How to prepare your home for power outages, blackouts or loss of electricity
'The better prepared you can be before the power goes out, the better off you...
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Electric bill based on income? Forget it, lawmakers of both parties agree
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that legislators are waking up to the ramifications of a budget...
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California’s push for rooftop solar panels plummets after rule change
The shakeout follows a change in California regulations that scaled back the amount of money solar...
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Heat pumps: New rebates help more Southern Californians make the switch
Heat pump water heaters, dryers and home heating and cooling systems are helping homeowners ditch...
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Middle or upper income? Brace for higher electric bills
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that solar owners will not escape fixed charges for electricity, either,...
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Huntington Beach switching electric utility customers to lower renewable energy plan
Until now, electric utility customers have been defaulted to being on the Orange County Power...
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High utility bills? California regulators must do more to protect consumers, auditor says
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that everyone loves to hate on the Public Utilities Commission. Officials...
Natural gas plants in Huntington Beach, Long Beach to stay open through 2026
Three fossil fuel plants -- the third is in Oxnard -- will stand by to...
SoCalGas to pay $175k over claims of ‘renewable’ natural gas, Bonta announces
California Attorney General Rob Bonta called "renewable" claims misleading since most natural gas is derived...
Why California’s electric companies want to charge more if you make more money
Three big power companies propose charging fixed rates based on income, saying low-income customers will...