SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3, 2019 – -A US trustee has demolished PG&E’s claim for $140 M in lawyers’ fees for the first few months of its bankruptcy, which the trustee predicts will be the “most expensive” ever. While victims who lost their homes await damage payments and PG&E is using bankruptcy to dodge regulatory penalties, […]
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Mark Toney: Bailout Worth Billions Approved for PG&E
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Aug. 29, 2018 – PG&E was showered with gifts including guarantees of customer revenue and limits on corporate liability with the wildfire conference committee’s adoption of SB 901. Consumers were left holding the bag. TURN remains firmly opposed to this scheme that would allow unlimited rate hikes to pay for utility negligence, […]
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Senate to Vote on New Law to Prevent Utility Shutoffs for Medically Vulnerable and Dying Customers
Sacramento May 30, 2017 – With utility bills rising, more and more California consumers face the dire threat of being shut off from essential heat, light and hot water. In 2016, 868,000 households in California were shut off, impacting over 2.5 million people, most of whom are children. TURN thinks that is 2.5 million too […]
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TURN Wins Reform of Scandal-Ridden CPUC
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. October 3, 2016 – Public outrage over back room deals at the California Public Utilities Commission culminated in the approval of legislation that limits meetings between utilities and regulators, establishes new disclosure requirements for contacts between Commissioners and self-interested Wall Street and industry representatives, and increases penalties for violations. TURN-sponsored SB 215, […]