Is MID Scaring New Businesses Away from Modesto
By Emerson Drake
One of our contributors sent these electricity rates to us as a comparison of what other communities pay. The numbers may surprise you.
• Modesto Irrigation District — $134.53
• Pacific Gas & Electric — $133.92
• San Diego Gas & Electric — $129.58
• Southern California Edison — $128.26
• Roseville Electric — $106.43
• L.A. Dept. of Water & Power — $100.68
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District — $91.80
• Turlock Irrigation District — $91.17
Now we know why businesses are looking in another direction. And we know why families are moving out of Modesto.
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