A2010018 - Public Comments

To those in a position to decide our fate. I beg of you...no more rate increases. We finally see society returning to some sense of normalcy after a pandemic that ravaged finances for so many. IAM OPPOSED! Single income family here. I was laid off one year ago. I am extremely watchful with my energy usage and can't cut any more corners. It was 117° today and I suffered with the swamp cooler as a cost effective choice over A/C. Please decide against SCE's proposal. They had a huge loss and we can't be expected to cover it. My neighborhood has a tax assessment on every home, mine with interest is $51,000. I'm not asking SCE customers to pitch in. I'm appalled to think they'd suggest this. SHAME ON SCE!

SCE’S request to increase electric rates is unconscionable. We already have some of the highest electricity rates in the nation as a consequence of California politicians’ green agenda that forced SCE to invest heavily in green energy at the expense of electricity infrastructure maintenance. Now we have public safety power shutoffs to reduce the risk of wildfires, rolling blackouts in the summer because of inadequate power supply and frequent power interruptions similar to a third world country. And our Governor wants to ban the sale of gasoline powered vehicles by 2035? Please stop this insanity. If California had invested in Nuclear, hydroelectric and natural gas for electricity generation instead of windmills and solar, we wouldn’t be in this mess and electricity would be green, reliable and low cost. Please deny SCE’s request for a rate increase and rethink California’s energy policy.

My name is Sarah Endsley and I live in California. I was born in 1979.

I request that Edison does not raise the electrical rates on myself and other steady paying and valuable customers. At this time, we are all under extreme hardship due to Covid-19 pandemic and the effect it has had on our economy. I am an unemployed homeowner. I lost my permanent position as a secretary in the legal department of a major studio in May 2018 after 24 years at the same position. My supervisor of twenty years retired in 2014. As we all know, feature production ceased last year, and my position as temporary clerical has become non-paying even though I am still considered an employee in the temp pool. This means I have not received any pay since February 2020. I have been working other temporary jobs and sewing masks. I have limited savings funds. I am living on my savings, unemployment, and good judgement. I have been successful so far. I am considering buying a generator as my electrical needs are not great. Generators would be detrimental to our environment as a generator runs on gas. Solar panels are not feasible for me due to the high cost of installation and leasing of the panels, besides there being any financial support by any agency. Due to Covid, I am unable to rent out rooms in my home. I am a high risk due to my asthma. It would be a shame if Edison were to lose its steady customers due to a raise in rates as they lose their homes due to lack of funds to pay their mortgages. As a temporary 2020 Census enumerator, I witnessed many empty residences in our community and many homeless people. This is due to poor planning and does not make sense today. Better management would solve these problems. We have seen this happen in our historical financial past. I question if this raise in rates is being used to provide funds to replace aging Edison electrical equipment, a known source of fires here in California or funds due to the cost of legal judgements. This equipment and these costs are not a trusted, steady customer's responsibility. This equipment should be the responsibility of the provider and owner of said electrical equipment, SoCal Edison. There are other ways to find adequate funding for the replacement of electrical equipment. There are other means to sway judgement due during these trying times. Please do not pass this on to your customers. Due to loss of many sources of income, loss of business, and lack of industry, Edison may have suffered a loss of paying customers as well. Most small businesses in my community are closed, using no electricity. Entire strip malls are empty. Lack of business is not your paying residential customers responsibility. Please find another way. If different source of funds is not used, your business may indeed suffer more loss in the future due to your customers loss of their homes. Financial institutions also use electricity and are losing a great deal of funding as seen in the loss of mortgage interest rates, inability to see customers in person, and drop in the value of major industry around the world. This is a catch twenty-two situation for everyone. The next decade will be hard on all of us, not just Edison. Please find another way. If you are hiring, I am available.

THE NOTICE EDISON SENT FALSELY REPRESENTS WHAT IS TRANSPIRING. I protest it. EDISON HAS TWO PLANS. PLAN A IS BASED ON TRANSFERRING $30,000,000 IN PAST COSTS TO ELECTRIC RATEPAYERS. THIS IS BEING FOUGHT BT CAL ADVOCATES AND THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK (TURN). IF THIS PLAN SUCCEEDS THE SERVICE CHARGE TO RESIDENTS WILL INCREASE 141% BY YEAR 5 AND RATES BY 221%. WATER BILLS WILL BE OUTRAGEOUS. IF THE TRANSFER TO ELECTRIC RATEPAYERS DOES NOT GO THRU, VERY UNCERTAIN, EDISON HAS PLAN B. IT THIS PLAN SUCCEEDS THE SERVICE CHARGE TO RESIDENTS WILL INCREASE 427% BY YEAR 5 AND RATES BY 600%. WATER BILLS WILL BE EYEPOPPING. SCE PROPOSED RATE INCREASES are outrageous.

Catalina needs to pay for these 'upgrades' perhaps taxing hotels, ferries, etc. NOT THE REST OF THE STATE. NO INCREASE!!!!!!

I'm against any water rate increases that exceed the prevailing inflation rate numbers. Proposed increases in the 63 to 65 % range is simply outlandish; there is NO data to indicate that such increases can be substantiated and justified. How are people going to pay these increased costs? You people need a reality check!! No wonder people are leaving California in droves.