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John Duarte: “We've already got a 24 cent per kilowatt power cost for…”

Featuring: John Duarte, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 13

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Farm Bill with Rep. John Duarte

Published | Video Starts at 10:41

Pacific Gas, Electric, the big utility here in California, has just announced that next year there will be a 32% increase in their power costs. And so We've already got a 24 cent per kilowatt power cost for families that work on these farms, that live in these 105 degree climates during the summer, can't afford to run the air conditioner as it is. And now they're going to see a 32% increase. They're going to see a 32 cent kilowatt hour cost on their homes. This is unfair. (10:41–10:55)

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Asserts that the current power cost is 24 cents per kilowatt hour for families in 105-degree climates.

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