During August and September, two months of high electricity consumption in the United States, California residents will begin to receive an automatic discount on their bills, which is expected to be an economic relief.

The benefit is part of the California Climate Credit, which in some cases can provide up to $50 in subsidies to pay the electricity bill.

The measure is driven by high temperatures that force many families to use air conditioning and other cooling systems more frequently.

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Who does the electricity discount apply to in California?

Through an official statement, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) reported that the California Climate Credit will be granted to residential customers of the three main private electricity supply companies in the state:

Users who meet this condition do not have to carry out any procedures, complete forms or enroll in a special program. The discount will automatically appear on the invoice corresponding to August or September, according to the calendar established for each company.

The organization explained that it modified the usual date for delivery of the benefit so that it arrives precisely during the summer, when energy expenditure usually reaches its highest levels.

The California Climate Credit is part of the state's Cap-and-Invest program, a system through which large companies that generate greenhouse gas emissions must acquire permits to pollute.

Some of the money raised is returned directly to consumers through automatic discounts on energy bills, while another goes to finance projects related to reducing emissions and transitioning to cleaner energy sources.

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