After the Eaton Fire, SCE is charging some residents as much as $40,000 just to reconnect to the electric grid. There’s a better way. Why not let the community of Altadena cut the cord with SCE.
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Which gubernatorial candidate will actually tackle the Monopoly Utility problem? Out of control spending that leads directly to higher profits for shareholders & higher electricity bills for working families.
Utility spending increased by more than 300% over the last 20 years even though electricity demand was flat. And very little of that spending was due to wildfires. Who let the utilities spend like drunken sailors? The CPUC. Time for real action, not empty promises.
CalMatters@calmatters.org · 6mo agoThe state’s primary utility regulator is under new management. Gov. Gavin Newsom promoted Commissioner John Reynolds to president of the California Public Utilities Commission this week as part of a “new phase” of Newsom’s effort to address sky-high power bills. bit.ly/4aqs3mN 📸 Anda Chu
During the year of the Eaton Fire, SCE “reported a better-than expected profit” – we don’t have to live like this, folks.
Aaaaaand here we go again. Unreliable grids, constant outages, skyrocketing prices, all while utility monopolies rake in record profits and Californians are saddled with the bills.
NBC Bay Area@nbcbayarea.com · 6mo agoBREAKING: More than 10,000 PG&E customers in Pacifica were left without power Thursday morning, according to the utility. nbcbay.com/HUIBhzw
Last week, @pacificgaselectric.bsky.social reported a stunning $2.6B in 2025 profits (the more they spend, the more they earn). Yet PG&E's increased spending doesn’t seem to bring increased reliability. We have a broken system that needs fundamental change.
There so many numbers floating around about PG&E it can be hard to follow. So, let us make it simple: PG&E earns a profit off of every dollar they spend. www.montereyherald.com/2026/02/13/p...
Pace of PG&E profit and revenue increases start to slow as bills ease
PG&E’s profits and revenues both rose during 2025, but at a reduced pace compared with prior years.
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Why are lawmakers failing to rein in electric rate hikes? Follow the money….
TOMORROW: PG&E will unveil their 2025 earnings. It will likely be another record-breaking year of profits even as utility bills soar for consumers.
Mayor of San Jose Matt Mahan calls for real action to alleviate rising energy costs, not just empty words from Sacramento.
What happened on December 20th in San Francisco? With no answers from PG&E or the California Public Utilities Commission, Coyote Media investigates who is really to blame for the 2-day power outage in San Francisco.
“PG&E has underinvested in safety,” South Bay Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said after looking at audit results. “This just confirms that we need to make PG&E a California customer-owned utility, not investor owned.” Enough is ENOUGH. It's time to Re-Volt.
The Mercury News@mercurynews.com · 7mo agoWhen Bay Area PG&E substations caught fire, inspectors had already raised red flags trib.al/qG8mwVy
"I am already talking to a few people who want to start some class action lawsuits. I'd be more than happy to join them in that," said Anthony Vogt, adding he wants "PG&E to be held accountable, it's almost like they know they have a stranglehold on us, so they don't really care what happens."
New Year's Eve power outage in San Francisco piles onto frustrations with PG&E
Thousands of people in the Richmond District lost power on New Year's Eve in the third major outage in two weeks.
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"The third major outage in two weeks." Meanwhile, temperatures are freezing, and customers are STILL footing the bill for PG&E's ineptitude. This has to change. Californians deserve better.
Inspired by @theonion.com, @pacificgaselectric.bsky.social issues hilarious press release claiming 'California ratepayers overwhelmingly support more unchecked spending by state's monopoly utility companies' - including SCE and SDG&E. 🔗 investor.pgecorp.com/news-events/...
‘Out of control.’ Fresno industries, residents divided over PG&E’s latest rate hike proposal The California Public Utilities Commission’s hearings over proposed electricity rate hikes came to Fresno Friday afternoon, drawing a split crowd of Central Valley residents and industry groups that…
‘Out of control.’ Fresno industries, residents divided over PG&E’s latest rate hike proposal
The California Public Utilities Commission’s hearings over proposed electricity rate hikes came to Fresno Friday afternoon, drawing a split crowd of Central Valley residents and industry groups that clashed over whether the increased rates are appropriate. The public hearing comes after the Pacific Gas & Electric Company submitted a request earlier this year to California’s regulatory commission for private utilities companies, asking commissioners to approve annual rate hikes over a four-year period from 2027 to 2030.
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California’s top utility regulator is notorious for green-lighting bloated spending plans by PG&E and the state’s two other investor-owned utilities. Instead of acting as a needed check on utility spending, the CPUC approves the companies’ increased spending plans with little to no pushback.
@exposeutilities.bsky.social & other advocates will be on hand for a "listening session" hosted by California electricity regulators to hear from Fresno-area residents about PG&E's massive rate hike proposal. #StoptheStamp. Details can be found here: tinyurl.com/55whs8ky
It's really too bad California policymakers saw a PGE bankruptcy as a horrible catastrophe to avoid rather than an opportunity to clean house and nationalize it. When they asked to raise rates because of their huge wildfire lawsuit payouts regulators should have just said "no"
As it stands, ratepayers are on the hook for $9 billion in wildfire liabilities, on top of all the other ballooning costs and rate increases. While Edison will have to pony up their own $9 billion why should ratepayers be on the hook for Edison’s mistakes?
“Their stamps are almost certainly worn to nubs, the ink pads are bone dry, while Californians are left footing the bill. We figured they could use a fresh set.” @exposeutilities.bsky.social
Re-Volt will restock California utility regulators’ worn-out rubber stamps for PG&E rate hike
SACRAMENTO – Energy accountability campaign Re-Volt announced today it will supply the California Publ
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What’s going on with SCE's recent rate hike? Right now, SCE is saying that bills are going up more than what the @californiapuc.bsky.social authorized. Any energy nerds want to help us make sense of this?
Here’s the thing: when the government becomes the "utility’s best friend” as @davidpomerantz.bsky.social rightly points out, then the proverbial fox is watching the hen house.
A recent investigation from @npr.org uncovered SCE transmission line failures in Altadena, potentially starting the deadly January 7th wildfire. Meanwhile, residents throughout SCE’s territory are facing increased rates this month.
What can $5 get you these days? @pacificgaselectric.bsky.social recently reported that customers can expect a $5 reduction in their bills, but failed to mention the $115 net increase in the last five years. $5 can’t even get you a footlong at Subway these days.
Who should foot the bill: ratepayers or shareholders? California regulators rubber-stamped SCE’s plan to hike electricity rates to fund wildfire mitigation, even as aging power lines continue to endanger communities.
San Diego families already pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country — and it’s no accident. @SDGE’s parent company, @Sempra, continues to post massive profits while customers are left choosing between bills and basic needs.
The @californiapuc.bsky.social approved spending increases that resulted in six rate hikes for PG&E customers in 2024.
PG&E customers have seen a 64% increase in their bills since 2020. Recently, PG&E bragged that their customers can expect a $5 reduction in their monthly bills. But $5 is nothing compared to the $115/month increase we’ve seen in the last 5 years.
