Redding electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Redding houses and what a typical house uses: about 848.97 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: Redding Electric Utility (REU)
Redding Electric Utility, Residential Service (E1), effective January 1, 2025: a $40.00 fixed charge per meter per month and $0.1492 per kWh for all kWh, plus the State Regulatory Surcharge, set at $0.0003 per kWh as of January 2021 (the state energy resources surcharge has been $0.00030 per kWh since January 1, 2019). As of the October 22, 2026 check, the City's REU rate-proposal page says its updated proposal lets customers go through 2026 without a rate adjustment and that the City has not approved any additional rate adjustment.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $40.00 a month |
| Per kWh | 14.95¢ |
Gas: PG&E
PG&E's gas service map lists the Redding ZIP codes (96001, 96002, 96003, 96049, 96099). 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.
| 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: REU Residential Energy Discount. The Residential Energy Discount gives income-qualified customers a $20 monthly discount on the electric Fixed Charge and 35% off the first 450 kWh each month, yearly savings of up to $522. Household income may not exceed 60% of Shasta County median income. How: Apply online or contact the City of Redding Housing Division at (530) 225-4578.
- Hardship: up to $300 off the electric bill (CARES). CARES applies up to $300 of emergency assistance to the current or past-due electric bills of qualified residential REU customers who have had a financial hardship. It is not a loan. It can be used once every 12 months, and you must first pay the non-electric services on your bill. How: Complete the online REU CARES application or call Customer Service at 530.339.7200.
- Low-income seniors 62+: Power to Seniors (SHARE). The SHARE program funds the Power to Seniors Program, which gives emergency assistance to low-income seniors 62 or older whose power is in jeopardy of being disconnected. How: Call Connected Living at (530) 223-6034.
- Income-qualified: free electric appliance installation (REAP). The Residential Electrification Assistance Program directly installs new electric appliances to replace old gas ones and is free to income-qualified REU customers, tenants or homeowners. Customers enrolled in the Residential Energy Discount automatically qualify. How: Visit shhip.org or call 530.378.6900.
- Heat pump water heater rebate. REU pays a $1,000 rebate for replacing a natural gas water heater with a qualifying heat pump water heater (Energy Star, UEF 3.09 or higher, at least 40 gallons). A final City of Redding building permit is required. How: Apply through REU's electrification rebates page; email energyrebates@cityofredding.gov or call (530) 339-7200.
Sources
- Redding Electric Utility Schedule of Rates (rate book)
- REU: proposed electric utility rate changes
- CDTFA: special taxes and fees rates (energy resources surcharge)
- PG&E gas Preliminary Statement A (territory served)
- PG&E gas service area map (tariff)
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-1
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-PPPS (public purpose surcharge)
- CPUC SB 1221 workshop slides: gas fixed and minimum charges by utility
- EIA California natural gas consumption
- EIA California natural gas consumers
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.