Electricity Bills

Electricity Rate Changes

Utility rates have risen over the years, and as cheap but dirty technology is being replaced by clean energy, we should expect that they will continue to rise. Government regulation keeps the prices from spiraling out of control, but there is no avoiding the fact that energy is becoming more expensive.

Government regulation ensures that utility rates reflect the actual costs of providing the power.  Utility rates are influenced by volatile natural gas prices, carbon emissions regulation, and the costs of developing new power plants and infrastructure.

California has one of the highest average utility rates in the country, and rate increases are currently underway.

Rate changes generally affect the highest price tiers, so a solar panel that protects the property owner from those price levels will reduce the impact of these price increases in the future.