State regulators vote to keep utility profits high angering customers across CA

Re:State regulators vote to keep utility profits high angeri... by labcomputer on Monday December 22, 2025 @05:29PM (#46359937)

So PG&E already has something like this. It’s called either E-1 or TOU-C, depending on whether time-of-use billing applies. The price for the baseline tier is higher than you’d expect, though.

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Re:State regulators vote to keep utility profits high angeri... by ursAxZA on Monday December 22, 2025 @06:06PM (#46360298)

That makes sense — but it feels like the balance could be better.

If we treat baseline access as a kind of ‘civilization tax,’ the pricing shouldn’t feel punitive for low-usage households.

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