Nice, we lose our homes, property and loved ones AND get charged more to pay for it. What a load of fuckery!
HELP!!!
California approves measure to pass on wildfire costs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature voted Friday to allow power companies to raise electric bills to cover the cost of lawsuits from last year’s deadly wildfires amid fears that Pacific Gas & Electric Co., would otherwise face financial ruin.
The measure is part of a wide-ranging plan to reduce the threat of wildfires, which have killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in recent years.
Consumer advocates and large energy users blasted legislation they say is a bailout for PG&E, which expects to pay billions of dollars due to fires started by the company’s equipment in Northern California last year. The company would be allowed to charge their customers even if the fires are linked to mismanagement by the company.
“Everybody’s getting protected, but customers,” said Michael Boccadoro, executive director of the Agricultural Energy Consumers Association. “Utility shareholders are protected. Trial attorneys are protected. Insurers are protected. Victims are protected. Labor’s protected. Unfortunately, they forgot to protect customers.”
https://apnews.com/0a076ef809f44e74b683d37cb0d54560/California-approves-measure-to-pass-on-wildfire-costs