PG&E has won approval for an interim rate plan that will shove monthly utility bills higher — yet again — starting in April.
A PG&E worker repairs a power line after a branch fell on Sunkist Drive in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. OAKLAND — PG&E has won approval for a plan that will shove monthly utility bills higher — yet again — starting in April, a decision a consumer advocacy group is blasting as a “rubber stamp” by state regulators.
“The PUC rubber-stamped PG&E’s interim rate request,” said Mark Toney, executive director of The Utility Reform Network, or TURN. The utility, which has been blamed for a series of destructive and deadly wildfires in the Golden State, has said it needs to charge higher rates to cover improvements to its equipment to prevent future catastrophic wildfires.
Monthly electric bills for a typical residential customer monthly bill are slated to increase by an average of $3.65. The gas bill for a typical residential customer is expected to rise by $1.03 a month, PG&E estimated. “These costs were not included in prior rate proceedings,” Gazda said in the emailed comments. “We have requested to recover these costs over multiple years to limit the impact on customers.”The monthly charges that went into effect in January 2024 were 22.3% higher than the average bill for the typical residential customer during the same month the year before.
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