Plugging Into Electricity Information
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To find out more about the restructured electricity industry and how to shop for power in the new market, consumers can turn to several sources:
The California Public Utilities Commission runs a publicly financed education campaign, answering questions and providing brochures. Call (800) 253-0500 or go online to https://www.knowledgeispower.org.
The PUC’s main Web site (https://www.cpuc.ca.gov) offers price comparisons and shopping tips as well as the names and phone numbers of the companies registered to provide electricity in California.
The Utility Consumers’ Action Network offers guidance on its Web site (https://www.ucan.org), and another consumer advocacy group, the Utility Reform Network, has posted a general discussion of deregulation on its Web site (https://www.turn.org).
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