PG&E Bills to Increase by Nearly 13% Starting Jan. 1

Source: CBS News |  By Tori Apodaca

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) made a 5-0 vote to approve the Alternate Proposed Decision that will increase PG&E customer rates by about 12.8%. The CPUC said the vote, which was delayed earlier this month, was not an easy decision and its biggest rate case ever. 

"This is at a time where customers are already struggling to pay their utility bills," said Katy Morsony with The Utility Reform Network (TURN) that advocates for ratepayers. TURN had supported the cheaper option that would have done less undergrounding and more insulating of lines. Morsony said this is not the only rate increase PG&E customers will see over the next three years. Paulo agreed and said that rates could continue to increase on top of this hike.