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NEM 3.0 Decision: 1st Appellate District Affirms Original Opinion in Center for Biological Diversity v. Public Utilities Commission
On March 9, 2026, the First Appellate District affirmed in full its previous opinion in Center for Biological Diversity v. Public Utilities Commission (Case No. A167721). The affirmed First Appellate District opinion was appealed to the California Supreme Court, which … Continue reading
What Questions Will be Answered by the Appeals Court as it Applies a Less Deferential Standard to the CPUC in its Review of the CPUC’s Net Billing Tariff Decision
This is a follow up to my previous blog post on the California Supreme Court’s Opinion that remitted the Center for Biological Diversity v. CPUC (A167721; S283614) to the 1st Appellate District. With supplemental and responsive briefing filed on November … Continue reading
The Recent California Supreme Court Opinion in Center for Biological Diversity v. Public Utilities Commission Upends Decades of Statutory Interpretation Deference to CPUC
On August 8, 2025, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion (Center for Biological Diversity v. Public Utilities Commission, S284614 (August 7, 2025)) on a single issue of law specific to the degree of deference afforded to the California Public … Continue reading