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California’s Residential Electricity Rate Reform – An Analysis

Columbia Climate Law

Recently, two competing plans to reform California’s four-tier electricity rate structure of the three investor-owned utilities (IOUs) [1] have emerged from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Under the current tariff system, customers who use more electricity are charged significantly higher rates per kilowatt-hour (kWh). [4]

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Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 2021 Texas Grid Failure

Environmental Progress

Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable. 1] But recent power outages in Texas and California have poured cold water on these arguments. 1] But recent power outages in Texas and California have poured cold water on these arguments. But all else is not equal.

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68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette/Tribune Democrat: David McCullough, Author Of ‘The Johnstown Flood’ Remembered Fondly In City Where His Career Took Off -- Gov. -- DEP To Host Sept. EV Charging 2.0 - By Eric Lowitt, Charge-Zero [PaEN] -- PA GreenGov Council Hosts Virtual PA Sustainability Summit Oct.

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.11.22

PA Environment Daily

11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: Flight 93 Families Turn Pain Into Purpose On 21st Anniversary -- AP: Jill Biden Shares Memories Of 9/11 As Wife, Sister, More -- TribLive Editorial: Remember The Shared Grief Of Sept.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Rural Communities On The Front Lines Of Solar's Growth -- Sen. Mensch Introduces Bill To Encourage Development Of Clean Vehicle Infrastructure- Electric, Natural Gas, Hydrogen -- 35 Senate, House Democrats Urge Gov. DEP Chesapeake Bay Implementation: 7 Conservation Districts Awarded $2.98