SACRAMENTO, CA – NRDC and partner organizations have sent a letter to CARB (California Air Resources Board) in response to the agency’s proposed amendments to the Cap-and-Invest program, which would delay the transition of resources from gas corporations to electric distribution utilities by five years.
The following is a statement from Merrian Borgeson, California Climate & Energy Director for NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council):
“California is missing an opportunity to immediately counteract high electricity bills, which have increased faster than the rest of the nation during the last half decade because of utility spending on wildfire prevention. Shifting the natural gas climate credit to more quickly reduce electric bills would target financial relief where households need it most, while also supporting access to heat pumps and electric vehicles.”
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 3 million members and online activists. Established in 1970, NRDC uses science, policy, law and people power to confront the climate crisis, protect public health and safeguard nature. NRDC has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Beijing and Delhi (an office of NRDC India Pvt. Ltd).