Some Bay Area PG&E Customers Will Pay More In 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) -- Electricity bills for some Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers will climb slightly in the new year while others will see their rates decline.
PG&E said Thursday residential customers who use relatively little power will experience a 3 percent increase in rates starting Jan. 1.
Those who draw large amounts of electricity, on the other hand, will get a 2.6 percent rate cut.
That will help people with big homes and those in the Central Valley, where summer heat waves are common and lead to large electricity bills.
PG&E spokeswoman Christine Cordner tells the San Francisco Chronicle neither set of customers will see dramatic changes in their monthly bills.
Homeowners who use the most power will still pay a far higher electricity rate than homeowners who use far less.
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