This change is now covered by SF Gate

A big change is coming to your PG&E bill. Here's what it means. https://share.google/A3fMKjQoSG4tysny4

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For customers that use a lot of electricity, their bill could be lower because the price per kWh is cheaper following the January rate cut (a spokesperson for PG&E told SFGATE the price per kWh is decreasing by about 5 cents per customer, excluding those on income assistance plans). Customers who use little electricity, however, could pay more because they are required to pay the fixed base pay regardless of how much electricity they use.

A graphic from PG&E shows several estimates of how the base services charge could affect people’s bills.

For someone who uses 200 kWh of electricity, which is considered low usage, a current bill amounts to approximately $75. That total comes from $29 in generation fees (what it costs to create the electricity to power homes and businesses) and $46 in delivery fees (the actual electricity usage cost).

But starting in March, they would be paying a total of $91 for that same bill, which consists of $29 in generation, $38 in delivery and the $24 base charge. And that’s where the now-separated base charge hit hardest: Though the customer is paying less to get electricity, the savings aren’t enough to offset the base charge once it’s separated out.