High electric rates put PG&E, Edison in hot seat

Pity the poor investor-owned electric company reps, who took the hot seat before a state watchdog panel Thursday as “We’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore!” seemed to echo in the background.

“Why are the investor-owned utilities so much more expensive than the publicly owned utilities?” asked Anthony Cannella, vice chair of the Little Hoover Commission. Sometimes they’re almost 50 percent higher; sometimes nearly double.

Well! The very pleasant Shilpa Ramaiya of...