Menlo Park electricity and gas rates

Who supplies power and gas to Menlo Park houses and what a typical house uses: about 374 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month.

Electricity: PG&E delivery with WestLight Energy ECOplus generation

Menlo Park joined Peninsula Clean Energy (now WestLight Energy) in 2016, and customers are enrolled automatically. WestLight's E-1 rate from July 1, 2026 is $0.07506 per kWh ECOplus generation, $0.11252 with PG&E surcharges (2016 vintage PCIA and franchise fee). PG&E schedule E-1 total bundled rates are $0.32561 per kWh up to baseline and $0.40702 above, including $0.12855 generation and a Bundled Power Charge Indifference Adjustment of ($0.01011); the Income Tier 3 base services charge is $0.79343 a day. PG&E's tariff puts the part of San Mateo County inside a boundary that begins where the county's northern line meets the Pacific shore, below 1,500 feet, in baseline territory T: 6.5 kWh a day in summer (June 1 through September 30) and 7.5 in winter.

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$24.13 a month
First 217.99 kWhs a month31.97¢
Next kWhs above 217.99 a month40.11¢

Gas: PG&E

PG&E's gas service territory map lists Menlo Park (94025, 94026, 94027, 94028). 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. The same San Mateo County area below 1,500 feet is gas baseline territory T: 0.56 therms a day in summer (April-October), 1.31 in November, February and March, and 1.68 in December and January.

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$0.00 a month
First 28.41 therms a month$2.5458
Next therms above 28.41 a month$3.0490

Ways to pay less

  • CARE households: City rate assistance on garbage and water. Households enrolled in PG&E CARE can get a 20% monthly discount on Recology solid waste service and a monthly discount on the fixed meter charge for Menlo Park Municipal Water. How: See menlopark.gov/rateassistance; current participants do not need to reapply.
  • 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.
  • Electric vehicle rebate. The City is offering eligible residents rebates for EVs for a limited time; residents may receive a $2,000 rebate toward the purchase of a new or used EV. How: Check menlopark.gov/evrebate to see if you qualify.

Sources

  1. WestLight Energy Menlo Park community benefits

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

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