Posts tagged: California

With California’s energy deregulation fiasco still fresh in minds, the warnings are troubling.

 
FOR THE NEXT six weeks local politics will be dominated by the Marin Energy Authority. That’s the joint powers agency assembling a program allowing county government and eight participating towns to assume PG&E’s role of purchasing electric power.
Novato, Larkspur and Corte Madera have voted not to participate.
The plan calls for MEA to initially purchase renewable [...]

Sunday December 13th, 2009 in , , | No Comments »

ENERGY: California utilities ask regulators to upend power rates

 
Heavy users would get discount; light users would pay more
California’s three largest utilities have asked regulators to restructure electricity rates, raising prices for low-usage customers and lowering them for the highest.
If successful, the move would upend the rate regime put into place by lawmakers after the 2000-01 meltdown of California’s utility deregulation.
San Diego Gas & [...]

Friday November 6th, 2009 in , , | No Comments »