R.I.P. Scout26
Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric, and San Diego Gas & Electric submitted a joint proposal to the state’s Public Utilities Commission last week that outlines the new rate structure. It follows last year’s passage of Assembly Bill 205 which requires a fixed rate and generally simpler bills.
So, you pay the same amount no matter how much electricity you use? Am understanding this correctly, because that's insane, if true.That will encourage people to use as much electricity as they can. Let's keep the AC at 68 degrees all summer long!
Tha't my take on it, as well. There will be absolutely NO incentives to conserve. I suspect that random brownouts and blackouts are going to become a lot less random and a lot more frequent.
Have to build more solar farms and windmills. Hmmm . . . wonder how much stock in solar cell and windmill companies were recently purchased by advocates of this insanity?
A quick Google suggests that the per kwhr cost will remain, this is a means tested charge for the fixed cost of providing electricity each month.