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I would expand our solar installation as we expand our house over the next few months, but PG&E would force us into a less advantageous electricity scheme if we

by rconti 1y ago

I would expand our solar installation as we expand our house over the next few months, but PG&E would force us into a less advantageous electricity scheme if we add panels, so shrug

jeffbee 1y ago
NEM eligibility is controlled by CPUC, not PG&E
- reenorap 1y ago
  The CPUC is fighting on behalf of PG&E. It is headed by Newsom's buddy and they have let PG&E raise prices without pushback.
  - jeffbee 1y ago
    Newsom is the governor of California and has been for quite a while. The President of CPUC was the long-time climate advisor to Jerry Brown and Deputy Attorney General under Schwarzenegger. The constitution guarantees PG&E rates that offer a return on investment. It's silly to try to make it a personalist conspiracy.
    - reenorap 1y ago
      https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/about-cpuc/commissioners/page-content/profile-list/president-alice-reynolds https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/about-cpuc/commissioners/page-conten... I'm not engage in a "conspiracy". She was appointed by Newsom in 2021. This coincides to when the prices started skyrocketing.
      - linkregister 1y ago
        Then she is part of the conspiracy to lower rates in 2026. How deep does the rabbit hole go?
        reenorap 1y ago
        If the electricity bills ever drop I will eat my hat. Even if they drop the rates, they will increase the connection fees to make up for it.
        jeffbee 1y ago
        Get out your fork and knife I guess because the PG&E bill of the median residential account is down 10% in the last year.
        teachrdan 1y ago
        Some light googling shows "The average combined [gas + electric] bill has increased from approximately $179 in 2020 to around $300 by October 2025". I'm not sure what cherry-picking of data PG&E is doing, but it does not seem that there's a real life 10% decrease in bills being paid by California consumers.
        rconti 1y ago
        they mailed me a thing a few months ago saying "we're lowering rates!" and then another thing more recently saying "See, we're lowering rates and plan to lower them again soon!" I haven't actually looked at the real bills to see if it's happening, but the expectation they're setting up is that 2026 will be lower than 2025. we'll see!
        rahimnathwani 1y ago
        Where did you read this?

by rconti 1y ago

I would expand our solar installation as we expand our house over the next few months, but PG&E would force us into a less advantageous electricity scheme if we add panels, so shrug

jeffbee 1y ago

NEM eligibility is controlled by CPUC, not PG&E

reenorap 1y ago
The CPUC is fighting on behalf of PG&E. It is headed by Newsom's buddy and they have let PG&E raise prices without pushback.
- jeffbee 1y ago
  Newsom is the governor of California and has been for quite a while. The President of CPUC was the long-time climate advisor to Jerry Brown and Deputy Attorney General under Schwarzenegger. The constitution guarantees PG&E rates that offer a return on investment. It's silly to try to make it a personalist conspiracy.
  - reenorap 1y ago
    https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/about-cpuc/commissioners/page-content/profile-list/president-alice-reynolds https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/about-cpuc/commissioners/page-conten... I'm not engage in a "conspiracy". She was appointed by Newsom in 2021. This coincides to when the prices started skyrocketing.
    - linkregister 1y ago
      Then she is part of the conspiracy to lower rates in 2026. How deep does the rabbit hole go?
      - reenorap 1y ago
        If the electricity bills ever drop I will eat my hat. Even if they drop the rates, they will increase the connection fees to make up for it.
        jeffbee 1y ago
        Get out your fork and knife I guess because the PG&E bill of the median residential account is down 10% in the last year.
        teachrdan 1y ago
        Some light googling shows "The average combined [gas + electric] bill has increased from approximately $179 in 2020 to around $300 by October 2025". I'm not sure what cherry-picking of data PG&E is doing, but it does not seem that there's a real life 10% decrease in bills being paid by California consumers.
        rconti 1y ago
        they mailed me a thing a few months ago saying "we're lowering rates!" and then another thing more recently saying "See, we're lowering rates and plan to lower them again soon!" I haven't actually looked at the real bills to see if it's happening, but the expectation they're setting up is that 2026 will be lower than 2025. we'll see!
        rahimnathwani 1y ago
        Where did you read this?