The LAT is reporting on possible utility rate increases due to pipeline upgrades being undertaken in response to the pipeline explosion last year in San Bruno: "Three of California's largest utilities are asking customers to help pay for nearly $4 billion in pipeline safety projects needed after last year's deadly San Bruno disaster." But, as you might expect: "For many Southern California residents, the proposed hikes are coming on top of $3.2 billion in rate increases sought by Southern California Edison to upgrade its aging electrical grid. *** The effort to hike rates to finance pipeline projects could become just as controversial."
