The just-retired former two-time president of the California Public Utilities Commission, Richard Bilas, sounded off Monday on the lack of political independence at the five-member state regulatory panel and a host of energy issues in the state that he thinks are not likely to get the nonpartisan leadership needed to resolve them. In an interview with NGI, Bilas said a little-recognized state law passed in 1999 (SB 33) “politicized” the CPUC to an extent never before seen, and that is “not good” for consumers or utilities.
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Bilas Says CA Regulators Fatal Flaw is Lack of Independence
The just-retired former two-time president of the California Public Utilities Commission, Richard Bilas, sounded off Monday on the lack of political independence at the five-member state regulatory panel and a host of energy issues in the state that he thinks are not likely to get the nonpartisan leadership needed to resolve them. In an interview with NGI, Bilas said a little-recognized state law passed in 1999 (SB 33) “politicized” the CPUC to an extent never before seen, and that is “not good” for consumers or utilities.
March 13, 2002
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