SoCalGas under scrutiny for rate hikes amid rising costs

Source: KTLA 5 News  |  By Will Conybeare

Twenty social, environmental, health and utility justice organizations submitted a letter calling on Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto to investigate SoCalGas for potential price gouging and market manipulation.

“We urge the L.A. City Attorney to investigate why SoCalGas paid two-hundred fifty percent more for gas this winter than PG&E, leading to skyrocketing bills for residents of Los Angeles,” said Executive Director with The Utility Reform Network Mark Toney. “The City Attorney needs to find out how much in profits Sempra was pocketing this winter while exporting liquified natural gas from its terminals in Baja California when purported gas supply shortages caused prices to dramatically rise at a time when families were facing a worsening affordability crisis.”