Pacific Gas & Electric wants to bury many of its power lines in areas threatened by wildfires, however, California regulators are balking at their plan in part because of its impact on rates.
PG&E customers will receive a credit on their April energy bill, the utility said.
Electric-only residential households will receive a credit of $58.23. Gas-only residential households will receive $67.03 in credit. Households that have both gas and electric will receive a total credit of $125.26.
The credit is funded by the state’s Cap-and-Trade Program, which requires companies to pay fees for certain greenhouse gas emissions produced. That revenue supports public health and environmental programs, including funding credits to PG&E customers to support sustainable energy use.
According to PG&E, its residential customers have received on average $1,000 each since 2014.
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