Protection from PG&E
As I read about PG&E recruiting bodyguards, all I could think was, “Who is protecting us from PG&E?” (“PG&E is hiring an executive bodyguard. Combat shooting experience required,” pressdemocrat.com).
We need protection from their criminal negligence in starting wildfires and blowing up neighborhoods. We need protection from their incessant and unjustified rate hikes. But more than anything else, we need protection from their lobbying practices that attempt to block every good idea in the state Legislature for providing cleaner, cheaper and more efficient electricity. They are slowing the shifts needed to give us any hope of stopping the climate change disaster.
We need inoculation from their false arguments that rooftop solar is the reason for higher electricity rates when, in fact, solar saves the utilities over $1 billion each year. In fact, 92% of the utilities’ rate hikes are a direct result of their increased spending on poles and wires, which they would need less of if they prioritized grid-enhancing technologies.
Fortunately, there are groups working to protect us from PG&E. They are grassroots organizations that deserve your support and participation. They include 350 Bay Area (350bayarea.org), the Climate Center (theclimatecenter.org) and the Solar Rights Alliance (solarrights.org).
– Cate Steane, 350 Bay Area
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