7 On Your Side: PG&E rates to go up by $7 per month

Tuesday, January 6, 2015
PG&E sign in San Francisco
PG&E sign in San Francisco (Jan. 5, 2015/ABC7 News)
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Expect your average PG&E bill to go up by about seven dollars per month.



The state Public Utilities Commission gave PG&E permission last year to raise rates. They go up on Thursday.



The money will pay for upgrades to old gas lines and improve the "smart grid" to reduce blackouts. PG&E also will expand its call center.



The average bill will go up by 5.9 percent. It's the biggest rate hike since 2006.


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