Lawmakers To Push Bill That Would Limit Utilities Raising Rates After Disasters

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Four California lawmakers are set to introduce a bill that would prohibit utility companies from raising rates when they are responsible for a disaster.
The bill comes in the wake of the devastating wine country wildfires that has left 43 dead and burned upwards of 250,000 acres.
PG&E is reportedly urging state regulators to make it easier for the company to charge ratepayers when they are found liable for wildfires.
The lawmakers say they will push their bill that