On Jan. 1, PG&E started charging 13% more for power. The rate hike – expected to cost an average family another $33 a month – will pay to bury power lines and other wildfire mitigation efforts.
But it is likely to be just the beginning of the pain.
PG&E has filed paperwork with regulators to raise rates another $24 a month, for the average customer, in March, to pay for storm…