The issue of PG&E's rates has been pending for more than two years. A decision was delayed last year after the company made two changes to its initial application, first to request the bury the power lines and later to increase its rate request because of inflation and taxes. More from...
Most stakeholders have signed onto PG&E's plan for emerging from bankruptcy. Only Newsom now stands in the company's way — and he has threatened a public takeover if big changes aren't made at California's largest utility. Story from @CalMatters
PG&E spokesperson Lynsey Paulo said the big bump in rates in 2024 should be an anomaly, and PG&E expects to keep future rate increases “at or below” the rate of inflation. The company is trying to reduce costs wherever possible — for example, in 2022, the company cut op...
Reports the lawsuit filed by the California state against Pacific Gas and Electric (PG & E) in San Francisco. Approval of the senate to use rates to secure bonds to bail out Southern California Edison Co.; Criticisms of senate President John Burton on the legislative approval; Reorganization ...
Are my electric rates skewed because of high household electricity consumption (from air conditioning, or other variable demands)? No. The average annual electricity consumption in California was 6,296 kilowatt‐hours (kWh) per household in 2010, according to the2009 California Residential Appliance ...
[PG&E] could not raise rates to pay for those, they couldn't use rate payer money to pay for those fire-related claims, they would have to use shareholder money," said Catherine Wolfram, who is a professor at the University of California at Berkeley and an expert on energy policy with ...
to end the retail rate freeze on electricity prices in Northern California. Reasons for the unfreezing of rates; Details on the law that imposed the freezing of electricity rates in the area; Reaction of the state officials to the company's move....
“The tinder dry vegetation and red flag conditions consisting of strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures promoted this fire and caused extreme rates of spread,” Cal fire said in its release. The utility previously acknowledged that the Caribou-Palermo transmission line lost power right be...
the post-solar rate in the energy consumption overview page or for a specific design. If the rate doesn’t appear in the dropdown list, you can search for “NEM3” to find it. Our third party rate provider lists the rates as E-ELEC-NEM3, TOU-DR-PRIME-NEM3, and EV-TOU-5-NEM3....
California Governor Gavin Newsom slammed the California energy giant for "mismanagement" of its facilities and equipment that led to the massive shut-offs across Northern California.