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Income-Based Electric Bills: Fact and Fiction

Legal Planet

Under new legislation, California is moving to a novel system that includes income-based fixed charges for electricity. Public utility commissions are tasked with designing retail electricity rates that allow utilities to cover their costs and ensure that customers receive reliable and affordable electricity service.

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Top 5 Climate Reasons To Reduce Driving, Even With Electric Vehicles

Legal Planet

Yet some pro-sprawl interests question whether this is necessary, given the advent of electric vehicles. Clean electricity generation still has a carbon cost. Even if we move to 100% electric vehicles, that energy has to come from somewhere. Electric vehicles come with their own carbon footprint and pollution costs.

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These Are the Critical Issues to Track with the New “Tech-Neutral” Clean Electricity Tax Credits

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included a major—forthcoming—refresh for one of the biggest policy drivers of the nation’s clean energy transition to date: tax credits subsidizing the deployment of clean electricity resources. the GHGs emitted into the atmosphere by a facility in the production of electricity—is not greater than zero.

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The Year in Water, 2022

Circle of Blue

The Year in Water, 2022. Sharpening the Shark’s Teeth By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 13, 2022. The strength of the shark’s teeth and the breadth of the bite were on full display in 2022. The big reservoirs on the Colorado River continued to shrink as a warming climate and inadequate conservation dry out the basin.

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2022 Election Recap: Landslide Victory for Florida City’s ‘Right to Clean Water’ Amendment

Circle of Blue

On November 8, 2022, voters there approved an amendment to the city charter to include a right to clean water. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – November 10, 2022. Increasing income taxes on California’s wealthiest residents to pay for electric vehicles and wildfire prevention: a solid no. Sunrise in Titusville, Florida.

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What’s Up With Water – November 15, 2022

Circle of Blue

Had it passed, this would have established a trust fund for electric vehicle infrastructure and wildfire prevention, with the money coming from higher taxes on household incomes above $2 million a year. The post What’s Up With Water – November 15, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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The Stream, January 18, 2022: Utah Releases Ambitious Water Plan

Circle of Blue

Utah’s new plan to conserve water includes lofty and somewhat conflicting objectives. In Buenos Aires on Friday, more than 75,000 customers did not have electricity. On the same day, the country recorded its highest ever electricity consumption level. Argentina faces a historic heatwave. In Context: Utah’s Water Dilemma.

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