Newark electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Newark houses and what a typical house uses: about 371 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month. The city adds a 3.3% utility users tax.
Electricity: PG&E delivery with Ava Community Energy Bright Choice generation
Ava Community Energy began serving Newark customers in 2021 and automatically enrolls accounts in Bright Choice. 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). PG&E base services charge for Income Tier 3 is $0.79343 a day. Baseline territory X is 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 Newark (94560). 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
- Seniors 70+ or CARE households: utility users tax exemption. Newark's utility users tax exempts senior citizens 70 and older and low-income residents enrolled in the PG&E CARE program. How: File an exemption application with the City's finance office.
- 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
- PG&E gas service area map (tariff)
- Ava Community Energy FAQ
- Ava Community Energy rate sheet, January 2026 (2018 vintage)
- EIA California natural gas consumption
- EIA California natural gas consumers
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-1
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-PPPS
- PG&E Gas Preliminary Statement Part A (baseline territories)
- CPUC SB 1221 workshop slides: gas fixed and minimum charges by utility
- CPUC: CARE and FERA programs
- Ava Community Energy: Newark
Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
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