San Francisco electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to San Francisco houses and what a typical house uses: about 248 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: PG&E delivery with CleanPowerSF Green generation
CleanPowerSF is San Francisco's CCA program; customers can stay with PG&E's generation service if they choose. PG&E delivers the energy and sends the bill. CleanPowerSF's Schedule E-1 (FY 2026-27, from July 1, 2026) is $0.11377 per kWh; PG&E's joint rate comparison lists $0.03738 per kWh PG&E PCIA/franchise fee for CleanPowerSF customers (2018 PCIA vintage). PG&E schedule E-1 total bundled rates are $0.32561 per kWh up to baseline and $0.40702 above, including $0.12855 generation and a Bundled Power Charge Indifference Adjustment of ($0.01011); the Income Tier 3 base services charge is $0.79343 a day. San Francisco is in baseline territory T: 6.5 kWh a day in summer (June 1 through September 30) and 7.5 in winter.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.13 a month |
| First 217.99 kWhs a month | 35.83¢ |
| Next kWhs above 217.99 a month | 43.97¢ |
Gas: PG&E
San Francisco is in PG&E's gas service territory. 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. San Francisco is gas baseline territory T: 0.56 therms a day in summer (April-October), 1.31 in November, February and March, and 1.68 in December and January.
| 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 |
Ways to pay less
- Low-income households: 25% off the Recology bill. Low-income households may be eligible for a 25% discount on Recology service. You verify by showing your voucher or award letter for a program such as PG&E CARE, CalFresh/SNAP, SSI or Medi-Cal. Households receiving premium service or accounts with more than 1 unit are not eligible. How: Send Recology a copy of your current PG&E bill showing CARE (name and address must match your Recology account).
- Income-qualified households: PG&E CARE on gas. CARE gives income-qualified customers a 20% discount on their natural gas bill. How: Contact PG&E for an application.
Sources
- CleanPowerSF FAQ
- CPUC: CARE and FERA programs
- EIA California natural gas consumers
- EIA California natural gas consumption
- PG&E - CleanPowerSF joint rate comparisons
- PG&E Electric Preliminary Statement Part A
- PG&E Electric Schedule E-1
- PG&E gas service area map
- PG&E Gas Preliminary Statement Part A
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-1
- PG&E Gas Schedule G-PPPS
- SFPUC Hetch Hetchy Power and CleanPowerSF rate schedules FY 2026-27
Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
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