Priority Area: Clean Energy and Building Decarbonization
Barrier: Energy Affordability & Rates

Challenge/Local/State

Description

State Solution
(Type of Activity: Policy/Regulation )

The CPUC should stop approving rate increases for the IOUs until they become more accountable for performance.

Existing Examples of Progress: AB 1167 (the California Ratepayer Protection Act) prohibits investor-owned utilities from charging customers for political lobbying, promotional advertising, and shareholder-related expenses, requires transparency about who pays for utility ads, and mandates financial penalties for violations.
Region: Statewide

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