A Billionaire’s Pitch To Cut Power Bills Collides With California’s Real Costs

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• – California's power market is dominated by five large utilities, which could be disrupted if a billionaire investor's proposal gains traction.
• – Changing the way power is sold and distributed won't eliminate the main reasons for high electricity costs, Steyer argues.
• – The main drivers of high bills are generation costs, transmission losses, and infrastructure needs, which wouldn't be solved by simply switching to a new power seller.