Opinion: California’s absurd energy policies
Every year, the California Legislature passes blank bills.
The state’s entire budget process is mostly theater, because the real budget is negotiated behind closed doors by the governor and legislative leaders. That’s when backroom deals become “amendments” to the blank bills. These “budget trailer bills” nearly break the sound barrier as they fly through the Legislature and land on the governor’s desk, and by the time you find out what’s in them, it’s too late.
On June 26, 2022, AB 205 was amended in the Senate. The “amendment” to the 18-word bill was 21,627 words long. It added new sections to the Government Code, the Public Resources Code, the Public Utilities Code, the Revenue and Taxation Code and the Water Code. Just as the biggest cost of owning an electric car is the second vehicle you need for when you really have to be somewhere, the cost of relying on renewable energy includes the cost of maintaining the aging gas-powered generating plants needed to keep the lights on. Check it out for yourself on the “Today’s Outlook” page of the California Independent System Operator website. On Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m., even with the sun shining, 21.
Income-based tiers are supposed to make it “equitable,” but increasing the fixed charge could mean the total bill paid by many, if not most, customers will eventually be higher than what they’re paying now, especially if they don’t use very much electricity.
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