A Shareholder Lawsuit Against Edison Got Dismissed - Ratepayers Don't Get That Option

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Published on: 07/09/2026

A shareholder lawsuit against Edison International was recently dismissed, but shareholders had a real legal process to pursue their grievance. Ratepayers don't have that option: when utility costs rise, customers can't sue their way out of a rate.

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The Eaton Fire, Inverse Condemnation, and Your Electric Bill: How Wildfire Liability Becomes a Rate Increase

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Published on: 05/09/2026

California's inverse condemnation doctrine holds utilities liable for wildfire damage caused by their equipment, and utilities recover those billion-dollar liability and mitigation costs through rate increases spread across every customer.

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SCE Has Been Signing Solar Contracts for Over a Decade — Here's What That Means for Your Bill

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Published on: 29/08/2026

Southern California Edison has been signing long-term power purchase agreements for utility-scale solar since the early 2010s, including two 20-year contracts for Kern County projects capable of powering roughly 10,000 homes combined Utility-scale.

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Utilities Said Solar Cost You $8.5 Billion. An Independent Review Found They Had It Backwards

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Published on: 19/08/2026

An independent reanalysis of the California Public Advocates Office's rooftop solar "cost shift" report found the opposite of what regulators claimed: instead of costing other ratepayers $8.5 billion, solar customers appear to be saving them roughly.

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