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SoCal Matters
How Much Should Consumers be Paid for Excess Energy by Utilities?
Season 2025
Episode 384
The California Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about how much customers are paid for excess energy and environmental and consumer advocacy groups are seeking to reverse a 2022 decision. The three environmental groups bringing the case argue that the California Public Utilities Commission did not properly consider the benefits to customers and disadvantaged communities.
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