Larkspur electricity and gas rates

Who supplies power and gas to Larkspur houses and what a typical house uses: about 500 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month.

Electricity: PG&E delivery with MCE Light Green generation

MCE's service area includes all of Marin County, so MCE supplies the electricity and PG&E keeps 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. MCE's Light Green rate for E1 basic residential service is $0.12855 per kWh for all electric usage (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. In Marin County, PG&E's baseline territory T is bounded in part by the Larkspur city limits, and the rest of the county is territory X; territory X's baseline is 9.8 kWh a day in summer (June 1 through September 30) and 9.7 in winter.

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$24.13 a month
First 296.06 kWhs a month37.29¢
Next kWhs above 296.06 a month45.43¢

Gas: PG&E

PG&E's gas service territory includes Larkspur (94939, 94977). 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. In Marin County, PG&E's gas baseline territory T is bounded in part by the Larkspur city limits, and the rest of the county is territory X. 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.

ChargePrice
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.
  • Households eligible for PG&E CARE: lower garbage rate. Marin Sanitary Service's low-income rate in Larkspur is $47.34 a month for a 32-gallon cart instead of $59.17, for households that meet PG&E CARE eligibility requirements (2025 rates). How: Questions about your garbage bill go to Marin Sanitary Service's billing department at (415) 456-2601.

Sources

  1. PG&E Electric Schedule E-1
  2. PG&E Electric Preliminary Statement Part A (baseline territories)
  3. PG&E gas service area map (tariff)
  4. PG&E Gas Schedule G-1
  5. PG&E Gas Schedule G-PPPS (public purpose surcharge)
  6. PG&E Gas Preliminary Statement Part A (baseline territories)
  7. CPUC SB 1221 workshop slides: gas fixed and minimum charges by utility
  8. EIA California natural gas consumption
  9. EIA California natural gas consumers
  10. CPUC: CARE and FERA programs

Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.

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