SDG&E seeks 8.6% rate increase, adding about $22 a month to average residential bills

San Diego Gas & Electric is asking state regulators to approve an 8.6% increase in the average residential customer's combined electric and gas bill beginning in 2028, according to the general rate case application on file with the California Public Utilities Commission.

The utility's Test Year 2028 General Rate Case, docket A.26-06-015, filed June 15, 2026, seeks a 2028 revenue requirement of $3.8 billion — a $280 million, or 8.1%, increase over the authorized 2027 level.

SDG&E estimates the request would add about $22.48 a month, or roughly $270 a year, to a typical residential customer's combined bill. The electric portion would rise about $14.03 a month and the natural gas portion about $8.45, according to the company's 2028 rate request fact sheet.

The filing also requests an additional $793.3 million in revenue increases for 2029 through 2031, according to the CPUC.

SDG&E says the additional revenue would fund wildfire mitigation and infrastructure hardening in high-risk areas, natural gas pipeline safety programs, aging-equipment upgrades, cybersecurity, and rising insurance and employee benefit costs.

The proposal drew a packed house at public hearings the CPUC held Tuesday in Santee, where customers testified against the increase, 10News reported. Some speakers described the proposal as corporate greed and said customers are already struggling to keep up with their bills.

If approved, the new rates would take effect Jan. 1, 2028. A final decision by the CPUC is not expected for at least a year.