Oroville electricity and gas rates

At typical use (500 kWh of electricity and 31 therms of gas a month), electricity and gas for a Oroville house cost about $279 a month: about $3,350 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Who supplies power and gas to Oroville houses and what a typical house uses: about 500 kWh of electricity a month.

Electricity: PG&E

PG&E schedule E-1 (effective June 1, 2026) total bundled rates are $0.32561 per kWh up to baseline and $0.40702 above. The Income Tier 3 base services charge is $0.79343 a day.

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$24.13 a month
First 358.92 kWhs a month32.56¢
Next kWhs above 358.92 a month40.70¢

Gas: PG&E

Schedule G-1: $2.42480 per therm baseline and $2.92792 excess, plus the non-CARE residential public purpose surcharge of $0.12103 per therm.

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$0.00 a month
First 26.875 therms a month$2.5458
Next therms above 26.875 a month$3.0490

How Oroville compares with nearby cities

Electricity and gas, a month

  1. Grass Valley · 33 mi$279
  2. Oroville$279
  3. Chico · 23 mi$281
  4. Lincoln · 45 mi$281

At each city's typical use, with any city utility tax.

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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