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CA could pay more for electricity after vote on Thursday

FILE - A jogger passes power lines during a sunset run, Aug. 20, 2023, in San Antonio, as high temperatures continue to stress the power grid. On Thursday, Sept. 7, Texas' power grid manager again asked residents to cut back on electricity as a prolonged and punishing summer heat wave continued, a day after the system was pushed to brink of outages for the first time since a deadly winter blackout in 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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New $24 monthly power fee proposed for many in SoCal

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California’s top utility regulator tasked with overseeing …

In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo is Marybel Batjer, president of the California Public Utilities Commission, appears before a state Senate committee hearing in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

PG&E says its equipment may be linked to another fire, …

Cows graze as smoke rises from the Dixie Fire burning in Lassen National Forest, Calif., near Jonesville on Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

California regulators warn top power company that outages …

In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, Salvador Espinosa sweeps in the kitchen of a Mary's Pizza Shack restaurant during a Pacific Gas & Electric power shutdown in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Christopher Chung//The Press Democrat via AP, FIle)

California is now better prepared to avoid rotating blackouts …

In this Aug. 15, 2020 file photo high voltage signs are posted on the Department of Water and Power Sub Station E in North Hollywood. (Richard Vogel/Associated Press)

SoCal Edison, PG&E and San Diego Gas & Electric to spend …

Electricity distribution lines at Southern California Edison’s grid control center in Ontario. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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Regulators blame extreme California heat, poor planning …

The sun sets behind highrise buildings in downtown Los Angeles on Sept. 30, 2020. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)

Sonoma County, NorCal agencies sue PG&E over damage …

In this Oct. 24, 2019, file photo, a firefighter sprays water on a burning home as the Kincade Fire burns through the Jimtown community of unincorporated Sonoma County, Calif. Fire officials say Pacific Gas & Electric transmission lines sparked a wildfire last year in Northern California that destroyed hundreds of homes and led to the evacuation of nearly 100,000 people. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection issued the finding Thursday, July 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Here’s how California’s wildfire prevention power …

A helicopter drops water as firefighters walk with drip torches to set a backfire against the Blue Ridge Fire on Oct. 27, 2020, in Chino Hills. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

California’s rolling blackouts caused by climate …

A woman wearing a face mask walks on the Fourth Street Bridge in Los Angeles with high tension towers in the background on Aug. 16, 2020, two days after California on Aug. 14 ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2001. (Apu Gomes / AFP / Getty Images)

California requires cellphone towers to add backup …

Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, displays a chart showing cell tower sites that were shut down during power outages in 2019, in Sacramento on Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Regulators approve PG&E bankruptcy plan despite safety …

A view of power lines during a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) public safety power shutoff on November 20, 2019 in Santa Rosa, California. PG&E has cut power to over 450,000 residents throughout Northern California as extremely windy and dry conditions are increasing the risk of catastrophic wildfires. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Researchers say California needs to cut emissions …

Solar panels used to generate power outside an office building in Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 2015. (MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)