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That amount of power could support nearly 5 million homes, based on the average usage of a California household of 6,174 kilowatts a year.

Regulators said the revenue from the fixed charge would be paired with a roughly 20 percent reduction in rates assessed by how many kilowatts of energy were used per hour by a home or business.

The SAE has also published guidelines, though not final standards, for heavy-duty vehicles to charge wirelessly at speeds up to 500 kilowatts.

He took the lead in installing 65 kilowatts of solar atop the 120-unit apartment complex he lives in, and the building’s electricity costs have dropped $700 a month.

Charging stations will need to be upgraded to 350 kilowatts to handle the faster charging, he said.