PG&E electricity rates
Pacific Gas & Electric Co, as the EIA and URDB list it
Pacific Gas & Electric Co's customers paid 39.6¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $198 a month for 500 kWh. E-TOU-D Residential Time of Use, the lowest of 3 open plans at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $4,566 a year, at the typical hour-by-hour use of homes in California. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
43 of 75 priced plans, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-TOU-D Residential Time of Use✓ cheapesttime-of-use · in effect since March 2026 | $4,566.22 | — | 38.1¢ |
| E-TOU-C Residential Time of Usetime-of-use · tiered · in effect since March 2026 · priced in 10 territories, up to $4,848.39; a household takes its own | $4,676.74 | +$110.52 | 39.0¢ |
| E-1 -Residential Servicepriced by season · tiered · in effect since March 2026 · priced in 10 territories, up to $4,960.98; a household takes its own | $4,789.31 | +$223.09 | 39.9¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| E-6 -Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Y; Closed Ratetime-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2019 · closed to new customers | $2,383.92 | −$2,182.30 | 19.9¢ |
| E-7 -Residential Time of Use Baseline Region W; Closed Ratetime-of-use · tiered · in effect since August 2015 · closed to new customers | $2,513.53 | −$2,052.69 | 20.9¢ |
| E-7 -Residential Time of Use Baseline Region R; Closed Ratetime-of-use · tiered · in effect since August 2015 · closed to new customers | $2,514.81 | −$2,051.41 | 21.0¢ |
| E-7 -Residential Time of Use Baseline Region P; Closed Ratetime-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2019 · closed to new customers | $2,536.63 | −$2,029.59 | 21.1¢ |
| E-7 -Residential Time of Use Baseline Region S; Closed Ratetime-of-use · tiered · in effect since August 2015 · closed to new customers | $2,585.47 | −$1,980.75 | 21.5¢ |
| E-7 -Residential Time of Use Baseline Region X; Closed Ratetime-of-use · tiered · in effect since August 2014 · closed to new customers | $2,660.77 | −$1,905.45 | 22.2¢ |
| E-7 -Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Y; Closed Ratetime-of-use · tiered · in effect since August 2015 · closed to new customers | $2,665.78 | −$1,900.44 | 22.2¢ |
| E-7 -Residential Time of Use Baseline Region V; Closed Ratetime-of-use · tiered · in effect since August 2015 · closed to new customers | $2,836.22 | −$1,730.00 | 23.6¢ |
| E-7 -Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Q; Closed Ratetime-of-use · tiered · in effect since March 2019 · closed to new customers | $2,837.44 | −$1,728.78 | 23.6¢ |
| E-TOU Option B - Residential Time of Use Service (All Baseline Regions)time-of-use · in effect since April 2019 · older schedule, not ranked | $2,968.17 | −$1,598.05 | 24.7¢ |
| E-7 -Residential Time of Use Baseline Region T; Closed Ratetime-of-use · tiered · in effect since August 2015 · closed to new customers | $3,002.19 | −$1,564.03 | 25.0¢ |
| E-7 -Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Z; Closed Ratetime-of-use · tiered · in effect since August 2015 · closed to new customers | $3,015.75 | −$1,550.47 | 25.1¢ |
| E-TOU Option A - Residential Time of Use Service Baseline Region Rtime-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2019 · older schedule, not ranked | $3,066.92 | −$1,499.30 | 25.6¢ |
| E-TOU Option A - Residential Time of Use Service Baseline Region Wtime-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2019 · older schedule, not ranked | $3,095.20 | −$1,471.02 | 25.8¢ |
| E-TOU Option A - Residential Time of Use Service Baseline Region Ptime-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2019 · older schedule, not ranked | $3,128.51 | −$1,437.71 | 26.1¢ |
| E-TOU Option A - Residential Time of Use Service Baseline Region Stime-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2019 · older schedule, not ranked | $3,130.38 | −$1,435.84 | 26.1¢ |
| E-TOU Option A - Residential Time of Use Service Baseline Region Ytime-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2019 · older schedule, not ranked | $3,157.79 | −$1,408.43 | 26.3¢ |
| E-TOU Option A - Residential Time of Use Service Baseline Region Qtime-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2019 · older schedule, not ranked | $3,166.58 | −$1,399.64 | 26.4¢ |
| E-TOU Option A - Residential Time of Use Service Baseline Region Xtime-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2019 · older schedule, not ranked | $3,195.75 | −$1,370.47 | 26.6¢ |
| E-TOU Option A - Residential Time of Use Service Baseline Region Vtime-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2019 · older schedule, not ranked | $3,256.10 | −$1,310.12 | 27.1¢ |
| E-TOU Option A - Residential Time of Use Service Baseline Region Ttime-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2019 · older schedule, not ranked | $3,274.62 | −$1,291.60 | 27.3¢ |
| E-TOU Option A - Residential Time of Use Service Baseline Region Ztime-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2019 · older schedule, not ranked | $3,282.42 | −$1,283.80 | 27.4¢ |
32 further schedules are published and priced but not listed here — mostly regional and seasonal variants of the plans above. The dearest of them costs $4,960.98 a year at this usage.
Price Pacific Gas & Electric Co’s plans at your own usage — and see what moving from your current plan would save.
