How Solar Effects Your Bill

PG&E Tariffs

Click HERE to see the latest PG&E RATE INCREASES

ON JANUARY 1ST OF 2024, PG&E IMPLEMENTED THE LARGEST RATE INCREASE IN THE HISTORY OF THE COMPANY.

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2014 Rates
Tier 1Tier 2 Tier 3
13 cents15 cents32 cents
As of October 2023
Tier 1Tier 2 Tier 3
36 cents45 Cents45 cents
January 1st 2024
Tier 1Tier 2 Tier 3
42 cents53 cents53 cents

Time-Of-Use Rates

Time-of-Use (TOU) is a rate plan in which electricity rates vary according to the time and day of usage. It also means that electricity prices are higher during peak demand hours and lower during off-peak hours. Learn more about Time Of Use (TOU).

Residential Time-of-Use Rate Schedule E-TOU-B

12/31/2023 RATES

Summer is June through September
Rates/kWhHours
Peak$0.534PM-9PM
OFF Peak$0.41All Other times including Holidays
Winter is October through May
Rates/kWhHours
Peak$0.404PM-9PM
OFF Peak$0.36All Other times including Holidays

Residential Time-of-Use Rate Schedule E-TOU-B

1/1/2024 RATES

Summer is June through September
Rates/kWhHours
Peak$0.604PM-9PM
OFF Peak$0.48All Other times including Holidays
Winter is October through May
Rates/kWhHours
Peak$0.474PM-9PM
OFF Peak$0.43All Other times including Holidays

Residential Time-of-Use Rate Schedule E-TOU-C

12/31/2023 RATES

Summer is June through September
Rates/kWhHours
Peak$0.534PM-9PM
OFF Peak$0.45All Other times including Holidays
Winter is October through May
Rates/kWhHours
Peak$0.444PM-9PM
OFF Peak$0.41All Other times including Holidays

Residential Time-of-Use Rate Schedule E-TOU-C

1/1/2024 RATES

Summer is June through September
Rates/kWhHours
Peak$0.624PM-9PM
OFF Peak$0.53All Other times including Holidays
Winter is October through May
Rates/kWhHours
Peak$0.524PM-9PM
OFF Peak$0.49All Other times including Holidays

Residential Time-of-Use Rate Schedule E-TOU-D

12/31/2023 RATES

Summer is June through September
Rates/kWhHours
Peak$0.515PM-8PM Non-Holiday Weekdays
OFF Peak$0.38All Other times
Winter is October through May
Rates/kWhHours
Peak$0.425PM-8PM Non-Holiday Weekdays
OFF Peak$0.38All Other times

Residential Time-of-Use Rate Schedule E-TOU-D

1/1/2024 RATES

Summer is June through September
Rates/kWhHours
Peak$0.595PM-8PM Non-Holiday Weekdays
OFF Peak$0.45All Other times
Winter is October through May
Rates/kWhHours
Peak$0.505PM-8PM Non-Holiday Weekdays
OFF Peak$0.46All Other times

Residential Time-of-Use Rate Schedule EV 2

12/31/2023 RATES

Summer is June through September.
Summer
Rates/kWh*
Hours
Peak$0.594PM-9PM every day
7 days a week
Partial Peak$0.483PM-4PM and 9PM-Midnight
OFF Peak$0.27Midnight-3PM
Winter is October through May.
Winter
Rates/kWh*
Hours
Peak$0.464PM-9PM every day
7 days a week
Partial Peak$0.443PM-4PM and 9PM-Midnight
OFF Peak$0.27Midnight-3PM

Residential Time-of-Use Rate Schedule EV 2

1/1/2024 RATES

Summer is June through September.
Summer
Rates/kWh*
Hours
Peak$0.664PM-9PM every day
7 days a week
Partial Peak$0.553PM-4PM and 9PM-Midnight
OFF Peak$0.34Midnight-3PM
Winter is October through May.
Winter
Rates/kWh*
Hours
Peak$0.534PM-9PM every day
7 days a week
Partial Peak$0.513PM-4PM and 9PM-Midnight
OFF Peak$0.34Midnight-3PM

Residential Time-of-Use Rate Schedule E-ELEC

12/31/2023 RATES

Summer is June through September.
Summer
Rates/kWh*
Hours
Peak$0.564PM-9PM every day
7 days a week
Partial Peak$0.403PM-4PM and 9PM-Midnight
OFF Peak$0.34Midnight-3PM
Winter is October through May.
Winter
Rates/kWh*
Hours
Peak$0.334PM-9PM every day
7 days a week
Partial Peak$0.313PM-4PM and 9PM-Midnight
OFF Peak$0.29Midnight-3PM

Residential Time-of-Use Rate Schedule E-ELEC

1/1/2024 RATES

Summer is June through September.
Summer
Rates/kWh*
Hours
Peak$0.644PM-9PM every day
7 days a week
Partial Peak$0.473PM-4PM and 9PM-Midnight
OFF Peak$0.42Midnight-3PM
Winter is October through May.
Winter
Rates/kWh*
Hours
Peak$0.404PM-9PM every day
7 days a week
Partial Peak$0.383PM-4PM and 9PM-Midnight
OFF Peak$0.37Midnight-3PM

PG&E explains Net Energy Metering (NEM)

PG&E’s Net Energy Metering (NEM)

  • PG&E NEM allows solar subscriber to use the grid as a virtual battery, but pays interest with Time Of Use.
  • Deposit electricity into the grid when it is not being consumed. Billing is credited to the Net Billing Terrifs (NBT) account.
  • A rooftop Solar subscriber is credited real time value time of day and season when the electricity is deposited into the grid EG:PEAK HOURS credited at the highest rate.
  • At night, or rainy days, when no electricity is being produced from solar, the solar subscriber buys units of electricity back from PG&E for normal price.*
  • At the end of each month, solar customer receives a Net Billing Terrifs (NBT) Statement. This shows debits or credits.

Net Energy Metering defined in 2+ minutes…

The PG&E NEM Video… A Must Watch!

PG&E TOU Solar Rate Plans

PG&E’s rate INCREASES were more brutal than ever in 2022! However, these rate changes are still a better value than what is coming in April with NEM 3. NEM 2.0 uses buyback rates during blocks of time(Peak, Partial Peak and Off Peak) throughout the day, known as Time-of-Use (TOU). Electricity prices on TOU are higher during peak demand hours and lower during off-peak hours.

Click HERE to understand why CCA is good

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EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY

EBCE serves Alameda County and 11 of its member cities (Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Oakland, Piedmont, San Leandro, and Union City).

MCE

On November 21, 2019, MCE’s Board of Directors approved membership for the Cities of Vallejo and Pleasant Hill, setting the stage for MCE to offer a choice of electricity providers and clean electricity service to these communities. Vallejo and Pleasant Hill join MCE’s existing 34 member communities in Solano, Marin, Napa, and Contra Costa Counties who are already participating in California’s first and longest-serving community choice aggregation (CCA) program.