跟进：洛杉矶市长Bass要求对LADWP费率做市外独立审计，水电委员会10月27日表决救济方案
位于加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县的洛杉矶市市长 Karen Bass 10月26日表示，她已要求对洛杉矶水电局（LADWP）的费率结构进行一次市政府之外的独立审计，并敦促 LADWP 董事会给面对骤增账单的用户提供即时、全面的电费救济。董事会将于10月27日（周二）上午10时开会，就多项提案采取行动。
Bass 说：「洛杉矶居民正在打开他们没预料到、也负担不起的账单，他们现在就需要救济。上周我已指示水电委员会考虑为用户省钱、减轻意外高额电费负担的措施。我审阅了董事会决议，我们可以做得更多。」她提出的审计应说明费率如何计算、如何论证、如何计费，评估服务成本，并审查费率设计以促进长期可负担性、保护用户免受账单骤增冲击；为保公信力，审计过程须完全透明、纳入社区利益相关方参与，并征求费率缴纳人代言人（Ratepayer Advocate）的意见。
Bass 还提出两项具体要求：第一，董事会应指示 LADWP 不止于提高 Level Pay 均付计划的知晓度，还应提供参加激励、考虑自动纳入用户，避免家庭再被账单冲击打个措手不及；第二，把该局的能效返利计划提高25%，并把覆盖范围扩大到制冷系统、高效门窗和家电等更多升级项目，以帮助居民少用电、降账单、减轻电网压力。
Bass 说，这些要求建立在她此前已采取的步骤之上，包括允许 LADWP 用户按其负担能力付款、年底前停止一切断供；自下月起，LADWP 将向每户居民用户提供更详细的电与水用量信息，并扩大 Lifeline、EZ-Save 与 Level Pay 等账单援助计划的推广。她同时感谢委员会主席 Allan Marks 与全体委员快速行动、为洛杉矶用户提供救济。本站10月20日曾报道 Bass 要求董事会年底前暂停断电、四项电费救济出炉，此次独立审计要求为该线的新进展。
Follow-Up: LA Mayor Bass Seeks Outside Independent Audit of LADWP Rates Ahead of October 27 Board Vote
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, in Los Angeles County, California, said on October 26 that she has called for an outside-of-the-city, independent audit of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) rate structures, and urged the LADWP Board of Commissioners to deliver immediate and comprehensive relief on energy bills for ratepayers facing sharply higher charges. The Board will meet and act on several proposals on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 10 a.m.
'Angelenos are opening bills they did not expect and cannot afford, and they need relief now,' Bass said. 'Last week, I directed the Board of Water and Power Commissioners to consider measures to save customers money and ease the burden of unexpectedly high electric bills. I have reviewed the Board resolution and we can do more.' She said the audit should explain how rates are calculated, justified and billed, evaluate the cost of service, and examine rate design to promote long-term affordability and protect ratepayers from unexpected billing spikes, with a fully transparent process that engages community stakeholders and seeks input from the Ratepayer Advocate.
Bass also made two specific requests: that the Board direct LADWP to go beyond raising the visibility of the Level Pay program by offering an incentive to enroll and considering auto-enrolling customers, and that the Department boost its energy efficiency rebate program by 25%, covering a broader range of upgrades such as cooling systems, efficient windows and appliances, to help residents use less energy, lower their bills and reduce strain on the power grid.
Bass said the requests build on steps she has already taken, including allowing LADWP customers to pay only what they can afford and stopping all shutoffs through the end of the year. Beginning next month, LADWP will provide every residential customer with more detailed information about their electricity and water usage, and is expanding outreach on bill assistance programs including Lifeline, EZ-Save and Level Pay. GSM reported on October 20 that Bass had asked the Board to pause shutoffs through year-end, with four bill-relief measures issued; the independent audit request is the latest development in that line.
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