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Rahul Lal
/CalMattersPublic utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics call a lower-risk business. -
Andrew Nixon/CapRadioCalifornians pay close to double what people in other states pay for electricity, according to a new report from the California Legislative Analyst’s Office.
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Three Republican state representatives announced their proposal on the heels of an approved rate increase for PacifiCorp customers and a federal lawsuit against the electric power company. -
Californians pay billions for power companies’ wildfire prevention efforts. Are they cost-effective?After utility equipment sparked tragic wildfires, PG&E, SCE and SDG&E received state approval to collect $27 billion from ratepayers. As California electric bills soar, questions have emerged about oversight and costs. -
Oregon’s largest gas utility is facing yet another lawsuit this week, just days after Multnomah County added the company to a lawsuit related to 2021 heat dome deaths. -
Residents of Talent, Oregon took to the streets to express their frustration over a series of power outages in the Southern Oregon community since June. -
In a webinar hosted by regional transmission authorities, data centers were called a “major challenge” for the energy industry, as well as extreme weather. -
The Bonneville Power Administration has filed a motion to be dismissed from three federal lawsuits related to 2020′s Holiday Farm Fire, which devastated Blue River and several other communities east of Eugene, Oregon. -
While Pacific Power says elevated fire risk settings are an effort to prevent wildfires, many residents are wondering why Talent has been so affected. -
Utilities recommend conserving energy during the hottest hours of the day, in part to help lessen strain on the state’s power grid. -
The California Public Utilities Commission rejected the telecom’s bid to stop providing service in many parts of the state. -
More Oregonians had their electricity or natural gas service cut off in April than at any time in the six years the state’s been tracking disconnections, according to a presentation the head of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board gave to a state Senate committee this week. -
As electric and gas rates continue to rise, an advocacy group for utility customers is proposing rate caps on energy increases for all for-profit utilities to help avoid high energy bills. -
The decision means middle and high-income households will pay a fixed electricity rate of $24 each month, and low-income households will pay either $6 or $12. Usage rates will drop a few cents as a result of the change.
