The California Public Utilities Commission's unanimous vote to charge residential customers of investor-owned utilities a flat fee of $24.15 a month beginning in late 2025 was depicted by some backers as no big deal for most households.
The California Public Utilities Commission's unanimous vote to charge residential customers of investor-owned utilities a flat fee of $24.15 a month beginning in late 2025 was depicted by some backers as no big deal for most households. They say that because it's paired with an electricity rate cut from 8 percent to 18 percent, many customers' bills won't change much. And they say it will help deal with climate change by discouraging use of gas-powered indoor appliances.
Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders block public hearings on two bills that challenged this proposal? Why are advocates so eager to duck the larger questions about a decision that will affect 40 million people? The most obvious question: How can anyone argue that reducing the link between the amount of electricity used and the size of bills will serve the historic state goal of lowering electricity use? “If you wanted to design a policy that would send the signal that conservation doesn’t...
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