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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart

@pelegri.bsky.social
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Ex-software. Energy Transition. Consumer-owned energy assets. Immigrant. Californian. I write at pelegri.substack.com #EnergySky

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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I have started tracking the new California Bills on Dynamic Pricing. Last year AB-1117 go stuck but this year AB-710 and AB-1787 are making good progress. If interested, check out my note at pelegri.substack.com/p/dynamic-pr... #energysky
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Dynamic Prices and 2026 California Legislation
An Update on Legislation and Regulation
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
The 2025 Session of the California Legislature included multiple energy-related bills. I just published a post highlighting the most important ones, including AB-825 & SB-254 pelegri.substack.com/p/highlights... Do let me know if I am missing any bills you think should be highlighted #energysky
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Highlights of Energy Bills in California 2025-2026
The highlights for the busy reader
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Halcyon @halcyonai.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
September 23 #chartoftheday Florida PSC approves FPL’s HVAC On-Bill (HOB) pilot.⚡ Customers receive efficient HVAC systems and service on a fixed monthly charge, with no upfront cost. FPL gains load control. #energysky More: app.halcyon.io/processes/9e...
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Another very big bill signed. SB-254 has short-term, medium-term and long-term measures to improve affordability of electricity. I don't know what is the "official name", I like California Electricity Modernization and Affordability Act #energysky leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billHi...
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
AB-825 (nee SB-540), the Independent Regional Organization - Expansion of Day Ahead Market was signed by Gov. Newsom Awesome! After so many attempts Western States together leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billHi... #energySky
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
RE+2025 happened last week and I tracked news on residential electrification I liked best ConnectDER IslandDER: a <$850 Meter Socket Adapter with a MID and CTs to integrate whole-house batteries. ConnectDER PR listed 4 vendors, including FranklinWH and EcoFlow, and they have 22 more... #energysky
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
These are the last days of the California Legislature An overview of key energy bills is at pelegri.substack.com/p/summer-rec... I just got mail from a group that should know better with misinformation about SB-540, the Extended Day Ahead Market. My take is at pelegri.substack.com/p/electrical...
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Summer Recess Update - Energy Bills in California 2025-2026
So many bills, so little time
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Does anybody have pointers to / experience with Real Time Pricing tariffs in Spain? I'm looking into the proposals for California and I'd love to do a compare / contrast. I know what the rates are, what I'm looking for is customer feedback #energysky Compared to California's proposal...
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The @californiapuc.bsky.social is discussing when & how to bring real-time pricing. The rates used in the PG&E Pilot show fairly low rates with narrow spikes & moderate peaks. A household can handle them with a residential battery to save money and help the grid pelegri.substack.com/p/the-shape-...
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The Shape of A Dynamic Rate
Data from the PG&E Hour Flex Pilot
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Jeff St John @jeffstjohn.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Want to know why it's so goddamn hard for utilities and battery project developers to do what might seem at first glance to be the relatively simple task of installing a battery to be a stand-in for grid upgrades? Check this out: www.latitudemedia.com/news/inside-... #energysky
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Inside the battery projects redefining PG&E’s grid upgrade playbook
Two front-of-meter batteries are combining distribution deferral contracts and flexible interconnection to provide grid relief.
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
California promised dynamic rates back in 2001 but they are not yet widely available even after spending $4.5B of ratepayers money in Smart Meters. New legislation AB-1117 wants to change this open.substack.com/pub/pelegri/... #energysky
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Dynamic Rates - Awaiting a Promise from 2001
California's ratepayers have paid $4.5 Billion for Smart Meters but we still don’t have dynamic rates
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Best practices for tracking changes to (energy-related) bills in the California Legislature: subscribe to the bills on leginfo, use Compare Versions, and read the bill analysis from the committees. A bill can change in any way at any time #energysky Today's change: AB-1273 now clarifies...
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Money from California's Cap and Trade auctions are reimbursed to customers as Climate Credits. There are 3 bills in the legislature proposing changes to best benefit those customers that need the help the most Check pelegri.substack.com/p/your-elect... #energysky
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Your Electric Bill and Climate Credits
Your Climate Credits will change
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Californians are tired enough of high electricity rates that SB-332, an investigation on whether we can switch OUT of Investor-Owned Utilities, keeps moving through the legislature leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVo... It will be *very interesting* if it ends at Newsom's desk #energysky
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Somehow I missed that California's AB-306 was subsumed into AB-130, which was approved and signed by our Governor on June 30th AB-306 was a moratorium on housing code changes, and AB-130 is an omnibus bill to encourage housing #energysky
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
A good, approachable, description of the financing issues behind our high rates. Here in California SB-254 is trying to fix several problems including financing and wildfire costs.
