Raise Price of Electric Power

Brrraak! Redding City Council Decision!

I am sorry to report that the "Trend of the Day" here in Redding CA is Greed as Usual.

The Redding city council voted yesterday to raise the price of electricity 15 %--seven and a half starting in January 2009 and seven and a half in January of 2010--and they took this unfortunate action after listening to the angry complaints of residents against the raise for a couple of hours.

The man in charge said that if another California energy company (PGE) was providing the electricity, it would be 60% higher. Oddly enough, when we moved here last year from a town served by PGE, we were shocked by the difference in price--but we were shocked because the price here is the highest we have ever paid in California for power!

This seems to me to be a very lousy time for the huge increase in price.

Unemployment is already very high here and businesses are failing right and left.

It is very certain that things will get much worse here in Redding.

People need a little hope right now instead of another slap in the face!

Bad news, bad news, Redding City Council.

There will be fewer residents here to pay your extortion very soon.

Tomasito, 2008


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