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We're holding utilities and politicians accountable. Join our movement. https://www.re-volt.org/

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Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Aug 21

By exposing the corruption of California’s investor-owned utilities, we will hold them and our government accountable.

EWG has a long and proud history of taking on big oil, big pesticide companies, big polluters, and more.

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Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · 17h

What can $5 get you these days?

@pacificgaselectric.bsky.social recently reported that customers can expect a $5 reduction in their bills, but failed to mention the $115 net increase in the last five years.

$5 can’t even get you a footlong at Subway these days.

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · 2d

Instead of sticking customers with the bill, it’s time to invest in a more resilient, consumer-focused energy system that doesn’t depend on fragile, fire-prone wires.

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · 2d

Who should foot the bill: ratepayers or shareholders?

California regulators rubber-stamped SCE’s plan to hike electricity rates to fund wildfire mitigation, even as aging power lines continue to endanger communities.

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Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · 14d

Every rate hike = more money for the utility and their investors, less money for working families.

Every attack on energy choice and freedom = more control for the utility, fewer choices for consumers.

This is what a monopoly looks like.

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · 14d

For those who try to escape the never ending cycle of cost increases by getting their electricity from another source, Sempra comes after them and tries to punish them.

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · 14d

San Diego families already pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country — and it’s no accident.

@SDGE’s parent company, @Sempra, continues to post massive profits while customers are left choosing between bills and basic needs.

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Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · 18d

This isn’t “business as usual,” it’s a system that rewards monopoly utilities while punishing ratepayers.

📈 Profit soars.
⚡ Bills rise.
🚨 Accountability? Nowhere in sight.

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · 18d

The company and commission claimed these rate increases were necessary for business operations, yet @pacificgaselectric.bsky.social has continued to make record profits year after year despite flat demand for electricity for the past twenty years.

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · 18d

The @californiapuc.bsky.social approved spending increases that resulted in six rate hikes for PG&E customers in 2024.

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Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · 25d

@pacificgaselectric.bsky.social bills can equal a weekly grocery budget, but their touted $5 can’t even get you a Subway Sandwich these days.

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Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · 25d

PG&E customers have seen a 64% increase in their bills since 2020.

Recently, PG&E bragged that their customers can expect a $5 reduction in their monthly bills.

But $5 is nothing compared to the $115/month increase we’ve seen in the last 5 years.

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Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · 29d

It is not fair that California’s working families should have to spend a single penny covering for Edison's mistakes. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Electric customers to pay $9 billion more to state wildfire fund under proposed bill

California electric customers would pay $9 billion more to shore up the state’s wildfire fund under a last-minute deal reached behind closed doors that was introduced as legislation on Wednesday.

www.latimes.com

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Sep 10

Reigning in overspending from big utilities would lower bills more than complicated price structures.

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Sep 10

It’s time for a Re-volt! Their entire business model is based on exploiting consumers to cover their overspending while underdelivering safe, clean and reliable power.

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Sep 10

PG&E to ratepayers: I'll raise you bills that cost a weekly grocery budget, but save you on a vegetarian Subway sandwich.

Such a deal! 🙄

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Sep 10

Let's put their $5 "discount" into perspective: PG&E bills are $115 higher than they were just five years ago.

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Sep 8

The CPUC is supposed to, yet it routinely rubber-stamps utility spending without real oversight, letting these monopolies treat ratepayers like an ATM while failing to deliver safe, affordable power—and then blaming consumers for the fallout.

It needs to stop.

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Sep 8

DOJ is looking out for taxpayers, but who’s looking out for California ratepayers? abc7.com/post/doj-fil...

New photos appear to show start of Eaton Fire as DOJ files lawsuits against SoCal Edison

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Southern California Edison over the deadly Eaton and Fairview fires, seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages.

abc7.com

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Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Sep 5

This isn’t just a broken system — it’s working exactly as designed, but it’s not working for you. It’s working for them.

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Sep 5

Translation? More utility spending that ratepayers will pay for, and more guaranteed returns for shareholders. Meanwhile, where’s the investment in affordability? In resilience? In real solutions for working families?

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Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Sep 5

While customers saw higher bills, @SCE quietly cashed in, backed by a $38–$43 billion capital spending plan through 2028. 💰 The more they spend, the more they profit.

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Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Sep 2

Former CPUC President Loretta Lynch says it best: It’s time to say NO to cozy, crony capitalism.

Join our fight to hold CA utility companies, and our government, accountable. It’s time for new energy choices. It’s time for a Re-Volt. Join us: re-volt.org/take-action

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Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Sep 2

They should be reining in utility spending and profits, protecting the public, but instead, they are rubber stamping ballooning spending plans, rate hikes, and record profits - all in the face of flat demand for electricity.

Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Sep 2

It’s long past time for utility accountability. Californians deserve affordable, reliable, clean energy.

The California Public Utilities commission is an unelected regulatory body appointed by @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

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Re-Volt @exposeutilities.bsky.social · Aug 29

Record profits from big investor-owned utilities are the new normal, while ratepayers struggle to pay their bills. We’re calling on our representatives to hold the utilities accountable.

@latimes.com covered this. Read more: www.latimes.com/environment/...

California utility customers could get stuck with a big bill for the Eaton fire

As officials scramble to shore up the state’s wildfire fund, they are considering extending the monthly surcharge imposed on customers of Edison and other utility companies.

www.latimes.com

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