Council members right to push back at SDG&E’s disinformation

Re “Prepare for a bump in your SDG&E bill in 2026” (Dec. 15): I’d like to thank Rob Nikolewski for his coverage of SDG&E’s rates — some of the highest in the nation. It’s encouraging to see Councilmembers Sean Elo-Rivera, Marni von Wilpert and Joe LaCava reject SDG&E’s rationalizations that portray the company as an innocent bystander to its own high rates. The contrast could not be sharper between members of the public talking about struggling to pay their bills and SDG&E’s gobbledygook and reluctance to admit that it has been lobbying the California Public Utilities Commission to raise its profit rate. SDG&E is beholden to international financial markets.

The council needs to push the Public Utilities Commission and the state Legislature to take assertive steps because SDG&E will not course correct on its own. SDG&E executives will keep squeezing us for as long as they are allowed to get away with it.

— Parke Troutman, University Heights