Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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State regulators recommended lowering the shareholder return for California’s biggest electric utilities, a move critics say is too small to noticeably reduce bills. Even with the cut, Californians would still pay among the highest electricity rates in the nation.

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Neil Chase
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Angela Boisvert

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