Bay Area plan to ban natural gas
As a Bay Area resident with no gas connection, here are points to ponder:<p>1) PG&amp;E electricity costs are among the highest in the country per KWH. They have received approvals to increase these astronomical costs by 10% in the near future. Gas is cheaper, by a lot.<p>2) Any time we have winds or hot weather or cold weather, the grid is under pressure and we are asked to curb our electricity usage.<p>3) In the winter and summer, our monthly bill for a home of 2 with the thermostats set to 63 in the winter and 79 in the summer is $300+.<p>Someone else’s mileage and bills might be different. But 62 is cold in the winter. 79 is hot in the summer. Sometimes unbearably so.<p>If the Bay Area wants to go this route, PG&amp;E needs to be reined in, SIGNIFICANTLY. Bills are borderline unaffordable right now; the future isn’t any cheaper.