The tax cut just signed into law by President Trump will be a boon to the nation’s utilities, but will their customers share in the good fortune?
Utilities from California
Court Agrees With TURN: CPUC Too Quick to Approve PG&E Plant
OAKLEY — Plans to build a natural gas-fired power plant in this city have again been halted.
A state
TURN appeal of unneeded power plant moving forward.
The future of a planned 586-megawatt natural-gas-fired power plant by this city’s waterfront remains uncertain.
The First District Court of Appeal last
What’s under President Peevey’s tree?
TURN today urged the Legislature to rein in CPUC President Michael Peevey, whose latest pet project will cost ratepayers $150 million. President Peevey has spearheaded
TURN demands recusal of biased CPUC President
Consumer advocates are accusing the head of the powerful California Public Utilities Commission of bias in a dispute over whether a $150 million
Bob Finkelstein has been with TURN since 1992. Serving for many years as the group’s chief advocate on electric issues, he has helped save California consumers hundreds of millions of
Appeal Accuses Commission of Pandering to PG&E
For Immediate Release From The Utility Reform Network
Consumer advocates filed a rare court appeal of a California Public Utilities Commission decision late
PG&E’s smart meters just keep getting worse and worse for its customers.
For Immediate Release From The Utility Reform Network
Not only will PG&E rates be higher for years to
The dirty, expensive peaker plant SoCal Edison wants to build in Oxnard is not needed to serve customers, but rather to serve SoCal Edison’s bottom line.
At a price of
The Utility Reform Network (TURN) announces the appointment of nationally recognized consumer rights advocate Mark W. Toney, Ph.D., as Executive Director, effective January 1, 2008.
For Immediate Release From The
Raising Rates for Essential Needs During COVID is Wrong
With lower-income Californians bearing the brunt of the pandemic economically, utilities are still rapidly raising rates for essential heat and light despite the COVID crisis. Constantly raising rates is wrong.
