Small business owners say they’re struggling to pay SDG&E costs

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Large SDG&E bills continue to frustrate persons throughout San Diego county, like small business entrepreneurs.

“Is it nerve-racking for you?” questioned CBS 8 reporter, Shannon Handy. 

“Oh my God yeah,” said Jennifer Daffrin, owner of Status Nails in Escondido.

Daffrin endured a few independent closures, shed countless numbers of dollars in earnings, and is now previous due on months’ value of hire.

“Very well, you get definitely nervous because you place all the funds and investment decision into it and trying to pay out out and however pay back each individual penny you owe to the landlord. They never give any price reduction. They really don’t enable out, so I just check out to hang on to it as significantly as I can,” claimed Daffrin.

CBS 8 has interviewed Daffrin before about the struggles she faced in 2020 and 2021.

Right now, she’s dealing with a new challenge, right after seeing her most recent SDG&E bill, which is hundreds about what she’s employed to paying.

“Usually, this time of year we you should not have air conditioner. Most of the time we pay back like the initially a few months of the yr all over $200-$300 a month and I just acquired my bill and it was $700,” explained Daffrin, $618.22 to be correct.

Daffrin states among that, the climbing cost of materials, and losses linked to the pandemic, she just isn’t creating any revenue, and fears it may possibly be a whilst until she does.

“You can only boost the cost of the provider about a greenback or two to make consumers nonetheless come back again to you. But, all the payments you have to spend essentially just hold up with the costs, but not creating any money ideal now. I am hoping I make money before long but not for the up coming yr I believe,” stated Daffrin.

Even now, she’s making an attempt to keep good, indicating if she manufactured it by these earlier two…