(The) . . surcharge approval comes on the heels of a 20 percent general rate increase approved by the PUC last month.
That increase covered all rates, including those paid by commercial users, which tend to be higher than than what consumers pay. The 10 percent surcharge is the consumer portion of that increase.
By time the 10 percent rate increase is reached, the average consumer’s bill will rise from the current $31 to $34 a month, said Cal Am spokeswoman Catherine Bowie.
And I used to think that gas stations and cable TV were bandits.