Recent PG&E Bill with Rate Hike Shocks Customers

Source: KRON 4  |  By Rob Nesbitt

Rate increases for PG&E customers have piled up in the last year and another could be coming in March. Even some customers doing the math say their bills just don’t add up. The start of the New Year hasn’t been easy on the wallets of PG&E customers. Despite warnings about rate increases, social media is full of posts like this.

Executive Director of The Utility Reform Network (TURN) Mark Toney says many PG&E customers are having to choose between heating their homes or feeding their families. “More and more people are falling behind and are in danger of being disconnected,” Toney said. “Many of whom are going to end up on the street homeless because they are going to be evicted from their properties.” TURN is pushing for new legislation that will cap future rate increases.  “At no more than the cost-of-living adjustment provided by social security on an annual basis,” Toney said.