- Imminent MTS budget deficit: $30m-40m/year*
- MTS FY19 traction power** spending: $10m
- MTS FY26 traction power budget: $27m***
- SDGE _profits_ (not revenue) FY24: $891m
If SDGE powered the Trolley for free, it'd only lose 2% of its profit (again, not revenue).
- Imminent MTS budget deficit: $30m-40m/year*
- MTS FY19 traction power** spending: $10m
- MTS FY26 traction power budget: $27m***
- SDGE _profits_ (not revenue) FY24: $891m
If SDGE powered the Trolley for free, it'd only lose 2% of its profit (again, not revenue).
- MTS paid $9 million in for traction power (Trolley wires) in 2017
- MTS is paying $24 million for power this fiscal year
- Charging MTS $0 for power would lower SDGE *profits* (not revenue) only 2%.
SDGE are parasites.
- MTS paid $9 million in for traction power (Trolley wires) in 2017
- MTS is paying $24 million for power this fiscal year
- Charging MTS $0 for power would lower SDGE *profits* (not revenue) only 2%.
SDGE are parasites.
Public, government run, LADWP is 0.22 per kwh
PRIVATE for profit, Edison/PGE/SDGE - at least 0.42.
Public, government run, LADWP is 0.22 per kwh
PRIVATE for profit, Edison/PGE/SDGE - at least 0.42.
San diego electric and gas (sdge) company wins again 🥲
San diego electric and gas (sdge) company wins again 🥲
MTS budgets:
FY19 LRV miles: 8,948,117
FY19 traction power: $12,100,000
FY24 LRV miles: 12,861,417 (+44%)
FY24 traction power: $24,108,733 (+99%)
Real minus expected power cost: $6,684,733
Fraction of SDGE FY24 profit: 0.75%
FY26 service cuts needed: ~$30,000,000*
MTS budgets:
FY19 LRV miles: 8,948,117
FY19 traction power: $12,100,000
FY24 LRV miles: 12,861,417 (+44%)
FY24 traction power: $24,108,733 (+99%)
Real minus expected power cost: $6,684,733
Fraction of SDGE FY24 profit: 0.75%
FY26 service cuts needed: ~$30,000,000*
It was the biggest decrease since the twice-a-decade survey started in 1920, and more than triple the decline recorded between 2015 and 2020
u.afp.com/SDGE
It was the biggest decrease since the twice-a-decade survey started in 1920, and more than triple the decline recorded between 2015 and 2020
u.afp.com/SDGE