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LA’s coal ban is here, but so is the bill
Los Angeles just made history by cutting coal out of its power mix entirely, a move officials are celebrating as a climate win.
But behind the milestone is a quieter concern: what this means for monthly electricity bills that are already among the nation’s highest. Many residents are bracing for what comes next as the power supply shifts faster than the grid can adapt.
With LA racing toward its 100% clean-energy goal by 2035, the transition is no longer theoretical, it’s rolling out in real time, and the financial impact is starting to surface.
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A climate promise that’s now locked into the grid
LA’s coal exit didn’t happen overnight. It started with a pledge more than a decade ago and has since evolved into a binding pillar of the city’s climate strategy…