Hercules electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Hercules houses and what a typical house uses: about 500 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month. The city adds a 8% utility users tax.
Electricity: PG&E delivery with MCE Light Green generation
Hercules is an MCE community, so MCE is the default electricity generation provider and PG&E keeps electricity delivery and billing. PG&E schedule E-1 total bundled energy rates are $0.32561 per kWh for Tier 1 (up to baseline) and $0.40702 for Tier 2, including $0.12855 generation and a Bundled Power Charge Indifference Adjustment of ($0.01011). CCA customers pay all E-1 charges except the generation charge and the Bundled PCIA, and pay their vintaged PCIA, the franchise fee surcharge and their provider's generation. MCE Light Green generation for E1 is $0.12855 per kWh (rates effective April 1, 2026). The PG&E-MCE rate comparison (March 1, 2026) lists PCIA/FF of $0.03720 per kWh. PG&E's base services charge for Income Tier 3 is $0.79343 a day. Baseline territory X applies to Contra Costa County outside its S and T portions; its baseline is 9.8 kWh a day in summer (June 1 through September 30) and 9.7 in winter.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.13 a month |
| First 296.1 kWhs a month | 37.29¢ |
| Next kWhs above 296.1 a month | 45.43¢ |
Gas: PG&E
PG&E's gas service territory includes Hercules. 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 gas baseline territory X covers Contra Costa County outside its S and T portions. Territory X baseline: 0.49 therms a day in summer (April-October), 1.48 in November, February and March, and 2.00 in December and January.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $0.00 a month |
| First 30.09 therms a month | $2.5458 |
| Next therms above 30.09 a month | $3.0490 |
Ways to pay less
- Income-qualified households: PG&E CARE or FERA. CARE takes 30–35% off electricity and drops the base services charge to $6 a month; FERA takes 18% off for incomes slightly above the CARE limit. How: Apply with PG&E; application forms are also available through community agencies.
Sources
- CPUC SB 1221 workshop slides: gas fixed and minimum charges by utility
- CPUC: CARE and FERA programs
- EIA California natural gas consumers
- EIA California natural gas consumption
- PG&E Electric Preliminary Statement Part A (baseline territories)
- PG&E Electric Schedule E-1
- PG&E gas service area map (tariff)
- PG&E Gas Preliminary Statement Part A (baseline territories)
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-1
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-PPPS (public purpose surcharge)
Checked October 22, 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.