By Kevin Truoung : sfstandard – excerpt
The end of the year is typically a whirl of activity as deadline pressures hit the holiday season.
Presumably, the same forces impacted Oakland-based utility Pacific Gas & Electric, which used the last business day of the year to file for an even greater rate increase than was approved in November.
Starting Jan. 1, the typical PG&E electricity and gas customer will see their monthly rates rise about $34.50—13%—compared to current bills. That works out to $414 more in utility payments for the year, which would mark a historic increase.
Regulators had previously approved a $32.50 monthly increase in typical residential customers to start in 2024…(more)
After making sure that independent solar producers hooked up to the grid will be paid less for the power they produce, our Governor and the CPUC are giving PG&E another gift this year by setting ratepayer costs at a much higher level. Rumors are they need to charge us for their work on fire safety measures and they also need. To recover their costs to keep the nuclear power on at Diablo Canyon. Think about this when you vote next year.