rooftop solar only delivers an unbundled rec is there is a puc provision that says -- a california public utilities commission be, not confuse things. california public utilities commission provision that says the owner of the solar panel for rooftop solar owns the rec, not the utility. so, the utility takes the legislate. the customer owns the rec. so, at that point by its nature, it is now an unbundled rec by the nature of the puc rules. the reason why we set those rules up that way is to give the more economic value to the people putting solar panels on their house. if they own the recs, the idea is hopefully some day they would be able to sell those recs into a market just like anybody else and that would give additional value to the solar panels. >> and, so, if san francisco were to do a lot of local buildout of solar power plants, they would not be able to count those -- that power as bundled or -- how -- >> that's an interesting question that i can't answer. as i said, that's not a california public utilities commission rule. that would be a clear issue for pg&e since we directly regulate them. our reg

utilities and government agencies such as pacific gas and electric, our san francisco public utilities commission, our california public utilities commission as well as the environmental protection agencies. we are now home to more than 35 solar companies and five of the top 10 solar module manufacturers in the world have their offices here in san francisco. we're home to energy major developers and installers, including sun run, sun edison, teetion energy, basse electric, [speaker not understood]. so, to the solar companies already here in our great city, thank you for investing in our great city. ~ teague as those who are not yet located in san francisco, we welcome you. ~ with open arms. (applause) >> please consider joining your great colleagues in being part of the world's most innovative and dynamic solar clusters in the world. we continue to be a great city. we're very proud of our partnerships and our solar companies and our service providers, out of their work. we're not stopping here with these milestones. we're going to heed the call of our governor. we're going to get to goals yet to be imagined, and

. >> reporter: the california public utilities commission will levy a $7,500 fine on the limo company for over loading the limo. >> no real cause can be attributed to anything that could have been dune prevent it. >> reporter: criminal liability? >> some tragedies are crimes, some are not, this one is not. there will not be criminal charges. >> tom vacar reporting the. now oo -- reporting there. now eric rasmussen. >> reporter: many victims were nurses. a neighbor said many of the survivors and the victim's families are not talking because they could still go after them in civil court. >> the driver says it was engulfed in flames in 60 seconds on the san mateo bridge. >> i feel sorry this happened. sad situation. >> reporter: there were 9 women inside. only four got out alive. jennifer balon, anna alcantara, michelle estrera, and felomina geronga were all killed. the driver has always said he did nothing wrong. >> it has been stressful, though. stressful with the allegations. >> reporter: he facecameras again. >> reporter: were you playing music? >> no. >> reporter: investigators refu

one is that the california public utilities commission -- by pg & e the right to retain an option to create an organization that would market against cca's the commission rejected the proposal on the basis that it wasn't in compliant with the commission order. the commission order says you tell us that you don't intend to market against cca's or tell us how you would set up an organization in order to do that fairly. i haven't heard whether pg & e intends to file anything sooner or later. are there any questions about that? no. also the staff received approval for an implementation plan for the public utilities commission in november. that sort of -- we do have a duty to provide those implementation plans to the commission so they understand our business plan and how we will protect consumers, but they really don't have direct authority over the commission in that regard. this commission. >> finally you are all aware that pg & e and a number of other parties filed a settlement that would create a green tear off of pg & e service and that will need to be heard whether they will adopt t

. >> but the california public utilities commission did issue a citation to the owner of the limo company because the vehicle was overloaded. >> the general citation will be issued for failure to operate safely in having two more passengers in the come partment than there were seat belts. >> reporter: now, as for the limo driver, his ex-wife claimed he was actually on the cell phone with her at the time of the fire. chp said today that is not true. they have reviewed his cell phone records. he was not on the phone at the time of the fire, elizabeth. he even said he told investigators he tried to call 911 once he was outside and he received a busy signal from 911. >> wow. mark, what about the early reports that the limo's rear doors were locked. >> reporter: yeah. could the passengers get out? the answer is on one door on the left side, the answer is no. a passenger would not have been able to open the door because of child safety locks. the right side, the door was too badly damaged to make a determination. >> thank you, mark. >>> the bay area under extreme fire danger this week. kpix 5's

california's public utilities commission has ordered a phone company owned by the world's richest manrs in unpaid fees and interest. in a july decision, the c-p- u-c says tracfone wireless didn't pay fees required of all regulated telecommunications companies. the prepaid phone company is owned by mexican billionaire carlos slim, tracfone can appeal or request review within 30 days of the decision. there was hope for the giants with tim lincecum pitching strong, right up until the bitter end. the giants and rays went into extra innings tied one- one. rays outfielder wil myers' bases- loaded single in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifted the rays to a 2-1 victory ending the giants' three-game winning streak. the game featured a matchup of former cy young award winners, david price and tim lincecum. it was just the second game featured two former cy young award winners. the giants take on the rays this morning at 10:40 a-m at tropicana field. and it just keeps getting better for the a's. eric sogard's sacrifice bunt brought home a run. then yoenis cespedes, smashed one over the left- l

