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Fresno has highest electric bills in the US. Here’s how much people pay and why (www.fresnobee.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/california@lemmy.world

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Full article that they are referencing here: https://www.cashnetusa.com/blog/electric-rates-by-state/

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[–] zabadoh@ani.social 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Valley weather: Hot summers, cold winters, combined with PG&E profiteering.

Contrast Fresno with Sacramento, CA which has a similar climate to Fresno, but has a community-owned electric utility SMUD.

Energysage calculates Sacramento's average annual electric bill is $1,644 vs $3,123 for Fresno according to the article.

Energysage actually calculates Fresno's average annual electricity bill even higher at $4,476

p.s. CashNetUSA seems to be some kind of shady lender or debt collector https://www.yelp.com/biz/cashnetusa-san-francisco-2 https://www.bbb.org/us/il/chicago/profile/consumer-finance-companies/cashnetusa-0654-88010678/complaints?page=1&sort=status&status=answered

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

SMUD manages to be vastly cheaper even after dealing with the colossal failure of Racho Seco. They built a poor performing nuclear power plant, decommissioned it early, and are still paying to store the waste decades later because the federal government never met their commitment to provide long-term waste storage.

https://www.nukefree.org/news/20yearsaftersacramentovotedtoshutranchoseco,smudhasdiversifiedenergysources

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

The answer is PG&E. They are raping people here in California.

[–] karpintero@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

At those rates, I would imagine solar to be the way to go. Even at NEM 3.0 rates, you could add storage and still come out ahead fairly quickly.