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I'm not 100% sure how California public utilities commission works, but in most states, the company would in fact need government permission to do upgrades. Oth
by rhino369 11y ago
I'm not 100% sure how California public utilities commission works, but in most states, the company would in fact need government permission to do upgrades. Otherwise they can't charge more money to do it.
Power companies are heavily regulated and so are power rates. Their business model is dictated to them.
- Retric 11y agoThere is no need to change rates if demand increases, if anything things get cheaper per KWH as electric cars increase night time demand. As to permission, that’s not a cost which would need to be paid for.
- greggyb 11y agoThe man hours (and there would be many) required to document the need, apply for permission, potentially attend hearings of some sort, argue for, and comply with the conditions of permission most certainly have non-zero cost to the utility company.