Stop This Rip-off

Stop This Rip-off
Letter to the Editor

Below is information about more deception and deceit by your local Investor Owned Utility (IOU for short) electric utility company.

From a message by Ana Montes of TURN, The Utility Reform Network:

Did you know that SDG&E wants to collect your money in advance —like a prepaid credit card? Yes, you can get service without a deposit, and if you think it sounds too good to be true, you’re right.

If you agree to prepaid service, SDG&E will eliminate many rights you currently enjoy:

  • 14-day and 48-hour notice of imminent shut-off
  • access to financial assistance
  • an affordable payment plan

These protections give customers as many chances as possible to negotiate payment and keep their lights on. Without them, you will stay in the dark, without power, until you pay again.

Join us on June 27: all SDG&E customers deserve first-class service! The California Public Utilities Commission is holding public hearings in San Diego. Please join TURN and other consumer groups in speaking out against this proposal. If you can’t, e-mail the CPUC at publicadvisor@cpuc.org, or send a letter to the CPUC Public Advisor at 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. Thank you for taking the time to make your voices heard!”

Joe Holtzman
Mission Viejo