Understanding Utility Affordability

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Candidates

You are probably aware of skyrocketing utility rates, but you may not understand the complex history of California Utility Rates, the difference between regional utility providers and Investor-Owned Utilities, or the steps California can take to lower rates.

In partnership with our legislative champions and community allies, TURN has developed a robust legislative package to lower rates. The Campaign for Affordable Power (CAP) was launched to bring together advocates for large and small businesses, seniors, agriculture, and communities—because everyone in California is impacted by rising utility costs! Together, we are making an impact.

California utility rates raise the cost of everything else. We must address this issue with urgency. In that spirit, we invite you to fill out this brief survey.

Candidate Survey

Advocates

You can help TURN make the change California needs. Add your name to the petition below, let us know where you live (so we can target your legislators properly), and take action when we need communities to raise their voice.

Advocate Petition

I’m sick and tired of skyrocketing bills that force California residents to choose between housing and medicine, warmth and groceries—while Investor-Owned Utilities tout record profits. We should be putting our residents and businesses above corporate profit and our public welfare above shareholder greed.

Utility affordability will be a deciding factor in my vote for elected leaders. California leadership must take the bold actions our state needs to rein in rates, provide accountability, and ensure adequate oversight and ratepayer protections.

Sign the Petition

David Binder Research (DPR) Poll

  • "We can't age the way that we are in California and have energy costs increase the way that they are."

    David Azevedo, Associate Director for Advocacy and Community Engagement AARP I California

  • "California has more than 3 million utility customers behind on their bills, to the tune of over $2.2 billion. If that's not an affordability crisis, I don't know what is. "

    Michael Boccadoro, Executive Director, Agricultural Energy Consumers Association

  • "California residents and businesses are struggling! And yet, incredibly, there are no limits on how much utilities can ask for per increase or how many times a year they can ask. This system is broken."

    Mark Toney, TURN Executive Director