Californians are likely to face higher electricity bills if a scheme cooked up by PG&E, Edison and SDG&E is approved. The utilities want to eliminate conservation rewards and give energy hogs a break. Their scheme has won the support of CPUC President Picker. We Californians need to demand approval of an alternate plan to continue rewarding conservation, and make sure energy hogs pay their fair share. TURN will be speaking out at the June 25th CPUC meeting. Please join us to make sure we keep rewarding conservation and renewable energy! Where:CPUC Auditorium - 505 Van Ness, San Francisco When: June 25th 9:00 am |
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President Pickers’ proposal would flatten rates and allow the utilities to impose fixed charges, regardless of how much you use or how much you generate yourself with solar panels. This would mean higher bills for about 75% of customers in the coming years, and the vast majority of rate reductions would benefit the top 5% of users in each climate zone. Energy hogs should not get a break at the expense of the rest of us! Commissioner Mike Florio’s alternate proposal retains strong incentives to conserve and, unlike the Picker proposal, rejects fixed charges that reduce the value of conservation, solar panels and energy efficiency. To learn more, including background, see our [download-able] flyer or visit our action page Please contact Jasmine Kavezade at (949)697-0494, jkavezade@turn.org if you have any questions. © The Utility Reform Network. 85 Market St., Ste 1400, San Francisco, CA 94103 - A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT ORG'N - content replicated to Daily Kos by permission of TURN Communications Director. All rights reserved.
Giant utility companies SDG&E, Edison and PG&E want to add fixed monthly charges to customer bills and eliminate conservation incentives.TURN's research indicates that 9 out of 10 customers will see higher bills under the scheme, which the CPUC has proposed approving. TURN and allies are demanding that the CPUC put customers first in any rate changes. The primary beneficiaries of the utilities' scheme will be a very small group of extremely large users. Not only would the vast majority of customers pay more under this proposal, but all the benefits of the plan would flow to only a very small percentage of super-users. In contrast, an alternative proposal by Commissioner Florio would continue to reward conservation and not allow fixed charges. JOIN US ON JUNE 25 TO SAY NO TO: ■ Up to $10 Fixed Monthly Charges that increase bills for solar and low-income customers, while giving energy hogs a break. ■ Higher bills for low-energy users, and lower bills for super-users. ■ Time-based pricing that will increase electric rates in the afternoon and early evening— raising summertime bills for people in hot climates & adding hardships for people who are elderly, disabled, or infants. |