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Lemon Grove electricity and gas rates

At typical use (400 kWh of electricity and 24 therms of gas a month), electricity and gas for a Lemon Grove house cost about $259 a month: about $3,110 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Who supplies power and gas to Lemon Grove houses and what a typical house uses: about 400 kWh of electricity and 24 therms of gas a month.

Electricity: SDG&E

Schedule TOU-DR1 is SDG&E's standard schedule for residential customers; a typical household is most likely on this rate. SDG&E's April 2026 rate alert puts the annual average bundled bill for a typical non-CARE bundled residential customer using 400 kWh per month on schedule TOU-DR1 at $194 a month, excluding the climate credit. Base Services Charge: $0.79343 per day.

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$24.13 a month
Per kWh42.47¢

Gas: SDG&E

SDG&E's bundled residential average gas rate for March 2026 is $2.768 per therm, which includes gas transportation, the Public Purpose Program Surcharge and gas commodity costs. Core procurement rates are established monthly and may be higher or lower. The CPUC lists SDG&E's residential fixed charge as $0.13 per day (non-CARE, September 2025).

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$3.95 a month
Per therm$2.5469

How Lemon Grove compares with nearby cities

Electricity and gas, a month

  1. National City · 6 mi$198
  2. Lemon Grove$259
  3. La Mesa · 3 mi$259
  4. El Cajon · 6 mi$259
  5. Chula Vista · 7 mi$259
  6. San Diego · 8 mi$259

At each city's typical use, with any city utility tax.

Ways to pay less

  • CARE: 20% bill discount. Customers enrolled in the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program receive a 20% discount on their bill. How: If you are having difficulty with living expenses, visit sdge.com/assistance.

Sources

  1. SDG&E natural gas rate alert, March 2026
  2. SDG&E natural gas rate alert, January 2026
  3. SDG&E electric rate alert, April 2026
  4. CPUC gas rate design workshop slides (R.24-09-012)
  5. City of Lemon Grove: SDG&E gas line repair on Main Street

Checked October 28, 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.

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