Author name: Ricky Vasquez

The escalating cost of wildfires now adds $41 to the average monthly power bill for residential customers of California’s largest utility, according to a government report that calls for a systemic overhaul of how the state responds to conflagrations as climate change-driven disasters threaten its economy.  Processing Content That surcharge accounts for 19% of the average Pacific Gas […]

Key insight: Inflation accelerated in March, driven primarily by a surge in energy prices since the onset of the U.S. war in Iran. Supporting data: The Consumer Price Index, a monthly indicator of consumer inflation, rose 0.9% in March and 3.3% year on year. Gasoline prices were up 21.2% in March, accounting for three-quarters of