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California municipalities claim PG&E miscalculated electricity taxes by accounting for GHG credits

Published 15:31 on July 23, 2020  /  Last updated at 01:41 on July 24, 2020  / Dan McGraw /  Americas, Canada, US

Seventeen northern California municipalities sued utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) this week alleging it intentionally miscalculated city and county electricity taxes by accounting for freely allocated carbon allowances under the state’s ETS, according to court documents.
Seventeen northern California municipalities sued utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) this week alleging it intentionally miscalculated city and county electricity taxes by accounting for freely allocated carbon allowances under the state’s ETS, according to court documents.


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