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Chief of staff at CPUC resigns
captd/founder I am somewhat surprised that you were unaware of Florio's association with TURN. He was only there for 30plus years and it's the second line of his bio. He also was the author of Prop 9 way back before we moved away, probably 15 yrs ago at least. Among other things, it would also have prohibited assessment of taxes, bonds, surcharges to pay costs of nuclear power plants and provided for judicial review of PUC decisions as they relate to electric restructuring and financing costs. Or then again, maybe I shouldn't really be surprised at all.— September 19, 2014 2:49 p.m.
Chief of staff at CPUC resigns
don bauder, ok so he's a lawyer. Maybe he's just not a very good one. LOL. As we all are aware, bad lawyers grow like weeds in California. Though I have to say that in my opinion, the fact that his law gig was as a senior attorney at TURN for 30 some years makes his performance as a commissioner even more pathetic. I find it interesting that no one ever mentions the fact that he was also was on the board of governors at Cal-Iso for almost 10 yrs.This guy knows, or at least should know, the ins and outs of the power industry, from both sides, better than anyone else on the commission. In my mind, that makes his performance on behalf of the consumer, or lack there of, all the more reprehensible. Even more mysterious is the fact that virtually all of those consumer advocates who are demanding Peevey's head on a pike seem to be giving Florio a pass. I read this interesting article a couple of days ago. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article… I repeat, PATHETIC!! And probably criminal as well.— September 18, 2014 9:37 a.m.
Chastened yet, Public Utilities Commission?
don bauder, that's interesting. First off, I just revisited your description of your property in Co. and all I can say is VERY cool. If someone asked me to describe the perfect place for me to retire to, yours description is better than anything I could come up with. Other than adding a large workshop, cos I have lots and lots of tools and love to tinker and maybe a green house, so I could grow a salsa/spaghetti garden in the winter, and you have what I would say is a perfect situation. I'm not envious of many people, but I have to make an exception in this case. I might go for a smaller house, but that's it. When I decided not to move back to SD, I was going to go back to the house in Calabasas. It's just over 3000 sq ft on just under 6 acres. It's pretty nice, but too big. It was marginally too big when it was my wife, my daughter and I, but without my wife and with my daughter happily ensconced in Seattle, I decided it was just too big and too quiet, so I sold it and settled in in SC. And even there at 1100 sq ft, it's more than I need, but it's where I call home even though I spend time in a couple of other places.— September 17, 2014 11:09 p.m.
Chastened yet, Public Utilities Commission?
dennis, obviously that would. I deal with both SDG&E and SCE, so I am right their with you. However, that is one of the other variables involved that I mentioned in my original comment. When I said rate increases, I was referring to what don bauder was saying about residential rate increases and the rate base growth expectations for new facilities. As he said, with all other things being equal, an increase in the connection fee would lower your ROI on solar. What I was referring to was that an increase in rates alone, across the board and not just for solar users, would not reduce your roi. Even with that $5.00 increase, for someone with $100 in usage per month, even just a 10% increase in rates would mean your roi increases. After last years increase, my usage was about $15-18 more per month. Even with a $5 connect fee increase, I'm still saving money. . BTW, if you think $5 is bad, you should check out what APS wants to do in Az. They want to add a surcharge for grid connected solar users, to the tune for as much as $50 per month, to offset wear and tear on their grid infrastructure.— September 17, 2014 10:51 p.m.
Chief of staff at CPUC resigns
don bauder, yes I agree that it your "duty" as you put it, but not his. That being said however, if captd/founder asks a specific question of a specific poster, be it myself or anyone else, then I think it's incumbent upon him to respond in kind if asked the same question in turn and to say that he doesn't have time is rather silly if he is continuing to make subsequent posts on the same story while ignoring the return request. IMO that is at best childish, if not just plain hypocritical. If he doesn't want to share the same opinion that he is asking of others, that's fine, just have the courtesy to say so.— September 17, 2014 10:14 p.m.
This Coronado Cays beauty has a dock for the super yacht
Dave a few months ago there was a thread about some rich dudes yacht that was in San Diego some place, don't remember where exactly. In those comments, it was pointed out that to be a "super yacht" the vessel needs to be a minimum of 24 meters in length.— September 17, 2014 3:12 p.m.
Chief of staff at CPUC resigns
captd/founder yes, of course that is true. But if you read the actual complaint, it says "The injury was to my ability to represent my clients before the PUC, to exercise my First Amendment Rights, and my rights under the Bagley Keene Act, and State Constitution." Unless there were to be any emails linking her to this action, either directly or implied, I can't see how they would have any bearing whatsoever. Being "in the loop" and having a premeditated plan to do this to Aguirre are two complete and separate things and I just don't see it.— September 17, 2014 1:34 p.m.
Chief of staff at CPUC resigns
don bauder, thank you. captd/founder does as well. Although he still never seems to answer any questions directed his way.— September 17, 2014 1:25 p.m.
Chastened yet, Public Utilities Commission?
All true, but that wasn't my question, which was if my rates go up, how will my ROI be disappointing since my savings will be higher? Also, I may indeed be classified as a "small" user, but how would my neighbor, assuming you are speaking in general terms, not specific ones, necessarily be a "big" user, rather than an "average" one. My understanding is that classification would be based on usage, no by comparing to your neighbor. BTW, my house in SC began it's life as a little 1950's bungalow style home, 2 br/1b, of about 600sq ft. My wife and I bought it from the kids of the original owners about 20 yr ago. Right after we bought it we put on a huge addition, about 150 sq ft. Last year, when I decided to stay there and get rid of the big house in Calabasas, I did a major reno, including adding more space. My house is now a 3br 3 1/2b and totaling nearly 1100sq ft. I mean it's absolutely HUGE. LOL! FYI most of the homes in my neighbor hood were built in the 50s-60s and are around 1000-1200 sq ft. I wonder, how big is yours, in terms of sq ft?— September 17, 2014 1:23 p.m.
Chastened yet, Public Utilities Commission?
don bauder let me ask you a question. If you have installed a solar pv system, which I have, on all of my properties both personal residences and rental properties, and you haven't, both your ROI and your rate of return are mainly dependent on how much you are charged for electricity. and how much you use. I understand there are a few other variables involved, but basically the higher usage rate, the faster the return and the lower the rate, the slower the return on the same amount of usage. For example, the system I installed in Seattle will take longer to return than an identical system in San Clemente and a system in Tucson will return at a rate somewhere between the two. So my question is this. If my ratse go up in San Clemente, where I am serviced by SDG&E, how will my return be disappointing? I will be saving more because of the rate increase. Isn't that part of the reason for installing the system in the first place? Not just to save money now, but as a hedge against higher utility rates in the future, be that future a few years from now or even just a few months from now. That hedge is part of virtually every pitch every solar company makes. Seems to me that unless justwondering is one of those "large" users, his rate will go up not down and though he WILL be paying more for those kw hours that are used, he will be saving money because of NOT paying more for ALL of his electrical usage that he gets from his solar pv system.— September 17, 2014 10:06 a.m.