"I can't even afford to buy Christmas presents this year or put up Christmas lights because the rates are so extreme. I can't even afford PG&E," said Don King with the 'Stop PG&E' group.
"Rising rates to pay for PG&E's wildfire, relief, relief that should come out of their profits and not our pockets is nothing short of a monopoly scheme," said a customer during Tuesday's CPUC meeting.
Mark Toney, the executive director of TURN, says this hike is because of mismanagement. "In 2020 to 2022, PG&E got a budget for vegetation management tree trimming things like that and they overspent their budget," said Toney.
PG&E spokesperson Jeff Smith says rates fluctuate and while there were rate increases during 2024, they were offset by a 9% electric rate decrease in July 2024.
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