The California Public Utilities Commission rejected Southern California Edison's plan to help families trade in their gas appliances for electric, drawing criticism from environmental groups. The commission argued the $200 million, four-year plan would have raised rates too much in the short term. Nihal Shrinath, associate attorney for the Sierra Club, said the rebates would have taken between 25% and 75% off the cost of an electric heat pump or combination heat pump/water heater. ...