In an attempt to make rising electricity bills more affordable, California will institute a fixed monthly charge on ratepayers that will vary according to household income in the next couple of years.

Shifting utility costs from usage rates to fixed monthly fees may penalize efficiency and fail to provide the financial ...

The fixed charge advocated by San Diego Gas & Electric and promoted by the utility-funded Predictable Power Coalition will do little to slow the impact of SDGE’s relentlessly rising rates. The fixed ...

The question at this early stage is, how high will those fixed charges be each month? Ultimately, that will be decided by the commission. The law’s supporters say the charges will help lower-income ...