Livermore electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Livermore houses and what a typical house uses: about 371 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: PG&E delivery with Ava Community Energy Bright Choice generation
The City of Livermore helped found Ava and has been using Ava's clean energy since 2018. Residential accounts are automatically enrolled in Ava's Bright Choice service; PG&E delivers the power and handles billing. PG&E schedule E-1 total bundled 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). Ava's January 1, 2026 rate sheet (2018 vintage) lists E1 Bright Choice at $0.11785 per kWh including system fees. PG&E's base services charge for Income Tier 3 is $0.79343 a day. PG&E's tariff puts Alameda County outside its S portion (east of Altamont Pass) and T portion (the westerly part, south to the City of Oakland's southern boundary) in baseline territory X, with 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 296.06 kWhs a month | 32.50¢ |
| Next kWhs above 296.06 a month | 40.64¢ |
Gas: PG&E
PG&E's gas service territory includes Livermore. 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 tariff puts Alameda County outside its S portion (east of Altamont Pass) and T portion (the westerly part, south to the City of Oakland's southern boundary) in baseline territory X: 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 on gas. CARE gives income-qualified customers a 20% discount on their natural gas bill. How: Contact PG&E for an application.
Sources
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.