(Salem, OR) -- Customers of Portland General Electric will be able to comment this Wednesday on a proposed 14-percent rate increase. PGE says it needs the increase to replace the Faraday Powerhouse on the Clackamas River, make improvements to transmission and distribution systems, and meet the impact of inflation on the company's operational costs. An average homeowner would see their bill increase 23 dollars a month. If the rate increase is approved it would take effect January 1st, 2024.