.... "The consistent and ongoing complaints over high PG&E bills in the area has caused a California lawmaker to investigate the issue. .... PG&E told ABC10 everyone's bills and circumstances are different. According to a spokesperson, customers saw a 13% increase, about $7 a month, that started in August 2016." ABC10/KXTV/Ananda Rochita, 2/3/17. "Complaints over high PG&E bills prompts California lawmaker to investigate.
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| Cold together but okay, we don't pay the bill. |
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Below the national average doesn't mean squat to me. My $140.00 bill went up to $225.00!
Trump's fault!
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Six Things Everyone Needs to Know About PG&E Rate Changes.
* PG&E has been misleading thousands of customers every year, in a calculated effort to keep people from ever applying for the Medical Baseline Program. They call it a "life saving", Medical baseline program. This likely is not a practice exclusive to California. Who should actually qualify: "Anyone Being treated for a life-threatening illness, compromised immune system, or other medical condition with special heating and/or air conditioning requirements necessary to sustain the patient’s life or prevent deterioration of the patient’s
medical condition."
* If a doctor signs the form that a member of the household needs additional heating or cooling, the household qualifies for the discount. The form does not even ask to identify the medical condition, it would be a violation of HIPAA if they did. Also, people can be on the both the CARE program and the medical baseline program at the same time.
*Millions of Californians have never been provided, "a significant portion for our baseline usage", based on their climate, size of their homes or multiple generations of adults, on one meter. The amount of additional baseline we get in the central valley during summer, is enough to run the air conditioner 1 hour a day. This is not close to a, "significant portion" of a most customer’s needs. Baseline tiers must be created fairly for different house sizes, as well as multiple generations of adults living under one roof and multiple dwellings on one meter.
* They plan on reducing the discount to the CARE program from 42%-35%, while raising rates and adding fixed fees to the lowest income users who are extremely motivated to conserve. According to The Utility Reform Networks statistics in 2016, more than 800,000 PG&E customers were kicked off the system, in one year, for inability to pay their bills. What will that number be this year or 2020?
*The current baseline is insufficient in many areas and should be increased. However, they plan on eliminating this entirely when they implement the "Time of Use" Plan, 2019-2010. They expect Medical users to just adjust the time they need to use electricity, despite their medical requirement for additional heat and or air 24/7, or face gluttonous user fees. New Rates eliminate all baselines including the medical Baseline. Has any state ever even considered this?
* PG&E and the Public Utilities Commission, claim that "tier flattening" and, "Time of Use" is all about fairness and transparency. They claim TOU plans will send a better conservation signals to customers. This is just unfair price gouging. We must Stop the Time of Use plan! It is unfair lacks transparency and it doesn't even save energy.
This seems criminal to me and no one seem to realize really happening! Thanks for your attention to this issue.
Reah High
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