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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
What city in the USA will be next to impose congestion pricing? Hopefully most of them and they'll have EV discounts so that we can transition away from this subsidy model that is NOT working well enough. 🔌💡
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
CPUC approved last week a decision on R.19-01-011 regarding service line upsizing, including non-isolating MSA (meter socket adapters) I just pushed out a note on the basics of a Voting Meeting and on how I used CoPilot to digest the decision #energysky pelegri.substack.com/p/meter-sock...
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Meter Socket Adapters and More - CPUC Decision June 12, 2025
And how to track and interpret a CPUC Voting Decision
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
@californiapuc.bsky.social I support your efforts to encourage public participation in CPUC proceedings. It would help *A LOT* if you switched to a modern participation platform. At the least provide recordings on YouTube -- that gives transcript automatically. Ideally... #energysky
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
This proceeding supports Meter Socket Adapters, Watt Diet and other measures to help electrify buildings #energysky
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California Public Utilties Commission @californiapuc.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Today we continued efforts toward meeting California's climate and equity goals by approving measures to accelerate the transition to all-electric buildings. Read more: docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDoc...
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
If you are considering adding a residential battery, or just interested in the topic, I just published a note covering six vendors. pelegri.substack.com/p/modern-res... I now see a battery system as the core of a house microgrid #energysky
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Modern Residential Batteries - Summer 2025
Batteries, the core of the House Microgrid
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
This can be a big session for energy here in California. Another good bill is moving forward. Sen Beckers, Wahab et al) SB-254 If it passes the Assembly and its signed by Newsom it can deliver short-term, medium-term, and long-term affordability benefits #energysky
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
More amendments to SB-540, the California bill creating an extended day ahead market (EDAM). Next is the Senate Floor. We need EDAM for affordability, resilience and renewables #energysky Earlier post pelegri.substack.com/p/electrical... Changes leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVe...
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
I have an update to the post tracking energy bills in California. Some bills died in committees, some died the “suspense file” death, some were amended… Floor votes are ahead #energysky open.substack.com/pub/pelegri/...
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Memorial Day Update - Energy Bills in California 2025-2026
So many bills, so little time
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
AB-942 (California Assembly) is a bill debating NEM in California. I'll skip on the debate on "True Value of Solar" but... it just went through Appropriations with a label of "no budget implications" BUT! #energysky if AB-942 passes it will mean that the @californiapuc.bsky.social will have...
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
I felt I needed to learn more about the California PUC as they play a key role in California's Energy Transition. My first "Regulation" post collects what I learnt about the CPUC Proceedings pelegri.substack.com/p/intro-to-c... #energysky
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Intro to CPUC Proceedings
Most of us know very little about the CPUC Proceedings but they impact us daily
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
@californiapuc.bsky.social Nice to see you here I see you posted news of the RCPPP workshop at both FB and LinkedIn but I can't find the announcement here. BlueSky is better because it is time-ordered and it is easier to follow I missed the workshop but I'll catch up in the video #energysky
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Peeling the onion... The more I understand the California Electrical landscape the more nuances I see. Now tracking SB-326 (California Wildfire Mitigation Strategic Planning Act) b/c most of our rates are from Transmission and Distribution, and Wildfires are a big part of that #energysky
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
BPA, the Bonneville Power Administration, is the administrator of 31 hydroelectric plants in the NorthEast (~22.4 GW). BPA is currently part of the real-time WEIM market, run by CAISO. BPA just confirmed its intention to join Markets+ Day Ahead market from SPP instead of EDAM... 1/2 #energysky
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Kudos to whoever maintains the CPUC glossary. Very useful www.cpuc.ca.gov/news-and-upd... #energysky
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Glossary of Acronyms and Other Frequently Used Terms
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Check my writeup onCollar Meters. They simplify the process of electrifying our houses because they are neither BTM nor FTM but rather At The Meter. Used by Tesla, ConnectDER, SDGE, Spain, Enphase and others to connect PV, Storage and more #energysky pelegri.substack.com/p/meters-and...
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Meters and Meter Collars!
