Energy

KCRA – Gas, electricity costs to take center stage at the California state capitol on Saturday

September 14, 2025  ·  Consumer Watchdog

By Ashley Zavala SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Saturday are set to debate a bunch of proposals that attempt to address the cost of...

CalMatters – Lawmakers send Newsom a high-stakes energy overhaul tied to wildfires, utilities and oil

September 14, 2025  ·  Consumer Watchdog

BY ALEJANDRO LAZO AND  JEANNE KUANG Gov. Gavin Newsom closed out the legislative year with one of the most sweeping overhauls of California’s energy and climate policies in...

Big Three Deal Is Deregulation That Will Cost Consumers And Environment

September 12, 2025  ·  Jamie Court

Governor Newsom, McGuire, and Rivas celebrated “Landmark Clean Energy, Climate and Affordability Solutions” .. It’s a load of horse poop. 

Gut and Amended Western Grid Electricity Deregulation Bill Jettisons Guardrails Put In By Senate And Exposes CA To Price Gouging And Coal Power

September 10, 2025  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA  — Eleventh-hour California legislation creating a regional grid eliminates all the guardrails added by the Senate and opens California consumers to price gouging, having to pay for coal power and federal preemption...

San Diego Union Tribune: Last-minute bill aimed at boosting California oil production introduced

September 10, 2025  ·  John Ennis

By Rob Nikolewski Legislation aimed at boosting in-state oil production is one of a slew of energy-related bills introduced Wednesday, as lawmakers in Sacramento race...

Memo To California Legislators: Remember John Burton And Do The Right Thing

September 8, 2025  ·  Jamie Court

John Burton's death is reminder to us all that you can be principled and thrive in politics.John had the “Rage for Justice”

Oil Lobbyists Demand No Setback In Carbon Pipeline Legislation, Threatening Public

September 5, 2025  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA—Two oil and gas lobbyists are refusing to have included into two carbon pipeline bills legislative language creating a safe buffer zone between...

Watchdog Urges Against CA End-of-Session Power Grab To Increase Energy Costs And Benefit Prop 50 Donors As “Betrayal of the Electorate”

September 2, 2025  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA —  Consumer Watchdog warned California legislative leaders that ignoring legislative rules and racing through a utility-backed regional electricity deregulation plan in the last ten days...

Newsom’s Energy Commission Freezes Price Gouging Penalty, Leaves Consumers Open to Gasoline Price Spikes

August 29, 2025  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA – The Newsom Administration’s California Energy Commission voted to freeze for five years deliberations on a gasoline price gouging penalty promised by Governor...

Public Interest Groups To Legislators: Don’t Let Newsom Sell Out Real Utility Rate Reforms In Eleventh Hour Deal For Utility-backed Western Grid Proposal And Wildfire Fund

August 28, 2025  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA — Consumer and environmental groups have written California legislative leaders taking issue with Governor Newsom’s latest claim that a Western grid is “our best...

Watchdog Calls on Gov and CEC To Not Betray Stated Values And To Preserve the Gasoline Price Gouging Penalty To Prevent Price Spikes

August 27, 2025  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA – Consumer Watchdog wrote Governor Newsom and the Vice Chair of the California Energy Commission (CEC) Siva Gunda today to remind them of their...

Air Regulators Turned Lobbyists Lead To False Conclusions About Need For Carbon Capture in Cap-and-Trade, Consumer Watchdog Tells Legislative Leaders

August 19, 2025  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — As lawmakers take up Cap-and-Trade for extension to 2045, they should reject any lobbyist pressure to include Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)...