LA County Needs Natural Gas!!

In December, the California Public Utilities Commission released a draft resolution directing SoCalGas to STOP new natural gas service connections for commercial and industrial customers in ALL of Los Angeles County through March 31, 2018.

 

Hundreds of businesses will be affected in the Los Angeles area, including hospitals, restaurants, schools, and retail stores. This means lost revenue for businesses owners and lost hours and wages for workers on projects that have already completed rigorous local permitting processes.

 

Let your representatives know that the Los Angeles County gas moratorium is bad for business.

 

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• Dear Elected Representative, I am writing to express my great concern regarding the moratorium on new natural gas service connections in Los Angeles County proposed by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Although the CPUC has delayed a vote on the measure until February 8, I remain concerned that, if enacted, this moratorium would still have a significant detrimental impact on Los Angeles County. This proposal by the state stifles development, interferes with local control, and does not resolve the energy reliability concerns it proposes to address. Hundreds of private and public-sector projects currently in the final stages of development would be directly impacted. However, the estimated natural gas consumption of these projects represents only a tiny fraction of the overall energy needs of the region and is insignificant to impact reliability. The downstream consequences are also significant. If a new business is unable to open due to lack of natural gas service, the employees expecting to start work will be without wages. Entrepreneurs and small business owners may be unable to weather the financial impacts of the moratorium, and developments may be in jeopardy of losing financing—including mixed-use affordable housing developments. This will have a ripple effect through the local economy, potentially affecting thousands of workers at time when Angelenos need steady income the most. This moratorium is not the way to address energy reliability. Southern Californians deserve better public policy than a sudden and unexplained prohibition on the energy they need. I ask that you take action with the CPUC to oppose the proposed moratorium and stand up for the energy and economic needs of all Southern Californians. Sincerely, Your Constituent
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