johnson was kicked out of this april 10th california public utility commission hearing on ride share regulations. >> i just want to make a point. he just called me a --. >> reporter: johnson called himself immature for that. he called her a name he shouldn't have. but he says he's right to be frustrated, calling the ride share business illegal. they're taking money out of his pocket. >> the thing is, when you mess with someone's livelihood, people are going to get hurt. >> reporter: controversy that centers around money. >> the lyft drivers, why can't we co-exist with the cabbies. you can co-exist with the cabbies when you're not stealing their money. >> reporter: cindy has driven for lyft for a year. it's her main source of income between jobs. she puts on her app, puts it in driver modes and waits for requests on her phone. she says business has been good. >> i can make extra money. why not? i love driving around the city. >> reporter: but the controversy isn't only about money. there's the issue of safety. >> their claims of safety are complete garbage. >> we designed the safety m

. >> the california public utilities commission is the agency that oversees carriers that transport ten or fewer passengers. they declined our interview request. but representatives tell us there is oversite. tonight at 11:00, we'll have more on that and we go undercover. hear from illegal limo companies that tried to get our business. elise kirschner, nbc bay area news. >>> america's cup racing continuing on the san francisco bay. sweden's team art muss set to compete for the first time since that deadly training accident. team artemis taking on the italian team luna rossa. that's is people zem my finals of the louis vuitton cup. you can watch it all right here on nbc bay area. the winner will face oracle. that team, the team from usa, in the finals taking place last month. team artemis missed several races after andrew bart simpson when the team's boat capsized back in may. america's cup officials say the investigation into his death is continuing. >>> it is 4:34. lit soon be illegal for people to sleep in their car in palo alto. the city council passed a controversial ordinance that

according to the california public utilities commission, the agency that regulates limo companies, their license was revoked six months ago, for failing to maintain proper insurance. even though the active website, calls the company a high quality and personal service. we found other companies slipping through the cracks. >> you have a license and everything? >> yeah. >> reporter: like aaa city limo in millbrae. the owner assured us, he's legal. but according to the puc's website, the carrier, requested a voluntary suspension in april. do you think the system in place now, makes it easy for limo companies to cheat the system? >> the illegal operator knows the system. it's the cost of doing business. >> reporter: mark stewart is the director of an industry group for limo companies. he believes the puc could do more to track down on illegally carriers. >> it's very frustrating. our own regulatory body and other agencies just sit back and nothing's actually done. >> reporter: the puc declined our interview requests. but representatives tell us there is oversight. carriers must get a permit,

. >> reporter: the california public utilities commission is the agency that oversees carriers that transporten or fewer passengers them declined our interview request but representatives tell us there is oversight. tonight at 11:00, we will have more on that and we go undercover, hear from illegal limo companies who tried to get our business. alise kirshner, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> right now, we want to show you new video from this morning's deadly big rig crash down in texas. look at that, that truck flying right off the overpass, crashes right onto the roadway below, burst into flames there, this actually happened back on saturday. that truck, you know, burst into flames, a terrible situation that killed the driver there right on the scene. police are still investigating the cause of this crash. they still do not have any exact answers why this happened. >>> an how about this next story? autopsies are planned today on two boys who investigators believe were strangled by a snake in an apartment in canada. authorities say a python escaped from its enclosure at this pet store. it

provide 100% renewable product to all clean power sf customers, renewable by the california public utilities commission standards. and we are planning to initiate work on our local buildout at launch. we're doing planning and work on that right now which i can explain a little more in a few minutes. as i mentioned, we have a contract with shell energy of north america for 20 to 30 megawatts of power. and something that i've been working on very hard in the last month or so is an investigation of whether we can be buying power in-house with expertise we already have. san francisco puc already scheduled and delivers about 240 megawatts of power to municipal and other customers every year, adding -- adding 10 or 20 megawatts would not be a big change in what they're doing. it's a matter of conducting some risk assessment and figuring out the best way to do that on behalf of the city. i also think i should tell you that we believe we could serve the program with hetch hetchy power at least four months out of most years and we're doing some analysis of that internally as well. and finally because the shell

randolph is the director of the california public utilities commission. the question probably some folks might be out there asking is what is renewable energy certificate and what does it mean within the mix, its impact on some of this stuff. the good news is we have the opportunity to hear his expertise on this. the trick, we're going to have to work through is the brown act from 1953 technically is an unagendized speaker. i'm sure our director probably told you we have to work through a three-minute presentation to your remarks, but we can ask questions and kind of delve a little more into that mind of yours to help us answer some of these questions. >> okay. thank you very much. >> we may have some questions after. >> i'm aware of the brown act requirement, but i will go quick and skip over a few things and get to the main points in the three minutes. i was asked to come here today to talk about what is a rec. straightforward, a rec is simply a compliance tool. it is an accounting tool that is used to measure the output of a renewable power plant for c