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 energy catch-22 whereby the push to go green could hobble the state’s clean power efforts.
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,
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.
LAO: California's electricity costs are high and continue to rise
The report points to wildfire-related costs and the state's policies and programs to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
'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 ...
Promises to reduce California’s high living costs conflict with state’s progressive policies
California’s progressive policies are clearly in conflict with its living costs, thus creating a political conundrum.
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 ...
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.
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California Trying to Protect Schools from Deportation Efforts
California lawmakers are proposing steps to protect K-12 students and families from mass deportations — although the real ...
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14 New California Laws You Should Know About
New laws in California impact job, business, finances, privacy, family, and daily life. Learn about the 14 new laws you ...
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Democrats need to show we can deliver real results on affordability,” said state Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco.
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5 health bills impacting California patients in 2025
Health-related bills signed into California law will take effect on January 1 and directly impact Californians in 2025. Many ...
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 ...
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 ...