Newsom faces pressure to address California's high electricity costs

California Governor Gavin Newsom is turning attention to the state's persistently elevated electricity rates as a political priority during his remaining time in office.

First covered Sep 16, 2026 · 10:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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Coverage

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Discussion

Bluesky: @jeffstjohn.bsky.social Jeff St. John · 10d ago · 1 ♥ PS - California WIre is also live at @canarymedia.com — check out my take on outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s poor record on enabling distributed energy to curb utility rates, and his last chance to sign bills that could put us back on track: www.canarymedia.com/articles/aff...

Appeared in: 2026-09-16 (#11) · 2026-09-17 (#18)

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