Alameda electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Alameda houses and what a typical house uses: about 351 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month. The city adds a 7.5% utility users tax.
Electricity: Alameda Municipal Power (AMP)
Alameda Municipal Power is the City of Alameda's not-for-profit electric utility. Schedule D-1 (residential, effective July 1, 2026): $0.13934 per kWh for Tier I baseline use and $0.26723 above it, plus a $24.27 monthly customer charge. Tier I for homes heated with natural gas is 211 kWh a month in summer and 253 in winter, each season covering six billing periods starting in May and November. AMP's July 1, 2026 rate summary lists an Energy Resources Surcharge of $0.00030 per kWh and an Energy Adjustment Charge of $0.00000.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.27 a month |
| First 232 kWhs a month | 13.96¢ |
| Next kWhs above 232 a month | 26.75¢ |
Gas: PG&E
PG&E's gas service territory includes Alameda. Schedule G-1 (effective October 1, 2026): $2.42480 per therm baseline and $2.92792 excess, plus the non-CARE residential public purpose surcharge of $0.12103 per therm. PG&E's baseline territory T covers the western part of Alameda County south to the City of Oakland's southern boundary. Territory T baseline: 0.56 therms a day in summer (April-October), 1.31 in November, February and March, and 1.68 in December and January.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $0.00 a month |
| First 28.41 therms a month | $2.5458 |
| Next therms above 28.41 a month | $3.0490 |
Ways to pay less
- Income-qualified households: 25% off AMP electricity. AMP's Energy Assistance Program takes 25% off energy and customer charges (not taxes) for income-qualified residential customers, generally households earning up to 80% of Area Median Income. How: Apply to Alameda Municipal Power with proof of household income.
- Income-qualified households: PG&E CARE on gas. CARE gives income-qualified customers a 20% discount on their natural gas bill. How: Contact PG&E for an application.
Pay or manage it
Sources
- City of Alameda Health Care District FY 2026-27 budget package
- City of Alameda Health Care District history
- Alameda Municipal Power Schedule D-1 (July 1, 2026)
- PG&E gas service area map (tariff)
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-1
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-PPPS
- PG&E Gas Preliminary Statement Part A (baseline territories)
- CPUC SB 1221 workshop slides: gas fixed and minimum charges by utility
- EIA California natural gas consumption
- EIA California natural gas consumers
- AMP Energy Assistance Program
- CPUC: CARE and FERA programs
Checked October 21, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.