Electric bills: ‘One two three four! Edison profits make us poor!’
Source: The Orange County Register |By Teri Sforza
The human dressed as Monopoly’s Moneybags man tossed fake dollar bills skyward. “SO CAL EDISON SATAN,” proclaimed one protest sign. “STOP utility greed,” “ANAHEIM PUBLIC UTILITY CUSTOMERS PAY 58% LESS THAN EDISON CUSTOMERS” and “HONK IF U HATE SCE,” said others. The honks came fast and furious in front of Irvine City Hall on Thursday.
Many of these legislative proposals are championed by The Utility Reform Network, which recently sponsored a poll that found an overwhelming majority of Californians — 81% — are somewhat or very concerned about their electric bills. “The latest earnings reports make one thing painfully clear: while California families struggle with skyrocketing utility bills, investor-owned utilities are posting billions in profits,” said Mark Toney, TURN’s executive director, in a prepared statement.
