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My bill is 1.5 what it was 10 years ago, yet my actual usage is down slightly.
by genter 2y ago
My bill is 1.5 what it was 10 years ago, yet my actual usage is down slightly.
- diffeomorphism 2y agoThat is not that different from inflation? https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=100&year1=201401&year2=202403 https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=100&year1=2014...
- cycomanic 2y agoInflation over that time frame was ab ut 1.35 so a 1.5 increase is only slightly above inflation. Is that really outrageous? I'd wager that e.g. Infrastructure and labour costs increased more than that over the last 10 years.
- kbenson 2y agoA 1.5x increase is a 43% more than a 1.35x increase. Also, why wouldn't labor costs be factored into that inflation increase, and why would infrastructure costs be more than inflation?
- bravetraveler 2y agoThis thread has me confused... Why are we even industrializing if the processes and such don't become more efficient? I don't expect 0, stuff costs, but I'd expect a downward trend
- lazide 2y agoNot what is going on in this case, but even if real costs stayed the same - counting inflation - costs would go up every year. That isn't what is going on here, rather PG&E is manipulating the rate payer, and the rate payer is also having to do massive 'catchups' for prior manipulations PG&E has done (like not keeping required records, skimping on maintenance to dangerous degrees, etc.). And since somehow PG&E has convinced everyone there is no other solution than paying them more money...
- huytersd 2y agoSeems very reasonable to be honest.