Administrative/Regulatory
Jul. 13, 2023
CPUC considers how to implement income-based fixed charges for residential electric utility service
California is considering fixed charge proposals to bill residential customers based on income rather than energy usage. The Legislature’s direction includes several competing objectives that make the California Public Utilities Commission’s already complicated task of setting electricity rates exceptionally more complex.
Seth Hilton
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Currently, California residents are waiting to see what might come of their electric bills as the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) considers overhauling how residential consumers are billed by their local utility. Historically, a customer’s bill was largely comprised of the volumetric costs of delivering power to the customer (i.e., customers pay in proportion to the amount they consume) in addition to some fixed charges for costs related to specific pro...
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