For over a month, Los Angeles city officials have declined the approval of a contract for cheap solar power. The city’s utilities labor union has expressed concerns, which has resulted in the delayed approval of the contract. Recently, the mayor closed three gas-fired power plants, and now with the new contract the union is concerned that more good paying jobs will be eliminated. However, under the contract with 8minute Solar Energy, the city would pay less than 2 cents per kilowatt-hour, which is a record low price for power and would save residents money.
See "Los Angeles has lined up record-cheap solar power. But there’s a problem", Sammy Roth, The LA Times, August 28, 2019