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		_fq4v on Aug 30, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: California Moves to Require 100% Clean Electricity... The legislature directly controls PG&E's pricing. They can legislate it out of the market, or at least legislate out this particular pricing snafu.

tedsanders on Aug 30, 2018 [–]

The legislature does not control PG&E's pricing.

Periodically, PG&E submits rate cases to the CPUC. The outcomes of these rate case submissions dictate what PG&E is allowed to charge customers.

The CPUC is a quasi-executive agency established by the state constitution:

https://ballotpedia.org/California_Public_Utilities_Commissi...

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