Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) are holding Public Participation Hearings about PG&E’s 2027 General Rate Case application, which proposes a 3.5% average annual rate increase between 2027 and 2030. PG&E states that the increase is designed to fund safety, reliability, and climate resilience projects.
On May 15, 2025, PG&E filed its 2027 General Rate Case application outlining its forecasted costs to operate, maintain, and improve its electric and gas systems. If approved by the CPUC, this proposal would result in a $1.237 billion revenue increase for 2027 and additional increases of $1.014 billion (2028), $1.075 billion (2029) and $1.143 billion (2030). These funds will be used to support critical upgrades, including wildfire safety measures, clean energy expansion and grid improvements for a more reliable system.
How could this affect your monthly bill?
Alameda residents do not get electric power from PG&E—all our electricity comes from Alameda Municipal Power, a nonprofit and municipally owned provider—so any increase in PG&E’s electricity rates will not affect us. However, our natural gas is provided by PG&E.
Based on rates in effect at the time of filing, the gas bill, including the average monthly climate credit, for a typical Non-CARE bundled residential customer averaging 31 therms per month would decrease from $83.86 to $83.32, or -0.6% in 2027, and then increase from $83.32 to $86.38, or 3.7% in 2028, from $86.38 to $89.63, or 3.8% in 2029, and from $89.63 to $92.94, or 3.7% in 2030.
Actual impacts will vary depending on usage and are subject to CPUC regulatory approval.
What do you think about this?
PG&E and the CPUC want to know what you think about all this. At the hearings, you can make comments and raise concerns with the CPUC’s Administrative Law Judge overseeing this application. The hearings are scheduled both in person and remotely, during October and November 2025.
Remote meetings
- When: October 22 at 2 p.m. and October 23 at 6 p.m.
- Where: CPUC AdminMonitor website
- Phone: 1-800-857-1917
- Passcode: 1673482#
- When: November 7, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
- Where: Hugh Burns State Building, 2550 Mariposa Mall, Suite #1036 (Assembly Room), Fresno, CA 93721
ADA accessibility
Please note that the in-person meeting locations are ADA accessible. If you wish to attend and need specialized accommodations, such as a language interpreter, for any of these hearings, please contact the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office at least five business days before the hearings you plan to attend.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 1-866-849-8390 (toll-free) or 1-415-703-2074
- Mail: CPUC Public Advisor’s Office, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
Please reference the PG&E 2027 GRC Application A.25-05-009 in any communications you have with the CPUC regarding this matter.
How to comment
Providing your thoughts and opinions can help the CPUC make an informed decision. A quorum of commissioners may attend, but no decisions will be made or voted on at these hearings. Here’s how to comment:
- At remote meetings: Use the phone number 1-800-857-1917 and pressing *1.
- At in-person meetings: Sign up at the Public Advisor’s Office table at the hearing.
- Written comments: May be provided at any time during the proceeding in the “Public Comments” tab of the Docket Card for A.25-05-009.
How does the rest of the process work?
This application has been assigned to a CPUC Administrative Law Judge who will consider proposals and evidence presented during the formal hearing process. The Administrative Law Judge will issue a proposed decision that may adopt PG&E’s application, modify, or deny it. Any CPUC Commissioner may sponsor an alternate decision with a different outcome. The proposed decision, and any alternate decisions, will be discussed and voted upon by the CPUC Commissioners at a public CPUC Voting Meeting.
How to get more info
PG&E: If you have questions about PG&E’s filing, call PG&E at 1-800-743-5000. For TTY, call 711. For an electronic copy of the filing and exhibits, please write to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 2027 General Rate Case Application (A.25-05-009), P.O. Box 1018, Oakland, CA 94604-1018. More information, including PG&E’s application and supporting documents, is available online…