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Ca Power Rate Hikes

NPR

Published March 26, 2001 at 9:00 PM PST

Cy Musiker of member station KQED in San Francisco reports that public utility commission officials are set to approve a rate hike in electricity today. They hope to stunt usage by charging higher prices.