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Advocates praise Santa Ana’s utility affordability resolution; council hears calls for state action
Summary
Community and climate advocates thanked the council for adopting a resolution (item 28) supporting state bills to make electricity more affordable and to hold investor‑owned utilities accountable; speakers pointed to record profits and burdens on families.
Community advocates commended the Santa Ana City Council for taking up a resolution aimed at utility affordability and increased state oversight of investor‑owned utilities. The resolution (item 28) endorses a package of state bills the council intends to support to protect ratepayers and limit excessive utility profits.
Eileen Kratian of the Climate Action Campaign praised the city’s move as “the strongest affordability resolution that will be adopted by an Orange County city this year,” highlighting provisions that would reevaluate utility profit‑setting and limit passing certain costs (such as data center impacts) onto families. Speakers during public comment cited recent profit reports and wildfire‑related claims against utilities: Anthony Agama noted a large profit increase reported for Southern California Edison and urged the council’s continued advocacy.
Councilmembers expressed appreciation for the advocacy and noted that while utilities operate under state regulation, local governments can signal priorities and coordinate with other cities. The item received support in public comment and did not generate the same level of division as some other agenda items.