The cheapest Pacific Gas & Electric Co plan at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $2,306.93 (E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region R), dearest $2,518.86, a $211.93 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $4,566.22 (E-TOU-D Residential Time of Use), dearest $4,960.98, a $394.76 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $8,842.81 (E-TOU-D Residential Time of Use), dearest $9,845.22, a $1,002.41 spread
What a typical Pacific Gas & Electric Co bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month the 21 generally available plans here run from $4,566.22 on E-TOU-D Residential Time of Use to $4,960.98 on E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Z, with a median of $4,822.17.
Effective rates span 38.1¢ to 41.3¢ per kWh at that usage.
What Pacific Gas & Electric Co's customers were billed in 2024
Priced at 500 kWh a month, what Pacific Gas & Electric Co's customers used on average, its open plans come within 1% of what EIA reports they were billed in 2024: the plans here describe its bills well.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in California | 1,856,780 |
| Homes it delivers to for other suppliers | 3,190,681 |
| Share of California's households | 37% |
| Average use per home | 500 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $198.05 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 39.6¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 39.8¢ |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region P bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2016
Pacific Gas & Electric Co's E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region P cost $251.17 a month under its December 2016 version and costs $401.85 under its March 2026 one, 60% more. Its biggest single step, in May 2022, added $61.82 (21%). In California, EIA's average price rose 87% between 2016 and 2025.
Every version of E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region P
| Took effect | At 1,000 kWh | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | $401.85 | −$63.65 (−13.7%) | URDB |
| October 2024 | $465.50 | −$28.54 (−5.8%) | URDB |
| April 2024 | $494.04 | +$80.13 (+19.4%) | URDB |
| September 2023 | $413.91 | +$48.89 (+13.4%) | URDB |
| June 2022 | $365.02 | +$2.33 (+0.6%) | URDB |
| May 2022 | $362.69 | +$61.82 (+20.5%) | URDB |
| August 2021 | $300.87 | +$48.68 (+19.3%) | URDB |
| April 2019 | $252.19 | +$6.38 (+2.6%) | URDB |
| October 2017 | $245.81 | −$5.36 (−2.1%) | URDB |
| December 2016 | $251.17 | First on record | URDB |
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Pacific Gas & Electric Co's cheapest open plan is the 3rd-highest, 2.5× as much as their median of $1,849.47. It sits between Southern California Edison Co ($4,349.31) and Massachusetts Electric Co ($5,322.00).
In California it is the 2nd-dearest of the 4 utilities indexed; Los Angeles Department of Water & Power starts lowest, at $2,890.50.
Its fixed charge, $24.13 a month on E-TOU-D Residential Time of Use, is higher than on the cheapest plan of 87 of the other 99 utilities.
E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region P is tiered: past 405 kWh a month (a daily allowance, stated for a 30-day month), each kWh costs 8.1¢ more. Of the 47 utilities whose plans step, that is the 5th-largest step.
E-TOU Option A - Residential Time of Use Service Baseline Region P changes price with the season: a kWh costs 5.7¢ more in June to September than in October to May, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $305.90 in its dearest month against $237.86 in its cheapest.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour · The price that changes once the meter passes a line · The price that changes with the month
Which plan from Pacific Gas & Electric Co is cheapest as use rises
The cheapest plan from Pacific Gas & Electric Co changes with consumption. At 500 kWh a month E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region R wins at $2,306.93 a year; at 2,000 kWh E-TOU-D Residential Time of Use wins at $8,842.81.
The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $211.93 a year at 500 kWh against $1,002.41 at 2,000 kWh.
Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
E-TOU-D Residential Time of Use — $4,566.22 a year, 38.1¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $0.79 daily standing charge. In effect since March 2026.
E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region W — $4,676.74 a year, 39.0¢ per kWh effective, tiered and time-of-use. It carries a $0.79 daily standing charge. In effect since March 2026.
E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region R — $4,679.77 a year, 39.0¢ per kWh effective, tiered and time-of-use. It carries a $0.79 daily standing charge. In effect since March 2026.
E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region P — $4,709.63 a year, 39.2¢ per kWh effective, tiered and time-of-use. It carries a $0.79 daily standing charge. In effect since March 2026.
E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region S — $4,710.56 a year, 39.3¢ per kWh effective, tiered and time-of-use. It carries a $0.79 daily standing charge. In effect since March 2026.
E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Y — $4,737.43 a year, 39.5¢ per kWh effective, tiered and time-of-use. It carries a $0.79 daily standing charge. In effect since March 2026.
How Pacific Gas & Electric Co's plans are structured
Of 75 priceable plans: 70 tiered, 55 time-of-use, 20 priced by season.
Fixed monthly charges run from $1.48 to $23.80.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co's published schedules
Pacific Gas & Electric Co was found serving Fresno, California. 75 of its 75 published residential schedules can be priced.
The largest saving among Pacific Gas & Electric Co's plans
Moving from E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Z to E-TOU-D Residential Time of Use saves $394.76 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.
When Pacific Gas & Electric Co's time-of-use plans charge most
E-TOU-D Residential Time of Use charges 47.7¢ a kWh weekdays 5 pm to 8 pm, June to September, against 34.2¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 3% of the year. Homes in California typically put 5% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock), which is what its price above assumes: moving use out of them lowers the bill, adding to them raises it.
E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use charges 44.1¢ a kWh every day 4 pm to 9 pm, June to September, against 28.6¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 7% of the year. Homes in California typically put 11% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock), which is what its price above assumes: moving use out of them lowers the bill, adding to them raises it.
In the guides: Time-of-use plans, hour by hour
What the Pacific Gas & Electric Co figures do not cover
55 of these plans price by the hour; their figures assume the typical hourly pattern of homes in California, not this household's own hours.