PG&E monthly bills may outpace inflation for next few years: state report

OAKLAND — PG&E monthly electric bills are expected to outpace inflation for the next few years, an official state regulatory report predicts, but the electricity and gas utility disputed the projection.

The utility titan’s electricity rates could rise by an average of nearly 11% a year through 2027, the state Public Utilities Commission reported, which would continue a brutal pattern of skyrocketing monthly bills for PG&E’s customers.

In 2023, PG&E monthly bills zoomed...