Source: San Francisco Chronicle | By Danielle Echeverria

“The problem is the sky’s the limit for how much PG&E can request for electricity and gas rates, and the sky’s the limit for what the PUC can approve,” Toney said. “We need to limit rate increases to the annual consumer price index.”

Northern California’s largest utility company, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., and its two Southern California counterparts are seeking to restructure how their residential electric customers are billed, potentially reducing costs for lower-income households while resulting in higher-income customers paying more.

Source: 10News.com | By Austin Grabish

“What it will end up doing is having a slightly higher monthly bill for high-income rate payers,” said Utility Reform Network executive director Mark Toney, who has been pushing for an income-based rate.

“The problem is the sky is the limit when it comes to how much the utilities can request and the sky is the limit to how much the public utilities commission can grant utilities.”

San Diego Gas & Electric is proposing a change in the way it bills customers in response to a state law passed last year that forces utility companies to come up with income-based pricing.

The company wants to charge customers a flat monthly fee ranging from $24-$128 dollars a month in addition to an estimated 27 cents per kilowatt hour of power used.

Source: SiliconValley.com | By GEORGE AVALOS

“The problem is the sky’s the limit for how much PG&E can request for electricity and gas rates, and the sky’s the limit for what the PUC can approve,” Toney said. “We need to limit rate increases to the annual consumer price index.”

Customers for California’s three major power companies — including PG&E ratepayers — can expect to see some big changes in their monthly electricity bills in the coming years as compliance with a new state law begins to unfold.

PG&E, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric, the three major California utilities whose services include electricity, have filed a joint proposal with the state Public Utilities Commission that sketches out proposed changes in monthly bills.

Source: Bakersfield.com | By Nadia Lopez - CalMatters

“The cost of electricity is trending so high that it represents a threat to California meeting its goals…”

As California rapidly boosts sales of electric cars and trucks over the next decade, the answer to a critical question remains uncertain…

Source: KQED | By Carly Severn

"We've heard a lot of complaints from people who, because of these storms, because the electricity lines have been brought down by …”

This recent run of storms in the Bay Area has brought high winds and downed trees — which has meant a lot of power outages for people…

Source: CBS8 | By Keristen Holmes

"They're the regulatory body that is supposed to take in the public's interest in a for-profit company. Companies that are for-profit and …”

SAN DIEGO — SDG&E customers are speaking out about a plan to raise electricity and gas bill rates…

Source: Los Angeles Times | By Terry Castleman

“The proposal, she said, was “unacceptable” and would make it difficult for gas customers to recover from recent price surges…“

Despite public outcry over unusually high natural gas prices this winter, utility executives sought Monday to justify a proposal to…

Source: KTLA 5 News | By Will Conybeare

“We urge the L.A. City Attorney to investigate why SoCalGas paid two-hundred fifty percent more for gas this winter than PG&E,…”

Twenty social, environmental, health and utility justice organizations submitted a letter calling on Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto…

Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune | By Rob Nikolewski

“Even though the (commodity) prices have come down, people are still faced with enormous bills for the past couple of months that a…”

San Diego Gas & Electric announced Tuesday that the natural gas commodity price for March has dropped to 60 cents per therm…

Source: The Washington Post | By Emma Foehringer Merchant

“There’s no guarantee that an individual CCA is going to have a superior environmental footprint to the utility,” Freedman says…

For many Americans, rooftop solar panels just aren’t an option, whether that’s because they live in apartment buildings, their homes…

Source: Los Angeles Times | By Sammy Roth

“A settlement is supposed to convince us that this really is in the best interests of the public,” TURN staff attorney Katy Morsony told me…

It all started in Berkeley.In July 2019, elected officials in the Bay Area city, a national leader in progressive politics and environmental…

Source: Fox KTVU 2 | By Allie Rasmus

“Was their profiteering? Price-gouging from pipelines out of state?” Toney said. “It is a fact that California paid more for gas than the rest…”

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The cost of natural gas has dropped across the country, but not here in California. Prices here have soared compared…

Source: MarketPlace | By Lily Jamali

“The state had to purchase emergency power at extremely high prices. And so there was a huge amount of debt left over…”

Consumers across America saw their power bills balloon by 14.3% on average last year. Those rising costs aren’t expected to reverse any…

Source: San Francisco Chronicle  |  By Julie Johnson

“Blaming skyrocketing bills on recent increases in gas price is like blaming the iceberg for just the tip, what’s above the water…”

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. monthly bills have risen to $328 this winter, up from $248 a year earlier. The increase, an estimate that applies …

Source: San Francisco Chronicle  |  By Claire Hao

“Microgrids are very expensive, and generally, our experiences are that they are more likely to be set up in communities that are more …”

California has ambitious plans for an all-electric future: No natural gas power plants are to be built. The state will ban the sale of new natural…

Source: World Time Todays | By Laura Coffey

“People upset about the sudden increase in their SoCalGas bills should call California Public Utilities Commission meetings and …”

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC)– Many Southern California residents were stunned when they saw their latest SoCalGas bill, but it was even more…

Source: ABC7 News | By Dustin Dorsey

“Hundreds of people are calling to say they can’t afford to pay their bills, they’re afraid of being shut off,…”

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — Utility companies across the state are issuing a warning to Californians: Prepare for higher bills…

Source: ABC7 News | By Dustin Dorsey

“They can sign up for Medical Baseline for the gas and get a reduced price and additional protections against shut-off if you fall behind …”

As Californians struggle to pay sky-high natural gas bills, utility access activists are encouraging people to contact state regulators…

Source: NBC Bay Area News | By Emma Goss

“It’s the worst time of year for people to be hit with extremely high energy bills, that’s why T.U.R.N. is calling on CPUC to spread these…”

Extremely cold temperatures are hitting the Bay Area Monday through Wednesday and households that already had sticker shock after last…

Source: GV Wire | By Nancy Price

“Wildfire Mitigation and Catastrophic Event” applications for 2019, 2020, and 2021 totaling $4.4 billion. There are billions of dollars that …”

THE PAIN IS REAL. Pacific Gas and Electric is seeking an increase in electricity and gas rates from the California Public Utilities Commission…