The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - For example, CPUC could elect to only change the specific months in which the credits are provided —switching them from April and October to four typically high-billed months (such as June, July, August, and September).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - High electricity rates also impede the state ’s efforts to meet its ambitious climate goals by discouraging households from pursuing electrification through switching out their fossil fuel ‑powered cars and appliances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - This is because high volumetric rates reduce the financial incentives for consumers to pursue electrification through switching out their fossil fuel‑powered cars and appliances. Currently, a significant share of the free cap‑and‑trade allowances provided to electric and natural gas utilities are used to provide rebates of fixed dollar amounts to ratepayers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control Reform Implementation

Jan 25, 2022 - As discussed earlier, some of these activities began in 2021 ‑22 using one ‑time General Fund, but would switch to HWCA and TSCA beginning in 2022 ‑23. The new proposals request $16.1  million in additional spending from HWCA and $33.4  million in additional spending from TSCA, in order to support 260 additional ongoing positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4497

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - As discussed above, one strategy for deep decarbonization is  electrification, including switching from natural gas appliances to electric appliances. Household and business decisions about appliance purchases depend, in part, on how much they would have to pay for electricity to operate the electric appliances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

The 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - By switching from a 72 ‑hour workweek to a 66 ‑hour workweek, the typical schedule for a firefighter would include roughly one fewer 24 ‑hour shift per month than is currently the case. This, in turn, could provide some additional time off for firefighters, thus helping to address the legitimate concerns about fatigue that have resulted from these recent wildfire seasons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886