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The California Climate Credit is part of California’s efforts to combat climate change and distributed by PG&E to customers.
This credit is from the California Cap-and-Trade Program, which requires power plants, fuel providers, and large industrial facilities that emit greenhouse gases to buy carbon pollution allowances.
The credit on your bill is designed to help utility customers during the transition to a low-carbon future.
Residential electric households will receive a credit of $38.39 on their October bills, the same amount provided during March. Residential natural gas households also received a credit of $52.78 earlier this year. Combined-use customers’ total bill credits for 2023 is $129.56.
Residential households receive the electric credit two times each year, while the natural gas credit is issued once a year. Eligible small business customers receive the same electric credit, in the same amount as residential customers, twice a year.
For more information about additional programs that are funded by the California Cap-and-Trade Program to reduce carbon pollution, improve public health and the environment, and provide meaningful benefits to the most disadvantaged communities, visit www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov/.
PG&E financial assistance programs
In addition to the California Climate Credit, customers are encouraged to explore other ways to save energy and money including financial assistance and other programs:
California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Program: Provides a discount of 20% or more each month on gas and electricity bills.
Family Electric Rate Assistance Program (FERA): Offers a monthly discount of 18% on electricity bills for households with 3+ people.
Medical Baseline: For eligible residential customers who have additional energy needs due to certain qualifying medical conditions. Customers can get an additional monthly allotment of power, or a discount based on your rate.
Budget Billing: Averages out energy costs for more predictable monthly payments and eliminates big spikes in bills due to seasonal changes.
Bill Forecast Alerts: Notifications sent by email, text or phone notifying the customer if their monthly bill is expected to exceed a specific amount set by the customer.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit pge.com and pge.com/news.
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California’s Property Tax Postponement, or PTP, Program, administered by Controller Cohen, allows homeowners who are seniors — or who are blind or have a disability — and who meet income, equity, and other requirements to postpone payment of property taxes on their primary residence.
In the 2022-23 tax year, California homeowners were able to postpone over $5.6 million in residential property taxes.
Over the last few years, eligibility for tax deferment has been expanded several times by the addition of manufactured homes and adjustments to the income limit.
This year, the household income limit has been raised to $51,762, making PTP available to even more seniors and Californians with disabilities.
Household income for the upcoming PTP cycle will be based on the 2022 calendar year.
Funding for PTP is limited, and applications will be processed beginning Oct. 2 in the order they are received. The final filing deadline for the current tax year is Feb. 12, 2024.
Participants must reapply each year and demonstrate they continue to meet eligibility requirements.
A lien will be placed on the real property, or a security agreement filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development for a manufactured home, until the account is paid in full.
Applications and additional program details can be found online or by calling 800-952-5661.
Californians affected by natural disasters such as fires, floods, and earthquakes may be eligible for another tax relief program that allows for reappraisal of damaged or destroyed property.
For additional information on this program, visit the California Board of Equalization’s disaster relief website.
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First place in the 2023 Kelseyville Pear Festival Essay Contest goes to Keon Romero, a 12-year-old student at Terrace Middle School in Lakeport.
Romero’s essay “The Winning Prize” tells the story of his “Nana” who worked at a local pear shed and how she won a costume contest.
Essays were judged on literary merit, creativity and adherence to the pear theme. Romero said he likes reading and writing “because it brings me peace when I am stressed.”
He also likes to spend time with family and friends. He loves basketball and soccer and hopes to be an athlete when he grows up.
Second place winner is Bianca Saldana-Pulido of Clearlake. She is a senior at Carle’ High School. She wrote “Celebrating Lake County Pears,” an essay about the pear festival and the history of pear-growing in Lake County.
Third place winner is Eva Pasley, a senior at Carle High School in Clearlake. Her “It’s Pear-tastic” essay details the health benefits of pears.
Judges also awarded honorable mentions for three submissions that were creative and expressed the theme well.
The honorable mentions are awarded to: Andrea Silva of Lower Lake, Cuahutemoc Ochoa of Clearlake and Audrey Person of Clearlake.
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The Pear Festival will take place in downtown Kelseyville on Saturday, Sept. 30.
The church will sell the shakes in its Friendship Hall beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing while supplies last or until 4 p.m.
The shakes will cost $5 each.
The church also will hold a parking fundraiser.
Parking will be available in its parking lot for $10 per vehicle. The parking area will be monitored throughout the day by an attendant.
Proceeds from the shakes and parking will be used for church projects to benefit the community.
Kelseyville Presbyterian Church is located at 5340 Third St., at the corner of Third and Church streets, one block off of Main Street.