California Public Utilities Commission

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The California Public Utilities Commission is a state regulatory agency that oversees and sets policies for privately owned utilities in California, including electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, water, and transportation companies.

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California Public Utilities Commission canonical 9
CPUC 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public utilities commission
state regulatory agency
abbreviation California Public Utilities Commission self-linksurface differs
surface form: CPUC
alsoKnownAs Cal PUC
appliesToJurisdiction California, United States
surface form: California
appointedBy Governor of California
canInclude President of the Commission
canIssue decisions
orders
rules and regulations
city San Francisco
confirmedBy California State Senate
country United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
foundedBy California State Legislature
surface form: State of California Legislature
governingBody five‑member commission
hasBoardSize 5 commissioners
headquartersLocation San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California
jurisdiction California, United States
surface form: State of California
legalForm state agency
locatedIn San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California
oversees electricity rates for investor‑owned utilities in California
natural gas rates for investor‑owned utilities in California
telecommunications service quality in California
transportation safety for regulated carriers in California
water utility rates for investor‑owned utilities in California
parentOrganization California, United States
surface form: State of California
partOf Government of California
regulates certain transportation companies in California
household goods carriers in California
passenger carriers in California
privately owned electric utilities in California
privately owned natural gas utilities in California
privately owned telecommunications companies in California
privately owned water utilities in California
rail safety in California
rail transit systems in California
ride‑sharing services in California
responsibility advancing clean energy policies in California
consumer protection for utility customers in California
ensuring affordable utility services in California
ensuring reliable utility services in California
ensuring safe utility services in California
implementing state energy and climate policies for regulated utilities
setsPolicyFor electric utilities in California
natural gas utilities in California
telecommunications utilities in California
transportation utilities in California
water utilities in California
state California, United States
surface form: California
streetAddress 505 Van Ness Avenue
termLength 6 years
website https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/

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California Public Utilities Commission abbreviation California Public Utilities Commission self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: CPUC
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