By Peter Schurmann, New America Media
“Choice” and “control” aren’t exactly the first things that come to mind when the utility bill arrives, especially for low-income households. If anything, it’s the contrary. But Allen Fernandez Smith, manager of Low-Income Programs and Strategies for Pacific Gas and Electric Co., is working to change that.
“I see gas and electricity as a basic right,” said Smith. “It should be affordable. So how do we think more comprehensively about that?”
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