PG&E's biggest rate case, the request that sets its base revenue from 2027 through 2030, is still pending at the California Public Utilities Commission. Here's what's known so far, based on CPUC documents.

What PG&E asked for

In its general rate case, filed May 15, 2025, PG&E requested $16.637 billion in revenue for the 2027 "test year." That's $1.237 billion, or 8%, more than its authorized 2026 amount. It also wants increases of 6.1% in each of 2028, 2029 and 2030, according to a CPUC fact sheet.

What it could mean for your bill

Based on PG&E's request, the CPUC estimated:

  • A typical residential electric customer using 500 kWh a month would go from $214.93 to $226.11, an increase of $11.18, or 5.2%.
  • Combined gas and electric residential bills would rise about 3.6% on Jan. 1, 2027, compared with 2025, and about 3.7% for customers on the CARE discount program.

Those are PG&E's proposed numbers. Regulators often approve less than a utility asks for.

What's not included

The request doesn't cover several other big cost categories, including wildfire mitigation cost recovery, undergrounding, power procurement and fuel costs, and the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. PG&E is seeking more than $2 billion more across 15 other proceedings, the CPUC said.

When it will be decided

The CPUC expects to rule in May 2027. Because that's after Jan. 1, a proposed decision issued Aug. 4, 2026, would grant PG&E's request to track the new revenue requirement starting Jan. 1, 2027. That would let any approved increase apply back to the start of the year. The proposed decision says that tracking does not approve the rates PG&E requested.