PG&E says you can expect your electric bill to be a bit higher next month. Officials say the rate hike is needed, mainly to cover the utility’s costs from major wildfires and storms in recent years, but won’t pay for any of the billions of dollars in liabilities generated by the disastrous wildfires of 2017 and 2018. Electric customers’ bills will climb an average $3.07 a month. Natural gas bills will rise $1.73.