San Diego Gas & Electric Co · Time-of-use + tiered · filed 2026
$0.4305per kWh, all in
$5,166a year at 1,000 kWh/mo
$24.13fixed, before any usage
$0.3247utility's actual average
What this tariff charges
Fixed charge
$24.13 per month
Structure
Time-of-use + tiered
Filed
2026-06-01
Energy rates
The charged price is the base rate plus its adjustment. Adjustments carry fuel
and rider costs and are frequently most of the bill, so a comparison built on the base
rate alone is meaningless.
Period 0
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
13.6 kWh daily
0.56434
-0.10663
0.45771
2
no limit
0.56434
0.00000
0.56434
Period 1
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
13.6 kWh daily
0.50546
-0.10663
0.39883
2
no limit
0.50546
0.00000
0.50546
Period 2
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
13.6 kWh daily
0.44996
-0.10663
0.34333
2
no limit
0.44996
0.00000
0.44996
Period 3
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
12.9 kWh daily
0.60992
-0.10663
0.50329
2
no limit
0.60992
0.00000
0.60992
Period 4
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
12.9 kWh daily
0.52827
-0.10663
0.42164
2
no limit
0.52827
0.00000
0.52827
Period 5
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
12.9 kWh daily
0.43759
-0.10663
0.33096
2
no limit
0.43759
0.00000
0.43759
What it costs at different usage levels
kWh per month
Annual total
Effective $/kWh
500
$2,727.49
$0.4546
1000
$5,166.23
$0.4305
2000
$11,059.82
$0.4608
Effective rate includes the fixed charge, which is why it falls as usage rises.
This is a time-of-use tariff, so the result also depends on when power is used;
an average residential pattern is assumed. Details →
San Diego Gas & Electric Co offers a cheaper tariff at this usage.EV-TOU-5 comes to
$5,094.06 a year against this one's
$5,166.23 — a difference of
$72.
Eligibility rules may apply; check with the utility.
Rooftop solar on this tariff
A 7 kW system costing $21,000 before incentives would save
between $2,035 and $4,767
a year on this tariff, paying back in
4–10 years
.
No federal tax credit is included: Section 25D ended on December 31, 2025.
no sell rate filed, but this utility reports residential net metering - the range spans no export credit to full retail netting.
Compare across this state →
The utility's own description
This Schedule is optionally available to domestic service for lighting, heating, cooking, water heating, and power, or combination thereof, in single family dwellings, flats, and apartments, separately metered by the utility; to service used in common for residential purposes by tenants in multi-family dwellings under Special Condition 3; to any approved combination of residential and nonresidential service on the same meter; and to incidental farm service under Special Condition 7. In order for this Schedule to take effect, the customer must have 'appropriate electric metering' as defined under Special Condition 1. This Schedule is also applicable to customers qualifying for the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Program and/or Medical Baseline, residing in single-family accommodations, separately metered by the Utility, and may include Non-profit Group Living Facilities and Qualified Agricultural Employee Housing Facilities, if such facilities qualify to receive service under the terms and conditions of Schedule E-CARE. The rates for CARE and Medical Baseline customers are identified in the rates tables below as TOU-DR-LI and TOU-DR-MB rates, respectively. Customers on this schedule may also qualify for a semi-annual California Climate Credit $(17.44) per Schedule GHG-ARR.