financial State Sacramento, CA — PG&E...

PG&E CEO Tells Investors Company Is Coordinating With Public Utilities Commission & Assembly On Bailout Blackmail Strategy To Get Special Session Wildfire Relief

October 22, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA – PG&E’s Chief Executive Officer Patty Poppe told investors (opens in new tab) on an earnings call today that she expects that a Public Utilities Commission...

Rising Approvals Of Oil Drilling Permits Underscore Governor Newsom’s Expansion Of Oil Drilling Instead Of Shifting Away From Fossil Fuels As Promised, Consumer Advocates Say

October 16, 2026  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — Oil well permit approvals continued to grow in the third quarter of 2026 to a total of 433 for the first nine...

A Word About Fossil Fuel Company Accountability

October 7, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

The fate of whether local and state governments can hold fossil fuel companies legally accountable for climate deception was in the hands of the US...

Alito Recusal Raises New Question: Should Supreme Court Be Hearing Suncor v. Boulder At All?

September 30, 2026  ·  Alexandra Nagy

Did Alito’s vote put Suncor v. Boulder before the Supreme Court? Alito recused when Court rejected Honolulu climate case presenting nearly identical question, but participated as Court granted Suncor review before stepping aside days before argument

Justice Alito Recuses From Landmark Climate Case

September 28, 2026  ·  Alexandra Nagy

This month Consumer Watchdog revealed companies Alito invests in warned shareholders climate lawsuits pose financial risks — at least one company is a defendant in...

Legislative Memo – Don’t Be Fooled Again

September 18, 2026  ·  Jamie Court

Some of Wall Street’s largest owners —  Black Rock, State Street, Vanguard, and Fidelity – are also among the biggest shareholders in California’s three investor-owned utilities. ...

Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips Warned Justice Alito His Oil Investments Face Material Risk From Climate Lawsuits For Years; Their Trade Association, Suncor and Exxon Briefed Him on How to Eliminate that Risk 

September 17, 2026  ·  Alexandra Nagy

Documents On File At The Supreme Court Of The United States And The Securities And Exchange Commission Establish That Justice Alito Has A Direct Financial...

Consumer Alert: Who’s Really Backing Big Oil in the Supreme Court Climate Deception Case?

September 9, 2026  ·  Consumer Watchdog