Santa Clara electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Santa Clara houses and what a typical house uses: about 425.4 kWh of electricity and 32 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: Silicon Valley Power (SVP)
Silicon Valley Power is an enterprise of the City of Santa Clara. Rate Schedule D-1, Domestic Service (effective January 1, 2026): a $5.11 monthly meter charge, $0.15612 per kWh for the first 300 kWh and $0.17946 per kWh above 300 kWh. A Public Benefits Charge equal to the meter and energy charges times 0.0285 is added, plus the state surcharge on each kWh ($0.00030 per kWh). SVP says Santa Clara customers are not charged the utility user tax levied in most PG&E service jurisdictions (typically 5%).
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $5.26 a month |
| First 300 kWhs a month | 16.09¢ |
| Next kWhs above 300 a month | 18.49¢ |
Gas: PG&E
A 2025 City of Santa Clara staff report says a single-family project at 1957 Pruneridge Avenue coordinated with PG&E to extend natural gas service to each unit. PG&E Schedule G-1 (effective October 1, 2026): $2.42480 per therm for baseline use and $2.92792 for excess use, plus the non-CARE residential public purpose surcharge of $0.12103 per therm, and a $46.26 California Natural Gas Climate Credit per household once a year. Santa Clara County is baseline territory X, except the westerly portion served from distribution facilities along Skyline Boulevard, Summit Road and Loma Prieta Road (territory Q). Territory X: 0.49 therms a day in summer (April-October), 1.48 in November, February and March, and 2.00 in December and January.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $-3.85 a month |
| First 30.087 therms a month | $2.5458 |
| Next therms above 30.087 a month | $3.0490 |
Ways to pay less
- Income-qualified households: Rate Assistance Program. The City's Rate Assistance Program discounts the electric portion of the utility bill for qualified Santa Clara residents: 35% off the first 300 kWh a month and 25% off kWh 301 to 800 (40% off the first 300 kWh for households meeting the LIHEAP income limits). Financial RAP customers also get $10.00 off garbage collection charges and 25% off water (first 12 HCF) and sewer bills. The income limit is $113,700 a year for a one-person household and $162,400 for four. How: Apply for Financial RAP through Silicon Valley Power's partner, Central Coast Energy Services; proof of income is required.
- 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
- Silicon Valley Power Rate Schedule D-1 (archived)
- Silicon Valley Power: residential rates and fees (archived)
- Silicon Valley Power: utility fact sheet (archived)
- CDTFA: energy resources surcharge rate
- PG&E gas schedule G-1
- PG&E gas public purpose surcharge G-PPPS
- PG&E gas Preliminary Statement Part A (baseline territories)
- City of Santa Clara staff report, 1957 Pruneridge Avenue (PG&E gas service)
- EIA California residential natural gas consumption
- EIA California residential gas customers
- CPUC: CARE program
Checked October 21, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
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