San Francisco offers three programs to help unhoused people relocate outside of the city. Journey Home, launched in September 2023, has the lowest barrier to entry. While other programs require clients to work with a case manager on a detailed plan to find and...
But if ratepayers are required to pay large portions of those expenses, their bills could increase substantially beyond the costs of existing programs and wildfire mitigation plans, the PUC said in its report on actions to limit utility rate increases. The report did not offer any specific ...
Published Oct. 9, 2023 Robert WaltonSenior Reporter post share post print email license California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference on February 1. He recently signed a slate of clean energy bills, including legislation to help speed utility interconnections.Justin Sullivan via Getty...
Utility bills are becoming a greater burden for PG&E customers like Groves, who works at a Costco food court and has four children ages 9-14. Groves said she has tried to minimize her family’s electricity use, but with four children, it’s a challenge. “It doesn’t see...
"PG&E is working to stabilize bills and limit average annual combined gas and electric bill increases to no more than 2-4% through 2026," PG&E said in a statement. Mark Toney is the executive director of The Utility Reform Network, a PG&E watchdog. ...
Weiner noted that speeding up the utility interconnection process is another challenge for the solar-plus-storage industry. “This bill doesn’t deal with that, but the problem is very real,” Weiner said. The California Legislature could require utilities to grant interconnection within a certain ...
…Two years after the state slashed incentives for households with rooftop solar panels, regulators are recommending the state end solar subsidies paid for through utility bills. Instead, the California Public Utilities Commission proposed that Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature find another so...
The Utility has approximately $20 billion of municipal debt outstanding, including approximately $13 billion of debt associated with the Power Division. The Palisades fire, the largest of the three fires with over 23,000 acres burned, is within LADWP’s service area. In California, utilities are...
establish their identities – this includes an identity document (such as a birth certificate or passport), proof of your social security number (such as your social security card or a W-2 form), and proof of your residency (such as home utility bills, a tax return, or insurance documents...
You can even combine this with other local incentives to mostly or even fully cover the installation cost, potentially allowing you to end up with free solar panels. California Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) The SGIP allows utility customers of San Diego Gas & Electric, SoCalGas, ...