L.A.’s preposterous power prices
By Matthew Tupper and Scott Woolley
Other utilities take advantage of cheap solar power to cut customer bills and help the environment. Why won’t LADWP follow suit?
When the winter sun shines on Los Angeles County and solar power courses through its electric grid, millions of Angelenos in cities from Santa Monica to Pomona can save money by using that cheap, green energy to charge their Teslas or heat their pools. As the sun sets, those discounted rates, offered to customers of Southern California Edison, disappear and the utility hikes power prices a whopping 127%.
