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		happyopossum on Feb 27, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is ... When I moved to LA in 1990, we were in a drought and DWP did raise it's rates to both accommodate for and encourage lower usage. After the drought though, oddly enough they didn't go back down... My local water district here in NorCal raised it's rates 2 years ago during the height of the last drought as well...

martin-adams on Feb 27, 2018 [–]

From a consumer point of view, it's probably easier to take a price hike when you're forced to use less water, than if you were using a lot of water.

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