Energy

State electricity takeover may be put on ballot

November 29, 2000  ·  Harvey Rosenfield

<p class="source">San Diego Union-Tribune</p> <p>SACRAMENTO -- An influential consumer advocate is drafting a voter initiative that would replace California's troubled move into a deregulated electrical market with a state-owned power system</p>

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>

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>

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>

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>

DAVIS SEEKS PRICE CONTROLS ON ELECTRICITY

November 15, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>GOVERNOR ALSO ASKS FEDERAL REGULATORS TO GIVE REFUNDS TO CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS WHO FELT THE IMPACT OF DEREGULATION THIS SUMMER WITH HIGH BILLS</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Gov. Gray Davis warned federal energy regulators Tuesday of a "ratepayer revolt" unless they order refunds and immediate price controls to keep bills from skyrocketing under California's newly deregulated electricity market.</p>

Politicians, activists seek utility re-regulation

November 12, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Stockton Record</p> <p>Five months after California's experiment with deregulation sent electricity prices soaring, state policy-makers haven't come anywhere close to a consensus on how to solve the problem.</p>

State Utilities Left With Burden of Reclaiming Costs From Crisis

November 3, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Issue will remain unsettled until next year when a new agreement is reached and flaws in deregulation are fixed</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>The $6-billion wrecking ball that is waiting to slam either California consumers or the utility industry is back in the control of state officials after a federal commission this week failed to even address the problem.</p>