If you think your PG&E bill seems high already, brace yourself. A consumer advocacy group says as the utility spends more money on wildfire mitigation, we could see another increase of 30% next year.
SAN FRANCISCO -- High gas prices continue to have an impact on people's lives, and now many of you will see an increase in your utility bills."Every ounce of overtime I can get, I gotta seize that," said James Walker of Oakland.
"I'm just going to have to budget better," said a San Francisco resident, who identified herself only as Emma. Because that increase just went into effect, customers are not yet able to compare one bill against the other. "Wildfire mitigation costs including undergrounding 3,600 miles of electrical lines," anticipated Mark Toney, executive Director of TURN."The entire economy from the point of consumption, production, employment, everything gets dragged down," said Kai Ding, who is an associated professor of Economics at California State University East Bay.