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Chapter 03b · The DG Wire

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Chapter 03b.1 · What's in it

Six standing sections.
One filing-week briefing.

The same six headers every week. We don't pad. If nothing meaningful happened in a section that week, it's a one-line note instead of three paragraphs of filler.

CPUC dockets PG&E B-19 PG&E B-20 SGIP step SCE rates SDG&E rates §48 ITC OBBBA RFS / RIN Rule 21 BAAQMD SJVAPCD SMAQMD Queue motion CEC bonus Equity-resiliency PSPS MIP / Tranche 3 Transferability Cost-basis
Chapter 03b.2 · A typical issue

Looks like this.
Reads in eight minutes.

Three illustrative sample covers showing the standing format — the content below is a layout mock-up with placeholder items, not an actual published issue, and the specific filings and figures shown are illustrative only. The DG Wire itself is plain text in your inbox; this is how the same six sections would show up on the archive page.

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Sample issue
Illustrative
California DG · WeeklySample layout · illustrative, not an actual issue

SGIP step ticks down one notch; a general-service rate filing lands.

SGIP step

Storage budget allocation approaches the next tranche threshold and the program moves down a step. Filings in flight at the prior step must complete within the standard grace window.

PG&E rates

A general-service rate filing is submitted; capacity charges show a structural lift relative to the prior cycle, with TOU windows unchanged.

Air districts

An air-district rule amendment is posted for public comment; no immediate effect on carbonate fuel cell siting.

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Sample issue
Illustrative
California DG · WeeklySample layout · illustrative, not an actual issue

Treasury post-OBBBA §48 guidance; transferability discount tightens.

Federal · §48 ITC

Treasury issues guidance clarifying the post-OBBBA flat-30% mechanic for fuel cell projects with begin-of-construction after 12/31/2025. Cost-basis substantiation requirements expand.

Transferability market

Brokers report bid discounts compressing on fuel-cell credits backed by full substantiation packages. Underwriting demand for the documentation set increases.

Interconnection queue

Updated cluster study results show commercial queue movement remains multi-year for new export.

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The DG Wire
Sample issue
Illustrative
California DG · WeeklySample layout · illustrative, not an actual issue

MIP Tranche 3 timeline expected for 2027; ALJ ruling on the equity-resiliency adder.

MIP · Microgrid Incentive

Tranche 3 of the PG&E Microgrid Incentive Program is expected to open in 2027 — the final tranche. Developers should pre-position with anchor sites and CBO partners now.

Equity-resiliency

An ALJ ruling clarifies eligibility criteria for the SGIP equity-resiliency adder; additional HFTD zones are added.

Air districts

An air-district clarification memo addresses rule applicability to carbonate platforms. No new constraint; the existing exemption is affirmed.

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Hover the stack — issues fan apart

Chapter 03b.3 · Why free

Free because credibility compounds.

We write it because tracking the CPUC docket calendar is what a developer does anyway — and writing it down forces us to be right. If you read 20 issues and never engage Bcal commercially, we're still net up: we got 20 weeks of public discipline, and you got real intel.

WHAT YOU GET

The standing format.

  • →Six standing headers · same every week
  • →Read time stated at the top · usually 7–9 min
  • →Every claim is sourced · docket numbers visible
  • →Plain text · no images · no tracking pixels
WHAT YOU WON'T GET

The single-channel discipline.

  • →No drip sequence, no nurture flow
  • →No CRM enrichment of your address
  • →No sales follow-up unless you reply directly
  • →No content marketing buzzwords — ever
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