Ok, so taking the difference between the second lowest band (which is probably the fair price) and the highest, that’s $62/month extra for rich people to pay.

Ok, so taking the difference between the second lowest band (which is probably the fair price) and the highest, that’s $62/month extra for rich people to pay. That’s $744 a year. The incremental cost of going full off grid vs. solar + batteries is about $20K. So, if this were the only way PG&E screwed over you, it would take 26.4 years for a full off grid system to pay for itself. I’d guess the true time to ROI will be under 10 years if this passes. At that point, the grid will probably start a death spiral, just like the landline phone network.