“Just the idea that a PG & E bill can be 40% of the rent in the Bay area is just plain wrong, “Markist” newspaper or not.
Additionally, having no competition is just plain wrong as well!
I don’t disagree with point No.2 but it is unrealistic. Look at the first line of Post No.5 as to why.
As for your point No. 1 “why rates are so high” If you think the Utilities have free reign to set rates you would be wrong. You get what you vote for in Kalifornia and that is one party, regulated, “commissions” dictating what will be. And as you have undoubtedly have read in the last few years it’s all starting to collapse in Kalifornia.
That’s what happens when you 1. tear out all the dams 2. shut down your nukes 3. subsidize an unworkable green agenda to the max 4. sue the power provider up the wing wang for not removing trees you won’t let them remove and then large wild fires occur and you blame the provider. I’m sure I could go on, but that’s a start.
“Just the idea that a PG & E bill can be 40% of the rent in the Bay area is just plain wrong, “Markist” newspaper or not.”
Horse hockey! When I lived in CA my mortgage was $2400 per month and utilities in the wintertime were routinely $800 per month. And we WEREN’T running a restaurant!