OAKLAND — PG&E monthly bills are heading lower during September as some costs related to wildfires and emergency responses start to recede and vanish from the utility’s rate base.
PG&E customers can expect that monthly electricity costs will drop by an average of $5 for the typical residential ratepayer who uses 500 kilowatt hours a month and isn’t on a subsidized billing plan. That equates to a 2.1% decrease.
Gas bills are slated to drop an average of 39 cents a month for the typical customer, which equates to a decline of 0.4%. These calculations apply to customers who use 31 therms a month…