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Solar power can help California.
Had they not done that they would not be in the financial problem they are in. If ratepayers bail them out, ratepayers should get something in return, like power lines or something. A written response to the audit from SCE stated that the funds transferred to the parent company should come as no surprise because they had previously been disclosed to the California Public Utilities Commission. The response also stated that the funds were not profits, but rather payments for quarterly shareholder dividends and for reimbursement to shareholders for their investments in power plants. More funds needed Meanwhile, California Gov. Gray Davis has ordered more state money to keep electricity flowing in the energy-strapped state.