Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California [Publication Details]

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

Jan 7, 2025 - How Are Residential Rates Currently Structured? In this section, we discuss how electricity rates currently are structured as a result of the rate ‑setting processes discussed above. For the remainder of the report, we focus on residential rates rather than rates paid by businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

Feb 10, 2026 - (We note that many electric utilities charge higher rates during these four summer months, as they tend to be associated with higher electricity usage.) Instead of opting to take this simple approach, however, CPUC is proposing to implement a more complex met hodology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

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

May 7, 2025 - The Legislature could consider various modifications to this approach with the goal of reducing volumetric electricity rates and thereby increasing incentives for electrification. For example, the Legislature could require that utilities structure electricity rebates to offset volumetric rates rather than providing them as fixed amounts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - California ’s Pass-Through Entity Elective Tax (PTET) allows certain businesses to elect to pay additional corporation taxes at a rate of 9.3  percent on qualified net income. Taxpayers utilizing this option receive credits that can be claimed against their income taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - These  include: Using Different Rate Structures or Raising Rates. While some suppliers might charge a flat rate (a single charge that does not vary based on the amount of water used), others use their rate structures to help manage demand.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - Electricity rates in California are more than twice as much as the estimated marginal social costs of providing electricity in California, even after accounting for environmental damages. These higher rates have a variety of adverse e ffects,  including: High Electricity Rates Discourage Electrification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - The specific proposals include: Defer Increasing Fuel Excise Tax Rates. As part of his January budget, the Governor proposed delaying the scheduled 5.6  percent 2022 ‑23 statutory increase to fuel (gasoline and diesel) excise tax rates for one year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - On average, these agencies reported an annual inspection rate of roughly 35  p ercent. As with CalFire, the inspection rate varied considerably across jurisdictions, with reported inspection rates ranging from 3 p ercent to 100  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951