By Ben Christopher : calmatters – excerpt
On May 9, the California Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to vote on whether to let the state’s largest power providers slap most customers with a new fixed charge…
Also, according to the proposed rule, the utilities will be required to lower the rate we all pay for each unit of power we consume…
On average, electric bills won’t go up or down, but most households aren’t exactly average. Under the proposed change, people who use less electricity will pay a bit more as a result of the fee, while those who rack up large power bills will save thanks to the lower usage rates… (more)
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From SF Chronicle: PG&E CEO has hopes bills will fall soon: Patricia Poppe, the utility’s top boss, said the utility is looking for ways to curb the surge in monthly bills. She said one way to do that is to do less vegetation management.
You should read the article to see if you can figure this out. Most solar users and the entire industry oppose the anti-solar rooftop aspects of the CPUC plans that are making new installations unreasonable and forcing people to rely on a less reliable energy grid system that is putting solar instillation companies out of business in the state. The state is killing jobs that people were trained for and removing all the incentives programs. There are a list of bills here that some state legislators are trying to pass to stop some elements of this programs.
UPDATE: It appears that SB 938 (Dave Min) that would have stopped utility companies from using our money to fund their lobbying practices to force higher rates on us has failed to pass so you will see more of those PG&E ads telling you how important it is for you to accept the high bills for your own good in the foreseeable future. Remember that our local representatives, including Scott Wiener opposes lowering our energy rates when you consider sending him back to Sacramento in November. He will also be sure to support higher gas prices and taxes as well.
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