What is the PUC Papers archive?

The PUC Papers is a searchable archive of over 67,000 documents from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) exposing corruption between state energy regulators and the energy industry they regulate.

What documents are in the CPUC archive?

The archive includes documents from major investigations including the PG&E San Bruno pipeline explosion, Aliso Canyon gas leak, and communications between CPUC commissioners and utility executives revealing regulatory capture and corruption.

How do I search California Public Utilities Commission documents?

Use the search box to search through 68,000+ OCR'd documents. You can use boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) and exact phrase searches with quotes. Search for topics like PG&E corruption, San Bruno explosion, Aliso Canyon, or CPUC commissioners.

The PUC Papers - California Public Utilities Commission Document Archive

The California Public Utilities Commission corruption scandal has resulted in hundreds of thousands of documents being put into the public domain through the Public Records Act. This website, published by nonprofit Consumer Watchdog's Capitol Watchdog project, allows you to search through these documents to expose new webs of corruption between state energy regulators and the energy industry they regulate.

Good hunting, and please let us know what you find.

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Last Updated: February 13, 2026

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