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One reason California power bills are so high: Baked-in profits that critics call excessive
Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics ...
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Over $4 billion in LA fire claims distributed, more to come
A chimney remains standing in a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Jan. 8, 2025. Photo by Jules Hotz for From economy reporter Levi Sumagaysay: Insurance companies have paid out $4.2 ...
A strategy sesh in LA
SMOOTHER OPERATOR — Ada Briceño worked to elect Democrats as a hotel union boss and chair of the Orange County party. Now, ...
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California regulator lets SCE charge ratepayers for damages from Thomas Fire
The vote comes against a backdrop of lawsuits claiming the utility is responsible for the recent Eaton Fire in Los Angeles.
As LA fires burn, SoCal Edison allowed to raise rates for 2017 blaze
Customers are picking up the $1.7. billion tab after utility's s equipment was linked to LA wildfire and flooding seven years ...
California's Sutter County could soon get cheaper electric provider
YUBA CITY — Lower-cost electricity could be heading your way if you live in California's Sutter or Nevada counties. Pioneer ...
State officials approve Edison rate hike for 2017 wildfire sparked by its equipment
California officials voted Thursday to let Southern California Edison to raise electric rates to cover payments it made to ...
Artificial intelligence is bringing nuclear power back from the dead — maybe even in California
Big tech energy needs, including for artificial intelligence, has elected officials giving nuclear power a serious reexamination ...
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Amid Waymo’s rise in LA, experts consider positive and negative repercussions
This post was updated Jan. 31 at 12:32 p.m. Driverless taxis are no longer futuristic dreams for Angelenos. Autonomous ...
One Reason Your Power Bill Is High: Baked-In Profits That Critics Call Excessive
"We generally think they've been set a bit too high," Michael Campbell, assistant deputy director of energy at Cal Advocates, said. "The utilities' arguments of just how risky it is to be a utility in ...
Pimco warns LA water utility faces steep liabilities after wildfires
Legal experts suggest the nation’s largest municipal utility will face paying damages to homeowners after fire crews were ...
What caused the Eaton Fire? Here’s how new video fits into theories
On the night the deadly Eaton Fire broke out in Los Angeles County, a gas station video camera captured what appeared to be sparks on a steep flank of Mount Wilson on Altadena’s outskirts and then ...