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Pacific Gas and Electric · Electricity & Gas
Common issues below are sourced from public reports and user feedback, not BillGuard anonymised analysis data.
Service area
Northern and Central California
About Pacific Gas and Electric
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) serves approximately 5.5 million electric and 4.5 million gas customers across a 70,000-square-mile service area in central and northern California. PG&E bills commonly include multiple tiered baseline quantities, climate zones, and surcharges — making them among the most complex residential utility bills in the US.
Common Pacific Gas and Electric billing issues
- Estimated meter reads creating large true-up charges in subsequent months
- Baseline allowance tier misclassification inflating summer electric bills
- CARE or FERA discount not applied after qualifying income change
- Time-of-use peak charges billed during hours not communicated at enrollment
- Wildfire Fund surcharge or Public Purpose Programs surcharge appearing unexpectedly
- Gas transportation charges duplicated across multiple service agreements
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