California May Hit Residents with Fixed Utility Rates in Push for 'Clean Energy'

California May Hit Residents with Fixed Utility Rates in Push for ‘Clean Energy’


Residents of Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California may soon be slapped with a fixed electricity charge in the state’s push toward green energy.

The California Public Utilities Commission will vote on May 9, 2024, on whether the state’s biggest power providers may issue a fixed charge, CalMatters reported Monday.

The article said that, per the proposed rule, “the utilities will be required to lower the rate we all pay for each unit of power we consume.”

In a news release on March 27, 2024, the commission explained:

As required by Assembly Bill (AB) 205, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today released a proposal that would cut the price of residential electricity for Californians, reduce electricity bills for lower income Californians and

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