California, electricity rates

California's power rates are second highest in U.S., soaring bills projected to continue
California’s electricity rates are almost double those of the rest of the country, placing the Golden State as the second-highest in the nation, when it comes to residential power bills, according to a new state report.
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.
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 lawmakers working on bill to help Los Angeles wildfire victims
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and other state legislature members are working on bills to help Los Angeles wildfire victims.
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.
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.
Electricity rates soar in California
The California Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) confirmed this in a report that says electricity rates in the Golden State are increasing at a faster rate than inflation.
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.
California lawmakers working on bills to help Los Angeles wildfire victims
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and other state legislature members are working on bills to help Los Angeles ...
Can California legislators keep ICE out of the state’s schools?
Schools are one of the last places immigrant families feel safe,” said Patricia Gándara at UCLA’s Civil Rights Project ...
'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 ...
As the worst disaster raged around them, hired hands kept working to pay the bills
Even as fire turned Santa Monica an apocalyptic shade of orange, hired hands went about their business as if it were just ...
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 ...
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 ...
California regulator proposes cutting power bills 5% after doubling rates since 2014
Following an executive order from California Gov. Gavin Newsom to explore how to reduce energy prices that have doubled since ...
Soaring electricity bills could hobble California’s green energy push: report
Only Hawaii has higher electricity rates than California, the report determined. California is also in danger of creating an ...
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 ...