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Power Lines and parklands don't mix: A new report from the CPUC Consumer Protection and Safety Division says SDG&E powerlines are responsible for the devastating wild fires that destroyed much of San Diego's back country. SDG&E has fought publication of the report. More.
Power Lines and parklands don't mix: A new report from the CPUC Consumer Protection and Safety Division says SDG&E powerlines are responsible for the devastating wild fires that destroyed much of San Diego's back country. SDG&E has fought publication of the report. More.
Power Lines and parklands don't mix: A new report from the CPUC Consumer Protection and Safety Division says SDG&E powerlines are responsible for the devastating wild fires that destroyed much of San Diego's back country. SDG&E has fought publication of the report. More.
The Utility Consumers’ Action Network (UCAN), Privacy Rights Clearing House (PRC), New Media Rights (NMR) and the San Diego Enviro Leader Network (SDELN) are inviting you to a monthly mixer at their open house!
UNION-TRIBUNE -- California utility companies and consumer groups have reached a tentative agreement to allow electricity rates frozen in 2001 to increase in gradual increments. The increases would be linked to the annual rate of inflation. READ MORE
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Union-Tribune -- As a result of a CPUC decision quietly issued during the summer July doldrums, San Diego residents can expect to pay more for electricity. San Diego Gas and Electric was granted a basic rate increase that will increase residential electric rates by appx. 7 percent beginning September 1st as a result of a 4.3% increase approved by state regulators and a 2.7% increase sanctioned by Federal regulators. It will prove to be a double hit at a time when energy prices are already squeezing consumers' pocketbooks. People who live along the coast can expect a monthy increase of $4.75, from $75.78 to $80.52. Residents east of Interstate 15 can expect an increase of $1.59, from $70.51 to $72.11.
UCAN has been pushing SDG&E for years to promote solar electric --
PV power. So imagine our dismay when SDG&E's when self-described Solar Energy Project turns out to be a phony ploy.
San Diego Union Tribune: Energy Billionaires like T-Boone Pickens are using California's ballot initiatives in an attempt to get the "court of public opinion" to rule in favor of their own investments. Beware: Greed, not "green" is the likely motivator. Michael Shames speaks out. More.
San Diego Union Tribune: Energy Billionaires like T-Boone Pickens are using California's ballot initiatives in an attempt to get the "court of public opinion" to rule in favor of their own investments. Beware: Greed, not "green" is the likely motivator. Michael Shames speaks out. More.
UNION-TRIBUNE - Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens, who made his fortune in oil, is now promoting wind and natural gas as alternatives to petroleum, but some consumer advocates believe he has a financial stake in his campaign for alternative energy. READ MORE
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