Print
More than 300,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers who are still on tiered pricing plans won’t have to worry about getting stuck paying a “high usage charge” this summer.
The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday voted to eliminate the charge, following calls from SDG&E officials who have lobbied the commission to get rid of it after a blazing hot summer in 2018 resulted in skyrocketing bills for some customers living in inland areas who cranked up their air conditioners to get some relief.
“We heard from our customers loud and clear that they felt strongly the high usage charge was punitive and unfair, particularly for those who live in hotter climate zones and by necessity, use more energy for cooling during summer months,” SDG&E’s Chief Customer Officer Scott Crider said in a statement.
Californians pay two-to-three times more for electricity than it costs to provide, impeding state’s climate targets
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 California’s current strategy of recovering a myriad of fixed costs in electricity usage rates means that the state uses more renewable electricity to power buildings and vehicles on the path to carbon neutrality, according to a new joint report by the Energy Institute at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and non-profit think tank Next 10. Courtesy of NREL.
Data from the report “Designing Electricity Rates for An Equitable Energy Transition” reveal that the state’s three largest investor-owned utilities (IOUs) charge residential electricity customers much higher prices than are paid in most of the country - prices that are two to three times higher than the actual cost to produce and distribute the electricity provided. These high prices result from uncommonly large fixed costs that are bundled into kilowatt-hour price
В России могут повыситься тарифы на тепло и электроэнергию islam-today.ru - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from islam-today.ru Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On Monday, February 22nd, Lubbock Power & Light confirmed that customers will not be subject to short-term fluctuations in electric rates like other regions of Texas are dealing with.