PG&E rate plans explained: a resource center
Plain, dated answers to the questions PG&E customers ask most about rate plans, using PG&E's own tariffs.
What can you learn about choosing a PG&E rate plan?
Three decisions come up again and again: which plan suits an electric vehicle, what the new Base Services Charge does to a bill, and which plan a solar or battery home can and should use. Each guide below takes one of them and answers it with PG&E's current prices.
Is EV2-A, E-ELEC or E-TOU-C the cheapest PG&E rate plan for charging an EV at home?
EV2-A has PG&E's lowest overnight price for homes with an EV, but higher prices than E-ELEC from 3 pm to midnight in winter; E-TOU-C keeps a baseline credit. The cheapest depends on how much of your whole home's usage falls overnight, so the guide shows the 2026 prices side by side.
Read the EV guideWhat is PG&E's Base Services Charge, and does it change which rate plan is cheapest?
Since March 2026, most PG&E residential plans include a fixed daily charge of about $24 a month (about $12 with FERA, about $6 with CARE), with lower per-kWh prices. Because it's the same on most plans, it changes your total more than it changes which plan wins.
Read the Base Services Charge guideWhich PG&E rate plan should I be on with solar panels or a Powerwall?
If your solar is on PG&E's Solar Billing Plan (also called NEM 3), you must be on E-ELEC. If you're on NEM 2 (Net Energy Metering 2), you can choose among time-of-use plans you qualify for, and an approved battery of at least the minimum size can qualify you for E-ELEC. The guide explains the choice and the true-up.
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