PG&E Rate Hike Could Cost Families Over $500 a Year by 2030—TURN Urges Public to Speak Out
Oakland, CA — The Utility Reform Network (TURN) is calling on PG&E customers to raise their voices against PG&E’s proposed rate increases, which could drive monthly bills up by $42—totaling more than $500 annually—by 2030. With only two public input sessions remaining, TURN urges ratepayers to attend and share their stories.
Public Participation Hearings
Date: November 7, 2025 | Times: 2:00 PM & 6:00 PM
Location: Hugh Burns State Building, 2550 Mariposa Mall, Suite #1036 (Assembly Room), Fresno, CA 93721
Customers are already pushed past their financial limits. “I stopped turning on my air conditioning and never use heat, yet my bill still went up 50% last year.” “PG&E’s rate hikes mean I can’t meet my basic needs—I’m robbing Peter to pay investors.” “Everyone deserves heat, food, and medicine. But on my retirement income, PG&E’s rates are just too high.”
The proposed rate hikes are part of the General Rate Case (GRC), which is a comprehensive budget plan submitted every 3 to 4 years. This budget plan includes SCHEDULED rate increases, but the problem is now PG&E is asking for 10 non-GRC (unscheduled) rate increases. There is currently NO LIMIT to the number of rate hikes requested, nor the amount of each rate hike.
“It is critical for customers to show up at these hearings to tell the CPUC to reject the PG&E General Rate Case proposal to increase bills by $500 a year, and to reject the additional 10 PG&E proposals to raise bills that are currently pending at the CPUC” said TURN Executive Director Mark Toney.
TURN invites residents to attend the hearings, share their experiences, and demand accountability from PG&E and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
Contact: Lee Trotman • Communication Director • ltrotman@turn.org • (415) 248-8446
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