Customers Furious Over Newest Proposed PG&E Rate Hike
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The money was mismanaged from the get go. Now they’re doubling down on justifying these hikes to take on maintenance that should have been addressed years ago. If anything, they owe us for not keeping up with their end of the deal.
Yeah, it’s really ridiculous how many times this company has hired outside companies to do audits and find where all of the waste is. These outside companies are usually very overwhelmed in what they see. The last one about ten years ago quit because they didn’t know where to begin!
I’m also surprised that Cities in Claycord haven’t tried to go the way of Alameda or SMUD and start their own power generation…..we already have refineries and two ex PG&E power plants (Pittsburg & Amtioch).
Undergrounding of power distribution lines is little more than a hugely expensive publicity stunt and something to be used at future Court trials. Company has been so well managed they’ve gone bankrupt I think it’s twice. Keep in mind people who rubber stamp rate hikes were appointed if memory serves by newsom.
The CPUC allows these thieves to rob us to cover their fire lawsuits!
Does the PUC ever say no to a rate increase?
The CPUC is basically a corrupt and feckless California government parasite.
Average bill will be $308 ? …….. Geez, I’ve been way above average for a long time & that’s just for electricity because I’m on propane out here !
If anyone wants to know their rights in California to qualify for a solar utility instead of being stuck with PGE I’d love to help! I’ve helped a ton of homeowners get free from PGEs monopoly grip, and would love to help you too!!
Do you ever feel like you are being gouged every time you turn around? I used to pay 45 cents to cross the Benicia bridge until it was going to be free. My 20 year old truck costs as much as ever to registerr. I pay as much as ever for government services but I cant think of one thing they do well. Please tell me one thing? Public education? Bullet train? At least they haven’t ruined the weather…..yet
Ah yes, The bridge was going to self support and be free if we would just cough up a few more bucks for a short while…. Remember it well.
AND, We were promised decades ago that the visual blight of PG&E’s poles and wires would “go away” “be undergrounded” etc. Property values would increase when those wires were gone. Rates hiked! But look up!! Now every phone or cable, company that wants to compete can just pay PG&E a few bucks to rent “wire hook” space on poles that are NEVER going away. Five and a half years ago — article on funds they charged, but then (once again) diverted to other causes (aka theft of funds) https://www.ktvu.com/news/money-slated-to-put-pge-power-lines-underground-was-diverted-for-years-2-investigates: (KTVU) –
“For decades, Pacific Gas & Electric had been diverting money away from power line undergrounding projects to what it calls “other high priority system improvements.”
PG&E did not provide 2 Investigates details on exactly how much and where the diverted money went. A spokeswoman said the funds were directed to “other work as needed to provide safe, reliable and efficient service.”
PG&E files bankruptcy to avoid costs of killing people due to poor/non-existant service, but continues to show profits and pay their dividends (and probably a few hefty kick-backs.)
They ride the customer’s wallet gravy train and whine about “renewable energy.” but sold their 5,000 acre wind farm in Solano County to the land grabber Silicon Valley barrons that have bought up that notorious 55,000 acres to build Utopia City for Rich People.
Wait. Did they share the money from that land and “wink-wink” renewable wind sale with the rate-payers who helped pay to buy it in the first place?
Meanwhile, PG&E also PRIVATELY owns utility and profit producing business(es) that are NOT part of the CPUC regulated entity. Double whammy? 🤔 Are they selling to themselves and we’re paying for it?
**Don’t get me going about Contra Costa County Water District. Talk about screw!
The screw just never stops turning.
Biden is busy dishing out millions to Ukraine and everyone else, but not helping his own people.
Sitting here freezing to keep bill down as he relaxes in the Carribean
This year for the first time my monthly bills are over $200 every month-. I wish I kept the January bill for every year I have been in this house. My guess is the rates double every 5 years.
We pay yet again for their murderous ways.
If they want to save money, fire Patti Poppe.
Patti Poppe is All onboard with the WEF – World Economic Forum agenda…..she posted up selfies from their annual meeting.
Adam Wright & Julius Cox who were brought on at the same time to the Executive team….did their 24 months and have both left and went to the Flying J.
It’s really too bad that people don’t look into what the WEF is all about, but choose to be bench warmers and take whatever is dished out to them.
This evil company has been around for over 150 years. Whenever I watch a show that takes place in those days I notice how many cities and towns had rogue operators that took advantage of the public. They are still at it.
Another thing that really irks me about PG&E is that they move the pay date around as if they are hoping people will not pay on time so they can collect late fees. They need to be sanctioned for that.
How about putting rate increases on the ballot, let us vote on it.
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From last November,
‘Report from CPUC Public Advocate Finds CA Residential Electricity Prices
More than 2X the National Average’
“We don’t hear much about California’s “decarbonization work,” the state’s and California Public Utility Commission’s flawed scheme to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But we see the painful results in our monthly electricity bills.
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The Public Advocates Office at the California Public Utilities Commission, published a new report which found PG&E residential electricity prices are more than double the national average. The report also found PG&E rates have gone up 92% in less than 10 years. And PG&E is back at the CPUC asking for even higher rates.
