Congressman Issa Meets with Utility Companies to Address Skyrocketing Consumer Rates

WASHINGTON DC —Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) brought together representatives from SoCalGas, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric to his district headquarters to receive a comprehensive briefing on repeated ratepayer increases and recent skyrocketing utility rates. He also raised concerns raised by numerous constituents who have borne the brunt of higher costs throughout this year.

“California’s energy market is a flawed and failing mashup that has also tried to force a Green New Deal agenda on consumers -- with the inevitable result that the public gets to pay for the preferred policies of activists,” said Issa.

“Solar and other renewables are worthy sources of energy that can benefit the state, but California is hampered by an inefficient energy market in which the state pays to offload excess power, while at other times importing as much as 30 percent of the supply we need. In its current form, this not a healthy marketplace, and no one is suffering more than consumers who can afford it the least.”

“California needs to take an honest look at the energy system it has created, and this day’s conversation was certainly a start. But we need innovation and action if we are going to provide consumers an energy system they can rely on, believe in, and afford.”

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