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LeftyMom

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15. The Municipal Utility Districts (Sacramento, East Bay) that border PG&E territory

Reply to mackerel (Reply #14)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 12:55 AM

Aug 2015

are cheaper and better. I deal with SMUD for my electric and Pacific Gas and Explosions for my gas, and the difference in service is like night and day. We get a ton of perks like free shade trees and discounted CFL lights too. Which reminds me, I need to go over to their yard this week to get a truckload of free mulch from their tree trimmers.

I'm baffled why the rest of the state doesn't follow suit.

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California's utilities want to cut benefits to solar customers [View all] Auggie Aug 2015 OP

REALLY! elleng Aug 2015 #1

The wealthy people with solar... scscholar Aug 2015 #2

True. I live in a moderate wealthy neighborhood yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #5

If you shop around you can get a 4500 KW system for about 8K with the tax subsidies. Solar City, still_one Aug 2015 #7

Do you even know what you are talking about? A lot of folks are NOT "rich" who have solar. There still_one Aug 2015 #6

ALEC is doing just what the Kochs want. djean111 Aug 2015 #3

WHAT!!! The PUC or our legislature better block this garbage. still_one Aug 2015 #4

The PUC is mostly appointmented conservative assholes who really aren't too concerned mackerel Aug 2015 #9

I am not sure how they can justify charging solar customers more. They are NOT using PGE energy. still_one Aug 2015 #10

The PUC is a joke. LeftyMom Aug 2015 #11

I agree. For years we have been told to use energy wisely, not waste it, and now they want to still_one Aug 2015 #13

dear edison, to prop up your obsolete model pls cut salaries of the top management and shareholder msongs Aug 2015 #8

The rest of you really need to switch to municipal utilities. LeftyMom Aug 2015 #12

Not sure I follow? mackerel Aug 2015 #14

The Municipal Utility Districts (Sacramento, East Bay) that border PG&E territory LeftyMom Aug 2015 #15