the utilities are squeezing people while they’re still allowed to. after the camp fire (the one that the power company caused and then killed 90 people a few years back in northern california), the state legislature has passed several laws about power companies and wildfires. one of them mandates that utilities offer a flat rate based on income, with the highest tier being $85 a month for households that make more than $180,000 a year. for pretty much everyone, even people with full solar, this will mean the power bill goes down. the plan is still moving through bureaucracy, and it’s scheduled to start in early 2025 (fingers crossed). so long as our power and gas come from organizations with executive boards and benefits packages, they’re going to rip the copper wire out of the wall until their business model collapses.
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The solution to this is to remove all the homeless camps since their cell phone chargers plugged into unsecured outlets is the biggest power drain in the state, at least according to Gavin Newsome
Sarah Clifford sent us her bill which was $1128 this month alone, and Sara says that’s the “discounted rate.” Sarah says she keeps her thermostat at 78 degrees whenever possible.
Melissa Avalos says, “There has been a rise in our electricity bills that is beyond this earth. We went from paying $86 dollars a month to $400 dollars a month and don’t even run our air at night.
I wanna 
mine went from about $120 - $135 a month to $400 a month about a year ago.. no explanation, no reason, just that's the bill now.. and it lasted for almost a year like that.. now i'm back down to around $175 or so.. which is still higher than it was before
Commented in the wrong post, I’m an idiot lol.