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The Utility Reform Network
Executive director at TURN, The Utility Reform Network
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Mark Toney
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FROM Mark Toney
Which Way, L.A.?
Your Electric Bill May Go Up, Even if You're Conserving Power Fifteen years ago, California had an energy crisis, and state regulators effectively froze prices for consumers who used the least amount of electricity. Since then, the growth of private utility companies has been paid for by those who use the most. The Public Utilities Commission says that's not fair, and it enacted sweeping changes last Friday. Those who use the most will see their rates going down. Those who use the least will see an increase.
Design and Architecture
Solar Decathlon In the past two weeks 60,000 people went to the Orange County Great Park in Irvine to check out the “Solar Decathlon.” That’s the exhibition of net zero energy houses, designed and built by students for a biannual competition created by the DOE, with the goal of educating people about solar power.
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