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- TURN 35th Anniversary Victory ...
Hotel Whitcomb
Thursday, November 19 at 6:00pm - Stand Up and Speak Out at the ...
California State Capitol
Wednesday, August 26 at 1:30pm - CPUC Meeting - Last CPUC Meeti...
Meet at the TURN office
Thursday, December 18 at 8:30am - Rally for a Suspension of Late...
In Front of PG&E Headquarters
Thursday, November 20 at 12:00pm
TURN - The Utility Reform Network CPUC Agrees To Independently Test "Smart Meters" - KMPH http://bit.ly/4vdzQZ Read TURN's SmartMeter demands: http://bit.ly/5p0c7v
Utilities Commission Agrees To Independently Test "Smart Meters" - KMPH Fox 26 Central San Joaquin V
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)says it will conduct independent testing of PG&E's Smart Meters.
TURN - The Utility Reform Network CAPPitol Insight: Coalition: Electric prices in deregulated states remain higher, gap widens http://bit.ly/5hqeAY
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Average electric rates paid in deregulated states are 55 percent higher than average rates in regulated ones — and that gap is widening, according to a coalition of public interest groups calling ...
TURN - The Utility Reform Network SmartMeters under fire, reports the Daily Journal. TURN demands an explanation for soaring rates from PG&E http://bit.ly/6T1KbF
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The Daily Journal is published six days a week, Monday through Friday plus a combo Weekend edition. The newspaper is distributed throughout San Mateo County. It is the mission of the Daily Journal to be ...
TURN - The Utility Reform Network Utility shut-offs soar for poor PG&E customers, TURN asks the CPUC to help struggling Californian.
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The number of low-income households cut off by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. after they fell behind on their utility bills jumped 75 percent this year, according to a state report released Thursday.
TURN - The Utility Reform Network Paying Extra for Green Power, and Getting Ads Instead - TURN's Matt Freedman quoted in NY Times http://bit.ly/1Ssr3M
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It is proving difficult to say exactly how customers’ voluntary payments for wind and solar power are actually used.
TURN - The Utility Reform Network Take action to prevent deadly utility shut-offs this winter!
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California families need your voice to stop the rising numbers of dangerous and deadly utility shut-offs. In 2008, PG&E, So Cal Edison, SoCal Gas and SDG&E shut off service to about 600,000 homes ...
TURN - The Utility Reform Network East Bay Gas Pipes to Be Extra Stinky Today - SFist http://bit.ly/3KqHku
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A batch of natural gas coming down a Pacific Northwest pipeline was mistakenly produced with too much odorant -- the stuff called mercaptan that smells like sulfur that they add to the usually odorless gas so that you can detect a leak. ...
TURN - The Utility Reform Network Keeping an eye on the class action lawsuit filed over PG&E's Smart Meters
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SmartMeters, which Pacific Gas and Electric Co. have been installing throughout its territory, are the subject of a lawsuit by a Bakersfield man who blames them for his soaring electric bills.
TURN - The Utility Reform Network
Celebrate with TURN on November 19 as we honor Senator Chris Kehoe, Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes, Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches, Tenderloin Housing Clinic's SRO Collaborative, and Dwight Cocke at the 35th Anniversary TURN Victory Party!
http://turn.org/victory
Come party with us to celebrate our many victories for l...ow–income families, communities of color, and all ratepayers in 2009!
1) Make a sponsorship donation of $500–$10,000 for free tickets and bragging rights! See attached sponsor form.
2) Reserve a table for $2,000. Great option for market participants from whom we can't accept sponsorships
3) Purchase tickets for $200 and cover the per person cost of the celebration.
4) Work for a non-profit or government agency? $125 will get you a discounted ticket!
5) Need to work out a payment plan? If you want to attend, contact us and we will find a way!
http://turn.org/victory
Happy Birthday to TURN! Celebrating 35 years of lower bills & a livable planet
Time:6:00PM Thursday, November 19th
Location:Hotel Whitcomb
TURN - The Utility Reform Network TURN's Mark Toney writes that conservation & energy efficiency will help reduce energy better than expensive new meters.
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California has become an international leader in fighting global warming, with a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing our use of renewable energy and using energy more efficiently. ...
TURN - The Utility Reform Network TURN exec director Mark Toney writes in Capitol Weekly on The Ratepayer Protection Act SB-695
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It’s rare for consumer groups and utilities to collaborate, but not impossible. The Ratepayer Protection Act (SB 695) recently signed into law by the Governor is the result of lengthy and arduous ...
TURN - The Utility Reform Network Demand accountability at http://bit.ly/2GAycj
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More than 100 people packed a town hall meeting in downtown Fresno to vent their frustration with PG&E's newest metering technology -- SmartMeters -- that customers say has led to faulty spikes in utility bills.
TURN - The Utility Reform Network We've been working with people's wacky Smart Meter bills. If you have a complaint, send it to consumerhotline@turn.org or http://turn.org/complaints
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Kelly Shaughnessy had never paid more than $230 for electricity at her Bakersfield home last year. Then she got a SmartMeter.
TURN - The Utility Reform Network TURN tells the Merc-News that PG&E is refunding $409 million they never should have charged their customers.
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PG&E to pass out $409 million in rebates to 3 million customers
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The U.S. electric grid is a complex network of independently owned and operated power plants and transmission lines. Aging infrastructure, combined with a rise in domestic electricity consumption, has forced experts to critically examine the status and health of the nation's electrical systems.
