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IPFS News Link • California

Utility Companies Wants to Force Customers to Pay Up to a $92 Month Minimum Fixed Charge

• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian Wang

Here's how the fixed charges would work in the PG&E service territory. The numbers are based on a four-person household:

Households earning less than $28,000 a year would pay a fixed charge of $15 a month on their electric bills.
Households with annual income from $28,000 to $69,000 would pay $30 a month.
Households earning from $69,000 to $180,000 would pay $51 a month.
Those with incomes above $180,000 would pay $92 a month.

The usage-based rates would be initially 33% less than existing rates. A roughly $300 monthly bill would come out about even.

$92/month with zero gas and electricity usage and then additional usage charges. Initially proposed at 33% cheaper than current rates.

Old price say 1000 kWh in a month for 24 cents per kWh. $240.
New Price 1000 kWH for 16 cents per kWh + $92/month. $160+92. $252.

In February, 2023 PG&E raised rates by 8%. In 2022, PG&E increased prices by roughly 21% for Tier 1 customers and 17% for Tier 2 customers compared to 2021. The 33% proposed cheaper rates would reset PG&E back to 2021 pricing for incremental usage, but add in $92/month. PG&E and the other utilities will continue to increase both usage rates and the flat rates.


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