California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday signed an executive order that aims to provide residents with some respite amid rising electricity prices.

That anticipated relief would be achieved through trimming down several state programs that could be inflating utility bills, while also assessing wildfire mitigation expenses, according to the governor’s office.

"California's over four decades of work to advance appliance and building energy efficiency standards has kept electric bills lower on average in California than many other states," Newsom wrote in the........

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