PG&E and California lawmakers point the blame at each other for skyrocketing bills

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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Skyrocketing PG&E bills, but who is to blame? In our continuing coverage, Action News tries to find that answer. PG&E is pointing the digit astatine inferior regulators, but elected officials accidental the inferior could bash much to combat for consumers.

Turning up the thermostat, wholly shutting disconnected the AC, and sitting successful the acheronian radical successful the Valley Action News spoke to said they've done everything to little their PG&E measure lone to look larger and larger bills.

"My past measure I conscionable got it a mates of days ago, it was $483. It was like, 'Are you kidding?' A 1,000 quadrate feet, tiny 2 bedroom," said Rebeca Rangel, PG&E Customer.

"Where is this treble coming from, similar I said I person the A/C acceptable astatine 78/79," said Megan Antijunti, PG&E Customer.

"We don't tally our AC arsenic overmuch arsenic we would like, we don't tally our dryer, we enactment up a line," said Jenna White, PG&E Customer

Action News presented the occupation to PG&E spokesperson Jeff Smith past week who said nary substance what changes you marque it volition lone person a tiny interaction connected your vigor costs due to the fact that that's not each they're charging you for.

PG&E breaks down what your measure includes connected its website. The graphic shows lone 32% of your measure is impacted by rates and however overmuch energy you use.

He said the measure operation is controlled by the California Public Utilities Commission and if you privation to spot that operation alteration you request to talk to them and your elected officials.

"And so, you know, that's however you tin get this, this benignant of complaint betterment that that is desired, right," said Smith. "Because there's a there's much than conscionable lowering however overmuch customers are paying per kilowatt hr oregon per therm connected the state side. What customers are paying overall, successful fact, could beryllium lowered rather a bit, with immoderate accommodation to however overmuch wealth is going into societal social programs and however overmuch wealth is going to sub for non star customers, to subsidize star customers."

So, Action News reached retired to Central Valley Assemblyman Jim Patterson who is the Vice Chair of the Utilities and Energy Committee.

He said it's connected PG&E to advocator for their customers.

"They person surrendered," said Assemblyman Jim Patterson, (R) Fresno. They'll instrumentality their marching orders. They'll instrumentality their the decisions from the authorities and they volition blithely walk it on to their ratepayers, and past marque excuses that it's idiosyncratic else's fault. I'm bushed of that."

Action quality besides reached retired to the CPUC astir the measure structure. They said a information of your measure is utilized to money programs specified arsenic CARE, which offers discounts connected vigor bills for low-income customers. However, the CPUC said that the authorities Legislature yet mandates program...

In the meantime, it's the lawsuit who's near footing the bill.

"I don't cognize what different radical are going to bash including my household but get much jobs," said White.

Patterson said radical tin telephone his bureau to dependable their concerns connected vigor bills, but helium besides encouraged radical to scope retired to different representatives and particularly the governor's bureau -because CPUC commissioners are appointed by the governor.

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