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California<\/a> is delivering $520 million in utility relief this month as Governor Gavin Newsom <\/a>announced the latest round of the California Climate Credit.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The program, funded by the state’s cap-and-trade system, aims to lower the cost of living by returning carbon-emission revenue directly to residential and small business<\/a> customers.<\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n Millions of California households with natural gas service will see an automatic credit of approximately $40 on their bills this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n This is part of a larger $1.4 billion residential relief package for 2026, which includes $894 million earmarked for electric customers and $520 million for natural gas users.<\/p>\n The credits are automatic, requiring no action from consumers, and are funded by companies that pay for greenhouse gas emission allowances through the state\u2019s Cap-and-Invest program.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n Gov. Newsom framed the credits as a defensive measure against rising national costs.<\/p>\n “At a time when Donald Trump<\/a> is making life more expensive for every American \u2014 at the pump, in their home, at the grocery store, and virtually everywhere \u2014 California is fighting back,” he said.<\/p>\n PREVIOUS COVERAGE: California climate credit: Millions to get average of $137 in credits on April utility bills<\/a><\/p>\n He added that the state is “delivering on its promise to put money back in Californians’ pockets.”<\/p>\n What’s next:<\/p>\n The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is scheduled to vote on April 30 regarding a strategic shift in when these credits are distributed.\u00a0<\/p>\n If approved, electric credits\u2014traditionally issued in April and October\u2014will move to August and September starting in 2026 to help families manage peak summer air conditioning costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Chevron warns Newsom\u2019s \u2018adversarial\u2019 energy agenda will cripple California economy, send gas prices soaring<\/a><\/p>\n Similarly, natural gas credits are slated to shift to February starting in 2027 to address high winter heating bills.<\/p>\n The Source: This report is based on an official announcement from the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom and documentation regarding the California Public Utilities Commission\u2019s (CPUC) upcoming regulatory votes.\u00a0<\/p>\n California<\/a>Consumer<\/a>Money<\/a>News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"California is delivering $520 million in utility relief this month as Governor Gavin Newsom announced the latest round…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[147],"tags":[8537,9500,542,1812,50,107],"class_list":{"0":"post-29276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gavin-newsom","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-consumer","10":"tag-gavin-newsom","11":"tag-money","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@people\/116418470380558235","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}