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California’s rising house prices increase the risk of more wildfires — and there could be devastating consequences

Last year, California experienced five of the six largest fires in the state’s history. The dynamics in the housing market mean that history could repeat itself

Study faults California for building homes in wildfire areas

California risks an escalating spiral of wildfire catastrophes and rising housing costs unless it completely revamps how it rebuilds after fires and finds ways to discourage building in high-risk areas, according to a study released on Thursday.

Rebuilding for a Resilient Recovery: Planning in California's Wildland Urban Interface

California must comprehensively reshape how we rebuild after wildfires—or risk an unthinkable surge in costs and major setbacks to the state’s housing supply amidst a record housing crisis.

California dramatically underestimating costs from future wildfires as housing shortage and existing policies incentivize rebuilding in high risk zones

SAN FRANCISCO—California must comprehensively reshape how we rebuild after wildfires—or risk an unthinkable surge in costs and major setbacks to the state’s housing supply amidst a record housing crisis.

California's approach to power pricing could discourage electrification, experts fear

California's investor-owned utilities currently operate on a "volumetric" pricing model, where fixed costs are recovered through increased per-kilowatt hour rates — a practice that is very different from the rest of the country and even

Designing Electricity Rates for An Equitable Energy Transition

California’s current strategy of recovering a myriad of fixed costs in electricity usage rates must change as the state uses more renewable electricity to power buildings and vehicles on the path to carbon neutrality.

REPORT: Californians pay two-to-three times more for electricity than it costs to provide, impeding state’s climate targets

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s current strategy of recovering a myriad of fixed costs in electricity usage rates must change as the state uses more renewable electricity to power buildings and vehicles on the path to carbon neutrality.

Report: California electricity rate structure is not equitable

The report finds that lower- and middle-income households are bearing a far greater cost burden for the state's power system.

Should California Link Electricity Bills to Customer Incomes?

California already has some of the highest electricity rates in the country.

California's electricity prices are so high that researchers worry people won't ditch fossil fuel

California’s electricity prices are growing so high that they threaten the state’s ability to convince enough people to ditch fossil fuel-powered cars and appliances, new research says.