IT'S TIME TO
END SDG&E's MONOPOLY.
A community-owned utility could lower rates by 20% and reinvest profits in San Diego — not Wall Street.
We need 7,392 more by August 1.
End SDG&E's greed. Adopt public power.
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is a for-profit, private monopoly. We pay among the highest rates in the nation. One in four San Diegans are in debt to SDG&E. The utility reports nearly $1 billion in profit every year. That includes more than $1 million taken every day, directly from San Diegans.
Making matters worse, the state commission meant to protect us has been captured by SDG&E and other investor-owned, for-profit utilities. Instead of protecting the public, the state commission protects utilities' profits.
This is the SDG&E problem: a for-profit, state-sanctioned monopoly with a stranglehold on our local and state politics. It's time we stand together as San Diegans to demand fair rates, accountability, and a solution to the SDG&E problem — public power.
More than 40 public power utilities serve cities across California — all have lower rates than SDG&E. A public power utility would cut rates by 20% on day one. It would deliver clean, reliable, locally generated energy and employ well-compensated unionized labor.
The public power utility would be governed by experts, including representatives of business, labor, and ratepayers, with transparency, accountability, and public-service excellence.
- End SDG&E's greed
- Adopt public power
- Lower rates by 20%
Public Power San Diego is building the movement to make this happen. We're educating neighbors, building power, and organizing for real solutions.
There are three paths to replace SDG&E: a legal challenge to its franchise agreement, a citizen-led ballot initiative, or a majority vote by the city council.
Join the movement. Sign this letter. Spread the word. Put SDG&E's profits back in our pockets.
Why this matters now
Rates keep rising. SDG&E filed for another rate increase last quarter. The longer we wait, the more we pay.
The window is open. City leaders are discussing in August what to do with the citie's Phase II feasibility study. Your signature helps add pressure to decision makers.
Signatures are leverage. Elected officials count signatures. The bigger the list, the harder we are to ignore.