Customers for California’s three major power companies — including PG&E ratepayers — can expect to see some big changes in how their monthly electricity bills as compliance with a new state law begins to unfold.
PG&E and the other utilities are hoping that customers won’t necessarily see a big jump in their monthly bills — and might even see a modest decline — as a result of shifts regarding the components that go into the bills.The new proposal would add a fixed monthly charge that would be based on the household income levels of the respective customers.
“These are not new charges, but a restructuring of the components of providing and delivering power,” PG&E stated in a post in the Currents section of the utility’s website. It also appears that a formal effort will be made by state officials to confirm the household income declarations of utility ratepayers.