There is nothing shameful and everything is praiseworthy in allowing the people of the United States to share a brighter, safer, more mobile, affordable energy. Smith said other solutions to the California crisis would be for the state government to free up electronic distribution grids, allow more use of nuclear power and more use of fossil fuels. Meanwhile, the California Public Utilities Commission announced Monday it is delaying a scheduled vote on two proposals to raise electricity rates, because those proposals were still being revised. A vote could possibly come on Tuesday. The plans would raise rates 20 percent to 50 percent for commercial and industrial customers, and 41 percent to 48 percent for all electricity used by residential customers in excess of a percentage of their existing base usage.
Critics are off-base if they suggest the plan relies too heavily on fossil fuels.