Oakland electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Oakland houses and what a typical house uses: about 499.9 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month. The city adds a 7.5% utility users tax.
Electricity: Ava Community Energy (Bright Choice generation) with PG&E delivery
Oakland has used Ava's electricity since 2018, and its residential accounts are automatically enrolled in Ava's Bright Choice service, which Ava says gives a 0.5% discount on electric supply compared with PG&E rates. Ava is the electricity provider for Alameda County; PG&E delivers the electricity and handles billing. PG&E schedule E-1 (effective June 1, 2026) 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's base services charge for Income Tier 3 is $0.79343 a day. PG&E's baseline territory T covers the westerly part of Alameda County south to the City of Oakland's southern boundary: 6.5 kWh a day in summer (June 1 through September 30) and 7.5 in winter.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.13 a month |
| First 217.99 kWhs a month | 32.50¢ |
| Next kWhs above 217.99 a month | 40.64¢ |
Gas: PG&E
Oakland is in PG&E's gas service territory. 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 baseline territory T covers the westerly part of Alameda County south to the City of Oakland's southern boundary. Territory T baseline: 0.56 therms a day in summer (April-October), 1.31 in November, February and March, and 1.68 in December and January.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| 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
- Low-income seniors on PG&E CARE: 12.5% off trash and compost. Oakland's single-family rate schedule gives a Low Income Senior discount of 12.5% on trash and compost to customers enrolled in PG&E's CARE program. How: Contact Waste Management of Alameda County at 510-613-8710.
Sources
- PG&E Electric Schedule E-1
- PG&E Electric Preliminary Statement Part A (baseline territories)
- PG&E electric service area map (tariff)
- Ava Community Energy: Oakland
- Ava Community Energy: FAQ
- Ava Community Energy: San Joaquin County (how Ava service works)
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-1
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-PPPS
- PG&E Gas Preliminary Statement Part A (baseline territories)
- PG&E gas service area map (tariff)
- CPUC SB 1221 workshop slides: gas fixed and minimum charges by utility
- EIA California natural gas consumption
- EIA California natural gas consumers
- CPUC: CARE and FERA programs
Checked October 21, 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.