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George Avalos

PG&E wildfire and catastrophe proposal may trigger higher monthly bills

OAKLAND, Calif. — Higher monthly bills might jolt PG&E customers due to the utility’s request that state regulators allow the company to collect more revenue for its spending linked to wildfires and catastrophes.

PG&E wants to recover costs that arose from its expenditures for the mitigation of wildfires and dealing with certain catastrophes, according to recent state and regulatory filings.

Oakland-based PG&E is attempting to recover $1.36 billion in costs, filings with the state Public Utilities Commission and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show.

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