Customers pay more. PG&E profits. It’s a “raw deal”—and it doesn’t have to be this way.
March 10, 2025
In case you missed it, a former California energy executive pulled back the curtain recently on the basic unfairness at the heart of PG&E’s “leading with love” business model in a blistering San Francisco Chronicle opinion piece.
Year in Review: Definitely not a good one for PG&E
December 30, 2024
This just in - it has been another record-breaking year for PG&E — and not in a good way.
Only a few years after exiting bankruptcy, doling out $50 million to its new CEO, and reinstating dividend payments to Wall Street shareholders, the company raised rates on its customers FOUR TIMES this year - with a potential FIFTH on the way — adding more than $400 annually to the average bill.
There is a reason 78% of San Franciscans support public power
October 11, 2024
A recent survey of San Francisco residents found a sharp split in views on our local power providers. Not surprisingly, two out of three respondents said they have an extremely unfavorable view of PG&E, the for-profit utility whose skyrocketing rates, financial mismanagement, and massive wildfire liabilities have led to growing dissatisfaction.