Energy

PG&E bills likely to go even higher

November 29, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Utility says gas costs for December will shoot up by 65%.</h3><p class="source">The Fresno Bee</p> <p>Hang on to your wallet and lower your thermostat -- again. Pacific Gas and Electric Co., after calculating its natural gas rates for December, now says that household bills for California's most common heating fuel will surpass the dismal forecast it is</p>

Let state own electric utilities, group says

November 29, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Proposed ballot initiative could pressure Gov. Davis to consider public ownership</h3><p class="source">The Orange County Register</p> <p>SACRAMENTO - The state should buy out private utility companies and replace them with a government-run agency that would produce and deliver electricity, a consumer group proposed Tuesday, unveiling its solution for the state's troubled power system.</p>

Group seeks reversal of utility deregulation

November 29, 2000  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

<p class="source">The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC)</p> <p>Sacramento, California -- A consumer group outraged at spiraling electric bills wants to put a ballot initiative before voters that would reverse the 1996 law deregulating California's power industry.</p>

Group Plans Initiative to Limit Profit of California Electric Suppliers

November 29, 2000  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

<p class="source">San Jose Mercury News</p> <p>An advocacy group unveiled plans Tuesday for a statewide initiative that would limit how much profit electricity suppliers can make, require them to refund to consumers part of what they earned this year and essentially re-regulate the energy markets.</p>

End power woes or we’ll turn to ballot, consumer group says

November 29, 2000  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>If California lawmakers don't re-regulate electric rates and create a new statewide public power system, both issues will go to the voters in a 2002 ballot initiative, one consumer group vowed Tuesday.</p>

Electricity Regulation Proposed for State Ballot

November 29, 2000  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

<h3>Consumer group wants agency to run power grid</h3><p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>Sacramento -- Raising the stakes in the debate over skyrocketing energy prices, a leading consumer advocate proposed a ballot initiative yesterday to scrap California's deregulated electricity market and transform it into a state-run system.</p>

Consumer group plans to bring electric costs to ballot box

November 29, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Contra Costa Times</p> <p>SACRAMENTO, Calif._A consumer group vowed Tuesday to pursue an initiative that would re-regulate the electric utility industry if state lawmakers fail to take strong action in coming months to protect consumers.</p>

ACTIVISTS PROPOSE BALLOT INITIATIVE TO REREGULATE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY

November 29, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>ENERGY: GROUP PLANS 2002 MEASURE-- ALLOWING A STATE TAKEOVER--UNLESS THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR ACT FIRST</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>A consumer advocacy group announced a proposed ballot initiative Tuesday that would allow a takeover of the multibillion-dollar electricity industry in California by the state government.</p>

Calif Consumer Group Submits Elec Rereg Ballot Initiative

November 28, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Dow Jones Newswires</p> <p>LOS ANGELES -(Dow Jones)- A California consumer group submitted a draft ballot initiative to the governor and state legislature Tuesday calling for a publicly owned and controlled electricity system.</p>

Consumer advocate eyes ballot initiative on deregulation

November 28, 2000  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>A consumer group, outraged at spiraling electric bills, is crafting a ballot initiative to let the public run California's flawed electricity system unless politicians protect ratepayers from price spikes.</p>

SCE SEEKS RATE HIKE, RATE-SETTING AUTHORITY

November 18, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>POWER: EDISON'S PROPOSAL TO PUC WOULD BOOST THE CUSTOMER'S COST BY 9.9% AND ASKS FOR AN EARLY END TO THE FREEZE</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Southern California Edison is increasing the pressure on state regulators to allow it to pass high wholesale electricity rates on to customers through an initial rate hike of nearly 10% plus new authority to set its own rates--a combination that could mea</p>

Edison to pursue issue of market manipulation

November 18, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Diego Union-Tribune</p> <p>LOS ANGELES -- Southern California Edison said yesterday that in a filing next Wednesday it would "hammer home" to federal regulators its belief that there was manipulation of California's electricity market this summer. Wednesday is the deadline for</p>