Not in Front, not Behind, but AT the Meter!
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
In case others didn't know about it but DSIRE is a nice database of state incentives for renewables. I actually learned stuff about NBT I didn't know from there (about RECs). programs.dsireusa.org/system/progr... #energysky
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DSIRE
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Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Implementing a Distributed Capacity Procurement that installs solar&storage on distribution circuits to dramatically increase capacity on existing circuits at 1/10th the cost. Their customer subscription model is an interesting way to reduce friction. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
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Georgia Power files plan to reliably, economically meet the energy needs of a growing Georgia
/PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power today filed its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which details the company's plan to meet the energy needs of customers and...
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Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Georgia Power signed a big contract with LineVision to deploy dynamic line rating to their entire footprint. www.linevisioninc.com/news/linevis...
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LineVision's Q1 2025 Newsletter
LineVision shares Q1 updates: partnership announcements, a webinar, a Bloomberg feature, on the airwaves, a regulatory roundup & upcoming events.
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
During today's AB-942 bill, the proponents repeatedly said that NBT compensation is 76-82% of NEM 2.0. Anybody has any idea where that came from? Because my numbers are very different. #energysky docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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ACC export rate 2024
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Ha! I had no idea that Meter Collars had been around for a long time. Just bumped into this from Marwell Corp from 1979. marwellcorp.com Marwell manufactures the Renewable Meter Adaptor for SDGE. I am writing a blog post on collars. It's fun content #energysky
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Iberian (Spain + Portugal) grid is stabilizing. From www.esios.ree.es/en #energysky
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
One of the bills in the California Legislature modifies the terms for our NEM 2.0. I wrote a summary of the current version of the bill at pelegri.substack.com/p/nem-20-to-... #energysky
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NEM 2.0 To Sunset in 10 years
California's AB-942 is proposing several changes to NEM 2.0
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/04/2025
PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Three generations of 2x4s.
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Short writeup on the basics of Energy Procurement and Energy Markets from the point of view of Peninsula Clean Energy. Post is based on a great prezo by Roy Xu at PCE pelegri.substack.com/p/pce-energy... #energysky
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PCE Energy 101
How Energy Markets work, and how PCE uses them
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I'm attending (remotely) my first CPUC workshop. This is on scenarios for High DER adoption. Current presenter is from Minnesota PUC on their own plans (Xcell dominated). Good experience attending so far. Unravelling the collection of proceedings at CPUC site was hardest part
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The California Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee has hearings today. Bills covered include SB-540 (Regional Day Ahead Market in the West), SB-541 (Load Shifting), SB-332 (IOU Accountability), SB-836 (Transmission planning and permitting) and mroe #energysky
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
I just noticed that Enphase has started making noises about new products: a new battery 10C with more storage and fewer microinverters, a new combiner and a new meter collar. They are beginning to look competitive in the storage space, and their batteries are made in the US... #energysky
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Tyler Norris @tnorris.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
In case it wasn't already clear: new US nuclear is highly unlikely to scale in time to meaningfully support AI load growth over next 10yrs, from large or small reactors. I wish it wasn't the case, but this is reality. If all goes well, we'll have ~handful of SMRs online by 2035.
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
I finished a first pass through a list of Energy-related bills in the California 2025-2026 Legislature. Let me know if you think I missed an important bill. Caveats - the bills can change a lot, and can do at any time. pelegri.substack.com/p/energy-bil... #energysky
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Energy Bills in California 2025-2026
So many bills, so little time
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Here is my note on SB 540, a bill in the California Legislature that enables the creation of an Extended Day Ahead Electricity Market in the West as part of the Pathways Initiative pelegri.substack.com/p/electrical... Pathways has strong support but some groups have reservations... #energysky
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Electrical Markets in the West and SB-540
An innovative solution to a long running challenge
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
California is ramping up our 2025-2026 Legislature session and there are many #energysky related bills. A particularly important one is SB 540 (Becker) that is key for the creation of an Extended Day Ahead Electricity Market across the US West I am in favor of the bill. I will write down why...
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Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart @pelegri.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
I missed the hatching this year, but this season we had 3 eggs hatching at Big Bear Valley. One didn't survive a winter storm, the other two are growing up. Chicks are not yet named. Check them out and enjoy! www.friendsofbigbearvalley.org
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Friends of Big Bear Valley | Inspiring environmental awarenesss, appreciation and enjoyment
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