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A race to upgrade California’s energy grid stokes fears over surging rates

11/23/22 8:15 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS ban on combustion engines California's energy transition to carbon neutrality Diablo Canyon nuclear power drought cuts dam hydroelectric production electrifying rural communities in California extending the life of Diablo Canyon Kern County energy PG&E Phil Ting ratepayer costs for energy infrastructure Rural California electric Vince Fong
Lawmakers pressed energy regulators for details on shoring up the grid without fossil fuels or nuclear power. But trade groups decried soaring rates and faulty reliability in rural regions and pleaded for financing it other ways than through ratepayers.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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