California restricts utility shutoffs as dangerous heat ripples across state
California bars utilities from cutting off power to customers who fall behind on their bills when it’s dangerously hot outside, a basic saf
California bars utilities from cutting off power to customers who fall behind on their bills when it’s dangerously hot outside, a basic safety protection. Losing power in some rural areas can also mean losing water, and in cities, having no way to cool down can be dangerous, even deadly, when hot weather spans several […]
Original reporting: CalMatters.
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