Oh, and uh, HELLO? EVERYONE has the choice of moving into a “coastal” (read: <=7 miles from the ocean) neighborhood and reaping the benefits of much lower utilities. Will most homebuyers/prospective renters with minor kids attempt this? Uhhh, no. They want a "mcmansion" in lizardland, with all its attendant pest control problems and necessity of A/C a good part of the year.
Now the PUC wants to make this group's (wasteful) utility bill more "fair" for them (and successfully did so) on the backs of the more well-established coastal (and, more often than not, thrifty) ratepayers.
EXACTLY HOW IS THE PROBLEM THE LIZARDLAND INHABITANTS GOT THEMSELVES INTO THE REST OF SD'S PROBLEM, FOLKS. Uhhh, it isn't. It's a matter of personal choice and the ones who are paying several hundred dollars per month to SDG&E made their choices. The rest of the ratepayors (the more prudent group) should not be penalized for this phenonemnon.