The simple answer to that question is yes. In addition SMUD customers are also at risk. In the Sacramento area few would dispute we are fortunate to have SMUD as our electricity provider. SMUD has been rated #1 in customer service among both publicly and investor owned utility providers in California by J.D. Power and [...]
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Prop 16 – Is SMUD At Risk?
May 21
Earlier this year the Los Angeles Dept of Water and Power which is a municipal utility, proposed a rate increase of 5.7% in the form of a “carbon surcharge” to help meet LA mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s ambitious goal of 20% clean power by the end of 2010. A proposal unpopular with consumer groups, the rate hike was rejected by the [...]
You’ve heard the ads on radio or seen them on TV. Supporters urging you to vote yes on Proposition 16 The Taxpayers Right To Vote Act. As supporters of the measure state in the California Official Voter Guide, the measure will require a 2/3 voter approval before local governments could “spend public money or incur public debt” to [...]
