Merced electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Merced 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. Merced Irrigation District also provides electric power in Merced.
| 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 |
Ways to pay less
- Income-qualified households: CARE or FERA. Electrical corporations with 100,000+ customer accounts offer a 30–35% discount; FERA applies an 18% discount for incomes slightly above CARE limits. How: Application forms are also available through community agencies.
Sources
- www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc-website/divisions/energy-divisi
- www.eia.gov/electricity/sales_revenue_price/pdf/table_6.pdf
- www.cpuc.ca.gov/industries-and-topics/electrical-energy/elec
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.