How do they know your income?!?
“How do they know your income?!?”
You submit your records.
How do they know your income?!?
For now the CPUC is going with “CARE” and “FERA” income guidelines (income/tax data from the CA FTB was legally unavailable to be released to utilities, etc. w/o taxpayer written permission).
Initially will be a $24.15 “infrastructure” base charge for most people and $12. for people on FERA and $6. for CARE eligible.
Full CPUC order here (162 pages...beware LOTS of reading!):
https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M531/K094/531094134.PDF
“News” articles:
https://yubanet.com/california/cpuc-approves-flat-rate-billing-structure/