Press Releases
TURN Releases 2024 California Legislative Affordability and Accountability Scorecard
Sacramento, CA — The Utility Reform Network (TURN) released their 2024 Legislative Affordability and Accountability Scorecard today, evaluating lawmakers’ commitment to utility affordability and accountability during the 2024 legislative session.
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.
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…
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.
TURN Applauds CPUC Action to Boost Service Quality for All California Communications Services
Yesterday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted unanimously to consider proposals to improve service quality requirements for telephone service, and expand service quality requirements to cover Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone…
Piecing it Together; Technical Funds for Local Broadband
Yesterday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously approved a grant program to help local agencies develop local public broadband networks. Soon, local agencies and Tribal governments will be able to apply for grant funds to…