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SENATOR JONES SAYS HIGH-USE ELECTRICITY CHARGES UNFAIRLY IMPACT PEOPLE IN HOT INLAND AREAS

 

By Miriam Raftery

July 25, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) – “Punish people in hotter communities for trying to survive the record heat – are you kidding me?” State Senator Brian Jones asks in a video he made after learning that the California Public Utilities Commission has refused a request from SDG&E to eliminate or suspend high use charges (HUC).  


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