Los Banos electricity and gas rates
At typical use (500 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month), electricity and gas for a Los Banos house cost about $280 a month: about $3,360 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Who supplies power and gas to Los Banos houses and what a typical house uses: about 500 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: PG&E
Tiered rate E-1 (effective June 1, 2026): 32.561¢ per kWh up to the baseline and 40.702¢ above. Merced County is baseline territory R: 17.7 kWh a day in summer (June 1 through September 30) and 10.4 kWh a day in winter (October 1 through May 31). Base services charge for Income Tier 3 (customers who do not qualify for Tier 1 or Tier 2): $0.79343 a day.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.13 a month |
| First 390.35 kWhs a month | 32.56¢ |
| Next kWhs above 390.35 a month | 40.70¢ |
Gas: PG&E
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. Merced County is territory R: baseline 0.36 therms a day in summer (April-October), 1.24 in the winter off-peak months (November, February and March) and 1.81 in the winter on-peak months (December and January).
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $0.00 a month |
| First 24.99 therms a month | $2.5458 |
| Next therms above 24.99 a month | $3.0490 |
How Los Banos compares with nearby cities
Electricity and gas, a month
- Turlock · 31 mi$239
- Newman · 20 mi$278
- Los Banos$280
- Livingston · 23 mi$280
- Atwater · 24 mi$280
- Merced · 26 mi$280
At each city's typical use, with any city utility tax.
Ways to pay less
- Income-qualified households: PG&E CARE or FERA. CARE takes 30–35% off electricity for income-qualified households; 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
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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