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Survey: Californians Blame Utility Company Spending, Profits for High Electricity Rates

A new survey of California voters shows that most blame utility company spending and profit-taking for skyrocketing electricity costs. Calif...

Survey: Californians Blame Utility Company Spending, Profits for High Electricity Rates

A new survey of California voters shows that most blame utility company spending and profit-taking for skyrocketing electricity costs. Calif...

Public Utilities

/ 2 weeks ago

Fresno Mayor Says AB 942 Anti-Solar Bill Poses ‘Significant Threat’ to City, Residents

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer says an Assembly bill that would retroactively change the rules for the state’s net metering agreements with s...

Public Utilities

/ 2 weeks ago

Over a Century Later, California May Need Another Revolt Against Its Utility Companies

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Fed up with decades of powerful railroads corrupting ...

Opinion

/ 2 weeks ago

Outrage Grows to Assembly Bill That Would Slash Solar Contract Benefits

When Ramon Torres was considering buying a $23,000 solar system for his Madera home in 2017, he calculated the cost of the system and the pr...

Public Utilities

/ 2 weeks ago

Hey PG&E Customers, Get Ready for New ‘Transaction Fees’

Pacific Gas & Electric customers are already paying some of the nation’s highest rates for electricity, and their bills could be g...

Public Utilities

/ 3 weeks ago

State Audit: CPUC Needs to Boost Oversight of Energy Efficiency Programs We’re Paying For

A recent report by the California State Auditor’s office says that the California Public Utilities Commission needs to do a better job...

Public Utilities

/ 1 month ago

CA Bill Would Stop PG&E From Sticking Ratepayers With Ad and Lobbying Costs

A new California legislative bill would stop utility companies from passing political lobbying, advertising, and shareholder expenses onto e...

Public Utilities

/ 1 month ago

Why Have CA Electric Rates Exploded? Report Blames ‘Runaway’ Spending by Utilities

A new report commissioned by the California solar industry contends that higher utility rates are not being caused by rooftop solar customer...

Public Utilities

/ 3 months ago

California’s PG&E Could Receive $15B in Federal Loans to Modernize Its Power Grid

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power...

California

/ 5 months ago

Californians Could See a Credit on Their Electricity Bill. How Much Will You Get?

More than 11.5 million California households will receive an average $71 credit on their October electricity bills, Gov. Gavin Newsom announ...

Public Utilities

/ 7 months ago

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Republicans’ Trust in Media Increases Following Trump’s Return to White House

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Jeanine Pirro to Be Interim US Attorney for DC, Trump Says

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Fresno Police Catch Fleeing Gang Member Who Tossed Gun Over Fence

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Suit Challenges New Rules on Children in Federal Custody Who Crossed Into US

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Fresno Mayor Dyer Bullish on Growth, Calls on Newsom for $200 Million

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Rejoicing Peruvians See Pope Leo XIV as One of Their Own After His Many Years in Peru

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FEMA’s Acting Administrator Is Replaced a Day After Congressional Testimony

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Leads Missile Test, Stresses Nuclear Force Readiness, KCNA Says

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Catholic Cardinals Signal With Black Smoke There Is No New Pope Yet

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Wired Wednesday: Will Fresno County Measure C Tax Be Renewed?

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Israeli Strikes on School Housing Displaced and Market Kill 38 in Gaza, Medics Say

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Cardinals Enter Sistine Chapel for Secret Conclave to Elect New Pope

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India Strikes Pakistan in Aftermath of Kashmir Tourist Killings

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AI Execs Say US Must Increase Exports, Improve Infrastructure to Beat China

More Older Americans Worry Social Security Won’t Be There for Them

Head Start Gets a Reprieve From Trump Budget Cuts, but the Fight Isn’t Over

Sen. John Fetterman Raises Alarms With Outburst at Meeting With Union Officials

Trump Administration Invokes State Secrets Privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Case

Madera County Teen Revived With Narcan After Overdose, Ahwahnee Man Faces Felony Charges

Pro-Palestinian Protest Erupts at Columbia University Library, Some Turned Over to Police

Survey: Californians Blame Utility Company Spending, Profits for High Electricity Rates

Survey: Californians Blame Utility Company Spending, Profits for High Electricity Rates

/ 2 weeks ago

Fresno Mayor Says AB 942 Anti-Solar Bill Poses ‘Significant Threat’ to City, Residents

/ 2 weeks ago

Over a Century Later, California May Need Another Revolt Against Its Utility Companies

/ 2 weeks ago

Outrage Grows to Assembly Bill That Would Slash Solar Contract Benefits

/ 2 weeks ago

Hey PG&E Customers, Get Ready for New ‘Transaction Fees’

/ 3 weeks ago

State Audit: CPUC Needs to Boost Oversight of Energy Efficiency Programs We’re Paying For

/ 1 month ago

CA Bill Would Stop PG&E From Sticking Ratepayers With Ad and Lobbying Costs

/ 1 month ago

Why Have CA Electric Rates Exploded? Report Blames ‘Runaway’ Spending by Utilities

/ 3 months ago

California’s PG&E Could Receive $15B in Federal Loans to Modernize Its Power Grid

/ 5 months ago

Californians Could See a Credit on Their Electricity Bill. How Much Will You Get?

/ 7 months ago

Republicans’ Trust in Media Increases Following Trump’s Return to White House

Jeanine Pirro to Be Interim US Attorney for DC, Trump Says

Fresno Police Catch Fleeing Gang Member Who Tossed Gun Over Fence

Suit Challenges New Rules on Children in Federal Custody Who Crossed Into US

Fresno Mayor Dyer Bullish on Growth, Calls on Newsom for $200 Million

Rejoicing Peruvians See Pope Leo XIV as One of Their Own After His Many Years in Peru

FEMA’s Acting Administrator Is Replaced a Day After Congressional Testimony

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Leads Missile Test, Stresses Nuclear Force Readiness, KCNA Says

Catholic Cardinals Signal With Black Smoke There Is No New Pope Yet

Wired Wednesday: Will Fresno County Measure C Tax Be Renewed?

Israeli Strikes on School Housing Displaced and Market Kill 38 in Gaza, Medics Say

Cardinals Enter Sistine Chapel for Secret Conclave to Elect New Pope

India Strikes Pakistan in Aftermath of Kashmir Tourist Killings

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