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Consumer groups, businesses and state lawmakers are all watching closely how California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in the next few weeks handles the upcoming two vacancies on the five-member California Public Utilities Commission. Indications are his administration’s appointments secretary will be getting a steady stream of candidates from all sectors of the state.

As part of a sweeping state initiative by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the state’s disparate energy agencies, including parts of the regulatory commission, are recommended for consolidation under a massive new “infrastructure” agency.

With a new budget finally put in place in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger turned his attention to energy issues but got off to a rocky start last Monday with a news report quoting local government officials, environmental groups and consumer activists blasting the governor’s cabinet members for taking an 11-day trip with energy company executives to Australia and South Korea to visit liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.

As part of a sweeping state initiative by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the state’s disparate energy agencies, including parts of the regulatory commission, are recommended for consolidation under a massive new “infrastructure” agency.

California’s Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, with the state budget crisis put to bed for the new fiscal year, is planning to turn his attention to energy. In his “state-of-the-state” address kicking off the year he emphasized the so-called hydrogen highway, energy efficiency and renewables, but he has stressed that much can be done within an existing law (AB 57) passed two years ago.

With a new budget finally put in place over the weekend, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to turn his attention to energy issues this month, but his administration got off to a rocky start Monday with a news report quoting local government officials, environmental groups and consumer activists blasting the governor’s cabinet members for taking an 11-day trip with energy company executives to Australia and South Korea to visit liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week urged FERC to move forward expeditiously with resolving cases pending at the federal agency related to refunds due to the state from electricity overcharges during California’s electricity crisis in 2000-2001.

The Australian Prime Minister, visiting California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week as part of a four-day North American tour, reportedly pushed the interests of an LNG firm from “down under” looking to develop an offshore receiving terminal off the Southern California coast.

The Australian Prime Minister, visiting California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week as part of a four-day North American tour, reportedly pushed the interests of an LNG firm from “down under” looking to develop an offshore receiving terminal off the Southern California coast.