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COMING SOON: 2028 General Rate Case
Every four years, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) submits an application to the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) requesting the amount of money it needs to collect from customers to provide electric and gas operations. This year, SDG&E...
National Electricity Rates Skyrocketing
California residents have long been accustomed to feeling the pinch of higher prices. But now customers across the Country are facing a national problem – nationwide, utility rate increase requests and approvals totaled more than $34 billion so far in 2025. While...
Public Power Worth Potentially Tens of Billions More
A new, independent study has found that a San Diego-run electric utility could reduce bills by 20% and save billions of dollars going forward. The independent report, in contrast to an analysis released by the city in 2023, also found that savings to city residents...
A.25-03-010-Cost-of-Capital Proceeding
Every three years SDG&E files what is known as its “Cost-of-Capital” proceeding that determines the appropriate “rate of return” on its capital assets. Capital assets are the physical resources used by SDGE to get electricity and gas to your home. These assets...
Base Service Charge
SDG&E customers will soon see a new charge on their bill: the Base Services Charge or BSC. Below is some information to help you understand what is changing on your electricity bill and why. WHY IS MY ELECTRICITY BILL CHANGING? Back in June 2022, the CA...
What is Happening with the Net Energy Metering (NEM) Program in California?
On Aug. 7, 2025, the California Supreme Court directed the lower appeals court to revisit its ruling upholding the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) December 2022 decision on Net Energy Metering (NEM 3.0). This decision reduced payments to solar panel...