When California Utility Bills Cost More Than Property Taxes | Panel
In California, keeping a home cool can put substantial pressure on household budgets. In Los Angeles’s San Fernando Valley, one resident received a combined bill of $3,322 for water and power, plus sewer and sanitation services from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
He said he had already made improvements intended to reduce his home’s energy use. That points to a larger concern in hotter neighborhoods: how much control households have over their bills when keeping cool requires more electricity.
Micah Reed, the Valley resident who started a petition after receiving that bill, describes his search for answers.
Johnny Graham, CEO of Pacific United Power, draws on the residential bills he reviews across Southern California to discuss the pressures facing households and what meaningful relief would require.
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