Affordable Power California

Stop utilities from spending our money to lobby for higher rates.

Utility companies spend millions of our dollars on lobbying and self-serving advertising.

Make utilities use the fastest and cheapest wildfire safety measures.

Wildfires pose an existential threat to California, but investor-owned utilities are exploiting this crisis to maximize profits, pursuing the most costly paths to reduce wildfire risk. Regulators need to make sure utilities choose the safest and most effective strategies to avoid wildfires, rather than the most expensive options that only benefit shareholders and executives. 
Utility spending often exceeds budgets, and executives expect Californians to pay the extra costs. Regulators should make sure executives stick to budgets and make shareholders, not customers, cover overspending.

Cap rate increases what people can afford.

Utilities are reporting record profits, but customers are still paying more. After hiking up rates, PG&E reported a 25% increase in profits in 2023.

PG&E customers in California can expect to pay $400 more on their energy bills this year — and double what they paid a decade ago.

Leaders need to manage rate hikes that disproportionately burden low-income customers with out-of-control bills.