SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A crackdown on how California utilities spend customers’ money has failed to pass the state Legislature. Investor-owned utilities aren’t allowed to use money from customers to pay for things like advertising and lobbying. But consumer groups have complained utilities have found ways around these rules. Monday, a legislative committee rejected a bill that aimed to clarify those rules and allow regulators to impose fines for breaking them. Pacific Gas & Electric opposed the bill. The utility says it would eliminate regulators’ discretion to decide which expenses are reasonable for customers to cover.
California reject bill to crackdown on how utilities spend customers money [Video]
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