SF CHRONICLE: City says PG&E's plan for service changes in San Francisco could cost over $1 billion

San Francisco and PG&E are at it again, this time with city officials pushing back against what they say are expensive changes in the way their infrastructure connects to the utility’s poles and wires.

City leaders say the alterations Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is seeking are far too costly and may force the government to install unnecessary equipment, such as meters on streetlights that currently lack them.