Source: KTLA 5 News | By Will Conybeare

“We urge the L.A. City Attorney to investigate why SoCalGas paid two-hundred fifty percent more for gas this winter than PG&E,…”

Twenty social, environmental, health and utility justice organizations submitted a letter calling on Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto…

Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune | By Rob Nikolewski

“Even though the (commodity) prices have come down, people are still faced with enormous bills for the past couple of months that a…”

San Diego Gas & Electric announced Tuesday that the natural gas commodity price for March has dropped to 60 cents per therm…

Source: The Washington Post | By Emma Foehringer Merchant

“There’s no guarantee that an individual CCA is going to have a superior environmental footprint to the utility,” Freedman says…

For many Americans, rooftop solar panels just aren’t an option, whether that’s because they live in apartment buildings, their homes…

Source: Los Angeles Times | By Sammy Roth

“A settlement is supposed to convince us that this really is in the best interests of the public,” TURN staff attorney Katy Morsony told me…

It all started in Berkeley.In July 2019, elected officials in the Bay Area city, a national leader in progressive politics and environmental…

Source: Fox KTVU 2 | By Allie Rasmus

“Was their profiteering? Price-gouging from pipelines out of state?” Toney said. “It is a fact that California paid more for gas than the rest…”

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The cost of natural gas has dropped across the country, but not here in California. Prices here have soared compared…

Source: MarketPlace | By Lily Jamali

“The state had to purchase emergency power at extremely high prices. And so there was a huge amount of debt left over…”

Consumers across America saw their power bills balloon by 14.3% on average last year. Those rising costs aren’t expected to reverse any…

Source: San Francisco Chronicle  |  By Julie Johnson

“Blaming skyrocketing bills on recent increases in gas price is like blaming the iceberg for just the tip, what’s above the water…”

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. monthly bills have risen to $328 this winter, up from $248 a year earlier. The increase, an estimate that applies …

Source: San Francisco Chronicle  |  By Claire Hao

“Microgrids are very expensive, and generally, our experiences are that they are more likely to be set up in communities that are more …”

California has ambitious plans for an all-electric future: No natural gas power plants are to be built. The state will ban the sale of new natural…

Source: World Time Todays | By Laura Coffey

“People upset about the sudden increase in their SoCalGas bills should call California Public Utilities Commission meetings and …”

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC)– Many Southern California residents were stunned when they saw their latest SoCalGas bill, but it was even more…

Source: ABC7 News | By Dustin Dorsey

“Hundreds of people are calling to say they can’t afford to pay their bills, they’re afraid of being shut off,…”

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — Utility companies across the state are issuing a warning to Californians: Prepare for higher bills…

Source: ABC7 News | By Dustin Dorsey

“They can sign up for Medical Baseline for the gas and get a reduced price and additional protections against shut-off if you fall behind …”

As Californians struggle to pay sky-high natural gas bills, utility access activists are encouraging people to contact state regulators…

Source: NBC Bay Area News | By Emma Goss

“It’s the worst time of year for people to be hit with extremely high energy bills, that’s why T.U.R.N. is calling on CPUC to spread these…”

Extremely cold temperatures are hitting the Bay Area Monday through Wednesday and households that already had sticker shock after last…

Source: GV Wire | By Nancy Price

“Wildfire Mitigation and Catastrophic Event” applications for 2019, 2020, and 2021 totaling $4.4 billion. There are billions of dollars that …”

THE PAIN IS REAL. Pacific Gas and Electric is seeking an increase in electricity and gas rates from the California Public Utilities Commission…

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Source: SiliconValley.com | By Teri Sforza

“No one should have to choose between making dinner and heating the house,” she said. “We’re calling on the CPUC and the utilities to…”

THE PAIN IS REAL. None of us lives in Hearst Castle. Yet my natural gas bill shot from $44 to nearly $300 in the span of two months. Kay Kearney’s is projected to hit $368 in January — more than three times…

Source: GVWire.com | By Nancy Price

“Unless we can moderate the electricity rates, we’re going to end up in a situation where more and more people can’t afford to pay their…”

Rising electricity rates in California are on a “collision course” with the state’s goal to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2045, says Mark.…

Source: The Coronado Times | By Managing Editor

“The cost of electricity is trending so high that it represents a threat to California meeting its goals…”

As California rapidly boosts sales of electric cars and trucks over the next decade, the answer to a critical question remains uncertain:…

Source: KQED | By Farida Jhabvala Romero

“PGE must work closer with county health departments, closer with community based organizations that are serving vulnerable…”

I never paid much attention to my house’s electrical panel, until a huge blue spruce next door crashed down on our driveway and…

Source: Los Angeles Times | By Grace Toohey

“We expect, unfortunately, more weather extremes, more climate volatility — not just hotter in the summer, but more extreme…”

David Higares was on his fourth day without power in his Morada home in San Joaquin County when he woke up to indoor…

Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune | By Rob Nikolewski
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“There’s no point in billing people all of it right now when we expect (the commodity price for natural gas is) going to be…”

The California Public Utilities Commission and its independent arm that looks out for ratepayers is looking at measures — at least in…

Source: The Sacramento Bee | By Cathie Anderson

“The utility can’t do this alone, but I think it’s important for them to take some initiative to grow the network and have resources on…”

Only an air mattress separates Sacramento resident Linda Barnard, 73, from the frame of her hospital bed, an electrical pump steadily…