Here's where it started (2014), here's where it is today, and here's where it's headed. Drag the slider to test your own assumption about the future.
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PG&E trend, scaled to your bill (2014–Now)PG&E, your projection (Now–30yr)A 2.9% lease, if started in 2014
What if you'd locked in a lease back in 2014?
The solid white line (2014–Now) is PG&E's own history, scaled to your bill. Verify it yourself at pge.com/tariffs/en/rate-information/electric-rates.html. Everything right of “TODAY” is a projection, not a fact, driven by the slider above, which defaults to 8% (the midpoint of PG&E's own 7.6%–8.7% historical range). The green lease line is a fixed illustration at a 2.9% annual escalator and isn’t affected by your bill or the slider. Chart uses a logarithmic scale so all lines stay readable together.
On a time-of-use plan? The 2014 baseline reflects PG&E's E-1 (tiered) rate. Most customers were moved to time-of-use in 2021, which charges more from 4–9 PM, so if that’s you, your real increase may look a bit different. Either way, the underlying numbers are PG&E's own, verifiable at pge.com/tariffs/en/rate-information/electric-rates.html.