Richmond electricity and gas rates
At typical use (500 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month), electricity and gas for a Richmond house cost about $348 a month: about $4,170 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Who supplies power and gas to Richmond houses and what a typical house uses: about 500 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month. The city adds a 10% utility users tax.
Electricity: PG&E delivery with MCE Light Green generation
Richmond is an MCE member community (since 2013), so MCE is the default electricity generation provider and PG&E keeps electricity delivery and billing. PG&E schedule E-1 total bundled energy 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). CCA customers pay all E-1 charges except the generation charge and the Bundled PCIA, and pay their vintaged PCIA, the franchise fee surcharge and their provider's generation. MCE Light Green generation for E1 is $0.12855 per kWh (rates effective April 1, 2026). The PG&E-MCE rate comparison (March 1, 2026) lists PCIA/FF of $0.03720 per kWh. PG&E's base services charge for Income Tier 3 is $0.79343 a day.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.13 a month |
| First 217.99 kWhs a month | 37.29¢ |
| Next kWhs above 217.99 a month | 45.43¢ |
Gas: PG&E
PG&E's gas service territory includes Richmond zip codes. 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 28.41 therms a month | $2.5458 |
| Next therms above 28.41 a month | $3.0490 |
How Richmond compares with nearby cities
Electricity and gas, a month
- Albany · 5 mi$330
- Hercules · 6 mi$334
- San Pablo · 1 mi$338
- El Cerrito · 4 mi$341
- Pinole · 4 mi$341
- Richmond$348
At each city's typical use, with any city utility tax.
Ways to pay less
- Income-qualified households: PG&E CARE or FERA. CARE takes 30–35% off electricity and drops the base services charge to $6 a month; FERA takes 18% off for incomes slightly above the CARE limit. How: Apply with PG&E; application forms are also available through community agencies.
Sources
- PG&E Electric Schedule E-1
- EIA California natural gas consumption
- EIA California natural gas consumers
- CPUC SB 1221 workshop slides: gas fixed and minimum charges by utility
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-1
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-PPPS (public purpose surcharge)
- PG&E gas service area map (tariff)
- PG&E Electric Preliminary Statement Part A (baseline territories)
- PG&E Gas Preliminary Statement Part A (baseline territories)
- CPUC: CARE and FERA programs
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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