Poway electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Poway houses and what a typical house uses: about 400 kWh of electricity and 24 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: SDG&E
Schedule TOU-DR1 is SDG&E's standard schedule for residential customers; a typical household is most likely on this rate. SDG&E's April 2026 rate alert puts the annual average bundled bill (including SDG&E's own generation charge) for a typical non-CARE bundled residential customer using 400 kWh per month on schedule TOU-DR1 at $194 a month, excluding the climate credit. Base Services Charge: $0.79343 per day.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.13 a month |
| Per kWh | 42.47¢ |
Gas: SDG&E
SDG&E's bundled residential average gas rate for March 2026 was $2.768 per therm, which includes gas transportation, the Public Purpose Program Surcharge and gas commodity costs. Commodity rates are set monthly and may be higher or lower. The CPUC lists SDG&E's residential fixed charge as $0.13 per day (non-CARE, September 2025).
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $3.95 a month |
| Per therm | $2.5469 |
Ways to pay less
- FERA: 18% bill discount. Customers enrolled in Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) Program will receive a separate line-item bill discount of 18% applied to the total bill (a lower Base Services Charge applies to FERA customers). How: If you are having difficulty with living expenses, visit sdge.com/assistance.
- CARE households: 20% off. Customers enrolled in the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program receive a 20% discount on their bill. How: See SDG&E discount programs at sdge.com/assistance.
Sources
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.