SDG&E proposal would see income-based fee appear on power bills

Source: 10News.com  |  By Austin Grabish

San Diego Gas & Electric is proposing a change in the way it bills customers in response to a state law passed last year that forces utility companies to come up with income-based pricing.

The company wants to charge customers a flat monthly fee ranging from $24-$128 dollars a month in addition to an estimated 27 cents per kilowatt hour of power used.

“What it will end up doing is having a slightly higher monthly bill for high-income rate payers,” said Utility Reform Network executive director Mark Toney, who has been pushing for an income-based rate.

“The problem is the sky is the limit when it comes to how much the utilities can request and the sky is the limit to how much the public utilities commission can grant utilities.”