{"id":950,"date":"2010-02-04T17:39:54","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T22:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/?p=950"},"modified":"2010-02-04T17:39:54","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T22:39:54","slug":"headlines-california-officials-would-not-regulate-electric-car-charging-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/blueprintamerica\/headlines\/headlines-california-officials-would-not-regulate-electric-car-charging-firms\/950\/","title":{"rendered":"California Officials Would Not Regulate Electric Car Charging Firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com\/2010\/01\/29\/california-officials-would-not-regulate-electric-car-charging-firms\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The New York Times<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; California officials have indicated they are not inclined to regulate electric car infrastructure companies that plan to sell electricity to drivers through networks of charging stations.<\/p>\n<p>Whether to treat such companies as quasi-utilities has been a contentious issue. The state\u2019s three big utilities have split on the topic, while battery charging start-ups like Better Place and Coulomb Technologies have warned that regulation could stifle innovation and scare off investors.<\/p>\n<p>Now the president of the California Public Utilities Commission, Michael R. Peevey, has signaled he is siding with the companies as the commission moves to put electric car regulations in place. [<a href=\"http:\/\/greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com\/2010\/01\/29\/california-officials-would-not-regulate-electric-car-charging-firms\/\" target=\"_blank\">read more&#8230;<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Times &#8212; California officials have indicated they are not inclined to regulate electric car infrastructure companies that plan to sell electricity to drivers through networks of charging stations. Whether to treat such companies as quasi-utilities has been a contentious issue. 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