“Because of this provision, the utilities and other organizations … have proposed the highest fixed charges in the country, between $30 to $70 per month,” it continues.

Source: https://www.dailynews.com/2023/12/03/middle-or-upper-income-brace-for-higher-electric-bills/

The proposal from CPUC’s Public Advocates Office would both reduce fixed charges for the lowest-income earners to zero and limit how high they can go for the highest-income earners, as this chart indicates.

Source: https://grist.org/energy/income-based-electric-bills-the-newest-utility-fight-in-california/