RiverbankHome costs

Riverbank electricity and gas rates

At typical use (500 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month), electricity and gas for a Riverbank house cost about $281 a month: about $3,380 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Who supplies power and gas to Riverbank houses and what a typical house uses: about 500 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month.

Electricity: PG&E

PG&E's service territory includes Riverbank (ZIP 95367). Tiered rate E-1 (effective June 1, 2026): $0.32561 per kWh up to the baseline and $0.40702 above. PG&E's base services charge for Income Tier 3 is $0.79343 a day. Stanislaus County is baseline territory S: 15.0 kWh a day in summer (June 1 through September 30) and 10.2 in winter. MID's electric service area includes parts of Riverbank.

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

PG&E's gas service territory includes Riverbank (ZIP 95367). 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.

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$0.00 a month
First 27.25 therms a month$2.5458
Next therms above 27.25 a month$3.0490

How Riverbank compares with nearby cities

Electricity and gas, a month

  1. Turlock · 16 mi$239
  2. Patterson · 21 mi$239
  3. Modesto · 7 mi$269
  4. Riverbank$281
  5. Ripon · 10 mi$281
  6. Manteca · 16 mi$281

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

Ways to pay less

  • Income-qualified households: CARE or FERA electricity discounts. Large California electric utilities offer a 30–35% CARE discount; FERA takes 18% off electricity bills for families whose income slightly exceeds CARE limits. How: Application forms are also available through community agencies.

Sources

  1. PG&E electric service area map
  2. PG&E gas service area map
  3. CPUC CARE and FERA

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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