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UCAN’s Spring 2021 Utility Update
NEW YEAR, SAME HIGH RATES Recently, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) held an En Banc session on the issue of “affordability” of California’s electrical utility system. Needless to say, more than a few easily concluded the present system, and the...
High User Charge is Ending
The California Public Utilities Commission voted to end a high usage charge that affected San Diego Gas & Electric customers during hot summer months. The state-mandated High Usage Charge — a substantially higher price for electricity at 400% of normal usage —...
Addressing Electricity Debt Accumulated During the COVID-19 Pandemic R.21-02-014
In February 2021, the Commission opened this rulemaking to consider whether to establish special relief programs for customers who could not pay their electricity bills during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, the moratorium on service disconnections continues in...
Helping Customers Decarbonize and Decrease Energy Use in Homes and Businesses (R.20-08-022)
For many years, the Commission has used ratepayer funding to encourage investments in energy efficiency, demand response, building decarbonization, distributed solar, energy storage, electric vehicles and charging stations at homes and businesses. This rulemaking will...
Providing Reliable, Fast and Affordable Internet Access for All Californians (R.20-09-001)
The Commission opened this rulemaking to address the “digital divide” that became more apparent with the COVID-19 pandemic as schools and business closed and families needed access to reliable and affordable internet service at home. According to Cal. Pub. Util. Code...
Help for Low-Income Households Internet Bills
Millions of low-income Americans to get $50 subsidies for their monthly Internet bills under a Federal program that will provide a monthly discount to millions of cash-starved Americans struggling to pay their Internet bills. The first-of-its-kind emergency program...