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PG&E rate hike aimed at improvements to ease fire risk

by Michael Liedtke
| December 4, 2020 12:03 AM

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric's household customers will be hit with an average rate increase of 8% to help the once-bankrupt utility pay for improvements designed to reduce the risks that its outdated equipment will ignite deadly wildfires in its Northern California service territory.

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