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  "description": "February 2026 ended with a bang; many items surfaced late last week and spilled over into Monday. We're getting you caught up on them now.\n\n * DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES/LOAD GROWTH: The major electric IOUs submitted filings to address a longstanding tension identified in the High DER proceeding: the CEC's IEPR forecasts are system-level and coincident, while distribution planning is circuit-level and based on non-coincident peaks. Applying system caps directly to circuit forecasts can eith...",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T00:55:31.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "High DER proceeding",
    "4.8-MW Hamilton Branch Hydroelectric Project",
    "a Joint Mediation Statement",
    "application",
    "gas utilities' major infrastructure investments",
    "electric rates filing",
    "the first real test",
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  "textContent": "February 2026 ended with a bang; many items surfaced late last week and spilled over into Monday. We're getting you caught up on them now.\n\n  * **DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES/LOAD GROWTH:** The major electric IOUs submitted filings to address a longstanding tension identified in the High DER proceeding: the CEC's IEPR forecasts are system-level and coincident, while distribution planning is circuit-level and based on non-coincident peaks. Applying system caps directly to circuit forecasts can either distort known load data or suppress near-term distribution upgrade needs. Consequently, all three utilities propose formal adoption of a “Non-Coincident IEPR Cap” methodology that reconciles IEPR system forecasts with bottom-up circuit planning.\n  * **PG &E'S ERRA COMPLIANCE**: PG&E's new ERRA compliance filing requests that issues pertaining to the extended operations of Diablo Canyon be excluded from the ERRA venue, arguing those costs are reviewed under a separate statutory framework.\n  * **HYDRO ASSETS:** PG&E filed an application seeking approval under the Public Utilities Code to sell its 4.8-MW Hamilton Branch Hydroelectric Project, located near Lake Almanor in Plumas and Lassen Counties, to Hamilton Branch Hydro, LLC. This is a straightforward portfolio exit of a mothballed hydro unit.\n  * **ARTIFICIAL OIL ISLANDS:** SCE, THUMS Long Beach Company, and the City of Long Beach recently submitted a Joint Mediation Statement reporting continued progress toward a potential sale of the THUMS Added Facilities from SCE to THUMS. Read our \"instant analysis\" to understand why this proceeding is not trivial.\n  * **CRUDE OIL TRANSPORTATION:** Crimson California Pipeline L.P. filed an application with the CPUC seeking authorization to increase rates on its Southern California crude oil pipeline system by **66.97%** , retroactive to **April 1, 2026**. This is a declining-asset ratemaking case.\n\n\n\nAlso, please see our standalone summaries from earlier today covering the gas utilities' major infrastructure investments, PG&E's **March 1** electric rates filing, and the first real test of the CPUC's narrow exception pathway after it eliminated gas line extension allowances in a 2022 decision (D.22-09-026).\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "MONDAY AGGREGATE: Load Growth Caps, PG&E ERRA Compliance; Crimson's 67% Crude Pipeline Rate Hike",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-03T01:13:39.381Z"
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