Dive Summary:

• California’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is poised to open an investigation into the San Onofre nuclear plant, which could ultimately lead to rate reductions.
• Customers of Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric have complained about the inclusion of fees associated with a plant that hasn’t functioned for nearly a year.
• The PUC will vote next week on an investigation proposal into the unexpected outage at the plant, the approval of which would provide a single means by which the commission could consider the various issues of costs and energy planning.

From the article:

The California Public Utilities Commission is poised to open an investigation into the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant, a process that could result in ratepayers getting reduced utility bills in the future.

Some Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric ratepayers have complained that it's unfair for them to be paying to operate a plant that is not functioning. ...