Ratepayers United

Who We Are

A Project of The Utility Reform Network 

What

Ratepayers United promotes leadership and political engagement among people historically excluded from decision-making tables to advance sound, equitable policy solutions that address energy affordability, climate justice, and telephone and internet access and affordability.

Where

Ratepayers United seeks to operate statewide to ensure that every resident in California has access to energy, phone, and internet. The network is focused on organizing in traditionally Black and Indigenous People of Color communities located in PG&E, SDG&E, SCE, and SoCal Gas territories.

Why

• In an ever-evolving technological world, energy, phones, and the internet are basic human needs and rights.

• The rising cost of energy, climate change, and structural racism continue to create outcomes that ensure that those with the least resources cannot access necessities.

• The inability of communities to access clean affordable energy, ensure community climate resiliency, and access basic communication technologies seeks only to widen the wealth gap and further entrench poverty while compromising health safety and well-being– ensuring poverty for the next generation.

How

Working alongside community-based groups faith, senior, disability, and economic justice organizations, Ratepayers United seeks to engage, educate, and ignite the power of California’s ratepayers to ensure that the future of energy and telecommunications is affordable, accessible, and equitable to everyone living in California.