A San Francisco Split From PG&E Wouldn't Be Easy

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Written By Alejandra Cruz

Source: Axios  |  By Shawna Chen

San Francisco has been exploring a split from PG&E since 2019, when then-Mayor London Breed offered $2.5 billion to buy the utility's electric assets in the city.  PG&E rejected the offer (external link, opens in a new tab), calling it too low and claiming customers would have to shoulder the cost to separate.  To kick-start negotiations, the city asked the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in 2021 to come up with a price tag — what's called a valuation process.

Public power, such as the type SF is seeking, comes with trade-offs, said Mark Toney, executive director of the Oakland-based Utility Reform Network.  It can mean more local control and lower costs over time, but it doesn't guarantee better management, he added, pointing to thescandal-plagued  Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (the nation's largest municipal utility).

 
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