The board of government-run utility San Diego Community Power committed Thursday to using 100 percent renewable energy by 2035, in an urgent effort to slow the effects of climate change. San Diego Gas & Electric is charging customers the highest rates in the entire country. But now a new energy provider has been formed by community leaders known as San Diego Community Power.
Speakers stressed the importance of quickly slashing greenhouse gas emissions as the region contends with extreme weather, worsening wildfires and coastal problems linked to climate change.