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For current electricity rates, the report found that the residential electricity rates went up 38% from Jan. 2021 to Sept. 2023.”
Another excellent piece by Katy Grimes caglobe https://tinyurl.com/ycykrkrv
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pge 2022 “power mix”,
“renewables” were 38.3%
49.3% was from nuclear.
What some people might not catch, “pge owned generation and power purchases”.
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Was combining of CA power generation with out of state power purchases done to intentionally hide facts of CA’s inadequate generation capabilities ? ? ?
How much power is purchased from outside CA ? ?
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49.3% of pge power from nuclear.
‘Replacing Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant with Renewables ‘Can’t Be Done’
To go 100% renewable would drive electricity prices four to five times higher’
caglobe https://tinyurl.com/ukba6pru
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As you might have guessed DEMs can’t allow Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant to close as scheduled in 2025.
Their inadequate nonscalable green energy fantasy house of cards, would implode.
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‘Nuclear Regulatory Commission could extend life of plant into 2040’s’
“The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced on Thursday that the last remaining nuclear power plant in California, Diablo Canyon, will be exempted and will continue to operate while the license renewal application is considered.”
caglobe https://tinyurl.com/5bp6p8ts
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Meantime has DEM controlled state legislature done anything to lower you utility costs ? ?
None of this will stop until you own NOTHING. WEF has fully usurped everything in the world. PG&E is allowed to to this to slowly rob our wealth. You’ll own nothing and be happy. This is why we fight like hell.
The WEF is a terrorist organization. Should have been shut down years ago but I think many back then just thought they were looney tunes (they still are).
The triad of the CPUC , Newscum, & PG&E will do whatever they want – voters wanted Newscum, this is what they get, unfortunately it affects all of us 🙁
It doesn’t make a difference what there customers think.If they want a raise they will get it.Until we do something about the PUC it will continue.How do we come up with that solution?
I can tell you most energy companies gouge. I have SW Gas for my gas provider. My bill for Nov 15 – Dec 15, 2022 was $160+. My bill for the same period 2023 was $320+. I knew it was going up but figured “up” would be $150-$175, not $320. It is nuts. And….and….it didn’t turn really cold until around after Christmas this year. I don’t have a big house, it’s 1400 sq ft. What running the oven a bit more to bake Christmas cookies caused that big of a jump? I don’t think so. All energy companies know we are captives to them. Furnaces can be turned down but people cook and take showers.
I personally think the energy lobby needs to be outlawed and we the people should get a vote on rate increases. I doubt anyone would vote against a 1%-3% increase but the giant ones they are imposing everywhere is outrageous. Time for everyone to start looking at those Mitsubishi systems
Have not turned on a furnace in 5 years. Never turn on more than 3 lights in my house at a time. All fixtures have only one bulb. I am never going to allow myself to be gouged by this criminal organization. I am from Northern Illinois. It gets really cold there. This is spring weather to me even in the high 40s. Cannot wait to retire and get out of this liberal utopia.
Thing is that you shouldn’t need to be that austere to save on energy bills. I think many of us are doing that. For instance I have conditioned myself to lower temps in the house. Following their recommendations I set the temp for 68 degrees later in the day and strangely enough that seemed to work since the furnace would only go on maybe once an hour or more for a few minutes to maintain that temperature.
There is, BTW, something not mentioned is a lower rate for fixed income folks. But I think someone reported here a while back that won’t be ready until later this year. Of course there are the corporate buildings that you may need to wear a jacket in during summer due to wasteful AC. PG&E needs to go.
Who else is supposed to pay for the New DEI Staff?
All of the rate payers!!!
Time to move!!!
Time for PG&E to move, not us. They should move to Uranus. Don’t leave California to the con artists.
PG and E is sending emails saying that this change will drastically lower the risk of wildfires. But I’ve yet to hear an insurance company talk about lowering its rates.
PG&E’s claim to underground 10,000 miles of electric lines is pure fantasy – and will probably be completed around the same time that the HSR is completed.
Newscum appoints the CPUC board, and the CPUC approves or denies the rate increases. The CPUC’s division of ratepayer advocates (if still there) just gives lip service and pretends to watch out for the ratepayers. You voted for Newscum, you essentially voted for higher rates.
Ever since deregulation, the PG&E board of directors brought in outsiders as senior management- and they left after a few years with huge golden parachutes…Tom King, Peter Darbee, (ie, Road to 2014), Geisha Williams, etc…. The BOD needs to be held accountable as does Newscum and the voters who put those morons in place.
On top of that, PG&E has succumbed to the woke agenda and mismanagement….at least from the directors on up…. DE&I departments, etc… and selling their offices at 77 Beale and moving to the high crime area in Oakland.
The problem with turning it over to a municipal power agency and getting “lower prices” is that much of the bill is covered by other taxes …and I’m not sure that a state or local politically-appointed agency will run it any more efficiently….
Can you imagine the DMV or EDD departments running a statewide power grid?
Nah – PG&E needs a thorough housecleaning, just like all levels of government.
PGE needs to stop paying stockholders dividends and those at the top need a salary cut to pay for their atrocities.
Prolific Graft & Extortion