Another PG&E Rate Hike to Show Up on March Bills

Source: San Francisco Chronicle |  By Julie Johnson

The typical household bill is expected to be about $299 for those with both electricity and gas service, PG&E said. That is slightly higher than the average residential bill one year ago of about $296, according to PG&E’s bill averages tracked by the Chronicle. The changes come after a historic year of PG&E bill hikes. In 2024, average residential customers paid about $440 more annually compared with 2023, prompting widespread complaints that rising bills are increasingly hard for Californians to pay. 

Mark Toney, executive director of The Utility Reform Network, or TURN, said the commissioners are responsible for protecting utility customers from out-of-control company spending but have failed to do so. “They have more authority than they use,” Toney said.