Articles for Electric Bills

Gov. Newsom issues executive order aimed at lowering electric bills
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gov. Newsom issues executive order aimed at lowering electric bills

LA Times  

With Californians angry about their skyrocketing electric bills, Gov. The governor’s order directs the state Public Utilities and Energy commissions to find ways to try to lower power bills in the future, or at the minimum to stop them from rising so quickly. The executive order is just one of Newsom’s recent moves aimed at reducing soaring energy costs. Newsom’s …

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Column: Newsom wants Californians to help on climate. He should help too
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Newsom wants Californians to help on climate. He should help too

LA Times  

“Every day, Californians are taking small actions that collectively are helping us create a better world for our kids and grandkids,” Gov. One bill would have reversed a decision by Newsom’s appointees to the Public Utilities Commission that makes it more expensive for apartment renters, farmers, schools and strip malls to install rooftop solar panels. In his veto message for …

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Editorial: Californians need electric bill relief. Lawmakers failed to deliver it
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: Californians need electric bill relief. Lawmakers failed to deliver it

LA Times  

In this Dec. 16, 2017, file photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, flames burn near power lines in Sycamore Canyon near West Mountain Drive in Montecito. Californians already pay some of the nation’s highest electricity rates, and thanks to another year of inaction by state lawmakers there is still no end in sight to the steep hikes …

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Editorial: Californians don’t have to accept skyrocketing electric bills. Here’s how to fight back
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: Californians don’t have to accept skyrocketing electric bills. Here’s how to fight back

LA Times  

Fast-rising electric rates have the potential to be the Achilles’ heel of California’s climate goals. Much of the recent debate over electric rates has focused on the California Public Utilities Commission’s May 9 decision to shift the way electricity bills are charged to customers served by investor-owned utilities. Lawmakers must address rising costs next to protect cash-strapped Californians and prevent …

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Editorial: High electric bills threaten California’s clean future. This plan would help
8 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: High electric bills threaten California’s clean future. This plan would help

LA Times  

A flat-rate proposal by the state Public Utilities Commission would be a small but important step away from purely consumption-based electricity rates that effectively punish customers for switching to electric cars and appliances. But there’s a proposal by the California Public Utilities Commission that would ease the burden by changing the way customers of the state’s big three investor-owned utilities …

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Air fryer and slipper sales surge as energy bills skyrocket
2 years, 1 month ago

Air fryer and slipper sales surge as energy bills skyrocket

The Independent  

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