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TURN Applauds CPUC Decision to Reduce Utility Return on Equity, Saving Ratepayers Hundreds of Millions in 2025
Oakland, CA – TURN proudly announces a significant win for California ratepayers! The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a decision that will reduce shareholder profits for the state’s largest energy utilities, including PG&E, SCE, SoCalGas, and SDG&E.
California voters want policymakers to lower utility bills
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters want policy leaders to take decisive action to address the root causes of high electricity bills, including limiting how much utilities can spend and profit, according to a poll conducted by David Binder Research...
CPUC Proposal Requires AT&T to Remain Carrier of Last Resort & Preserve Landlines
On May 10, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision to dismiss AT&T’s application to withdraw as Carrier of Last Resort (COLR), requiring AT&T to continue to provide landline telephone service to all customers in its territory in California…
PG&E Customers Facing Additional $4–$6 Monthly Bill Increase
On February 1, the California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision to authorize early collection of $516 million from PG&E customers for wildfire safety, and other infrastructure upgrades, conducted in 2022…
Senator Min Authors Bill to End Political Lobbying Funded by Utility Ratepayers
Today, Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) introduced Senate Bill (SB) 938, which will prohibit political lobbying by investor-owned utilities that can be charged to ratepayers. While federal law technically prohibits utilities from passing lobbying costs onto their ratepayers…
You Shouldn’t Have to Pay for Utility Shenanigans in Your Energy Bill
When you think about what you’re paying for in your electric and gas utility bill, you probably think of the energy powering your lights, furnace, and stove…
PG&E Requests $2 Billion in Additional Rate Increases
On December 1, PG&E submitted a CPUC filing requesting its customers to pay an additional $2 billion in rate increases to cover wildfire mitigations costs, barely two weeks after approval of record breaking increases for its General Rate Increase.
PG&E Uses CPUC Delay to Squeeze $1.8 Billion More from Customers
On November 7, PG&E executives scheduled a private meeting met with Commission staff to lobby for an additional $1.8 billion in ratepayer increases in the Alternative Proposed Decision, which had already been modified in PG&E’s favor.
$10 Billion for Undergrounding Requires PG&E to Slash Other Costs!
$10 billion in undergrounding increases proposed GRC capital spending by 24%, from $31 billion to $38 billion*
PG&E reduced other capital spending by $3 billion due to undergrounding, resulting in a net increase of $7 billion in capital…
TURN Appeals $11 Billion PG&E Bailout
Securitization—Just another word for a Bailout
TURN files in Court to reverse risky CPUC $11 billion PG&E Bailout
The Utility Reform Network filed a challenge in the State Court of Appeals on September 10 to reverse the May 6 California Public…
CPUC to Vote on Massive So Cal Edison 18% Rate Hike
Typical Customer Bill Would Skyrocket $180 Annually by 2023
California Public Utilities Commission has scheduled an August 19 vote to take action on its Proposed Decision (PD) to authorize a massive increase for SCE customers…