California, electricity rates

California's power rates are second highest in U.S., soaring bills projected to continue
California’s electricity rates are almost double those of the rest of the country, placing the Golden State as the second-highest in the nation, when it comes to residential power bills, according to a new state report.
Soaring electricity bills could hobble California’s green energy push: report
Soaring monthly electricity bills charged by PG&E and its utility siblings could hobble California’s quest for a green energy Holty Grail, a disquieting new state report shows. PG&E, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison levy charges for monthly bills that are far higher than the national average,
Wildfire and climate programs are driving up California electricity bills, says state analyst
State lawmakers will need to balance climate goals with affordability concerns, said the non-partisan legislative analyst in a report.
California's electricity rates are rising. A state lawmaker wants your bill to show why
California has the second highest electricity rates in the nation that have outpaced inflation, and one state lawmaker has said he's filing legislation to help customers understand why.
California's 'ambitious' policies to reduce greenhouse gases drive surge in electricity costs: report
California officials released a report revealing that electricity prices in the state are the second highest in the nation, partly due to greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
California’s green energy push has helped shove electric bills skyward: new state report
PG&E, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison levy charges for monthly bills that are far higher than the national average, making California electricity rates the second highest in the United States,
Calif. legislative analysts blame climate programs, wildfires for high power bills
The Legislative Analyst’s Office’s report on Tuesday determined that Californians’ residential electricity rates are outpacing inflation and growth in other
California electricity rates increasing faster than inflation, report says
California's Legislative Analyst Office released a report that shows that statewide electricity rates are increasing at a faster rate than inflation.
'People Are Still Mad': Will California Pass Reparations Bills?
A coalition is pushing for proposals to allocate $30 million in the 2025-26 state budget to fund the state agency; create a ...
Can California legislators keep ICE out of the state’s schools?
Schools are one of the last places immigrant families feel safe,” said Patricia Gándara at UCLA’s Civil Rights Project ...
As the worst disaster raged around them, hired hands kept working to pay the bills
Even as fire turned Santa Monica an apocalyptic shade of orange, hired hands went about their business as if it were just ...
Hundreds of new laws in California take effect this year. Here's what to know for 2025.
Scores of new California laws are going into effect in 2025 after Gov. Gavin Newsom took action on hundreds of bills that crossed his desk last year.
Five things to watch as California’s Legislature returns to the Capitol in 2025
A supermajority of Democrats and an emboldened Republicans return to the Capitol today, at odds over how to lower the cost of ...
‘We get it’: Democrats aim to cut California’s cost of living in 2025
Democrats need to show we can deliver real results on affordability,” said Democratic California state Sen. Scott Wiener of ...
Soaring electricity bills could hobble California’s green energy push, report says
Only Hawaii has higher electricity rates than California, the report determined. California is also in danger of creating an ...
Schools under siege: California bills could protect thousands of students from ICE
California lawmakers have introduced two bills, AB 49 and SB 48, aimed at protecting undocumented students from ICE raids ...