Editorial: California shouldn’t let power companies get their way on our electric bills
What Californians pay on their electric bills is based almost entirely on how much power they consume, with maintenance, grid operation and other expenses built into the rates. That’s a problem, not only because rates in California continue to climb even while state climate policies push people to switch to electric vehicles and appliances. But because energy use does not vary as much by ...
by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Apr 28, 2023
2 minutes
What Californians pay on their electric bills is based almost entirely on how much power they consume, with maintenance, grid operation and other expenses built into the rates.
That’s a problem, not only because rates in California continue to climb even while state climate policies push people to switch to electric vehicles and appliances. But because energy use does not vary as much by income as you might
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