TOU-ELEC (DOMESTIC TIME-OF-USE FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES, ENERGY STORAGE, OR ELECTRIC HEAT PUMPS)
San Diego Gas & Electric Co · Time-of-use · filed 2026
$0.4570per kWh, all in
$5,484a 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
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
no limit
0.71598
0.00000
0.71598
Period 1
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.38853
0.00000
0.38853
Period 2
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.34545
0.00000
0.34545
Period 3
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.50219
0.00000
0.50219
Period 4
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.37682
0.00000
0.37682
Period 5
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.33764
0.00000
0.33764
What it costs at different usage levels
kWh per month
Annual total
Effective $/kWh
500
$2,886.86
$0.4811
1000
$5,484.12
$0.4570
2000
$10,678.64
$0.4449
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
$5,484.12 — a difference of
$390.
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 $2,089 and $5,074
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
Service under this schedule is available on a voluntary basis for all residential customers who meet one or more of the following criteria: 1) require service for charging of a currently registered Motor Vehicle, as defined by the California Motor Vehicle Code, which is: a) a battery electric vehicle (BEV) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) recharged via a recharging outlet at the customer’s premises; or b) a natural gas vehicle (NGV) refueled via a home refueling appliance (HRA) at the customer’s premises; 2) have a behind- the-meter energy storage device that is interconnected through Electric Rule 21; or 3) have an electric heat pump for water heating or climate control. This schedule is not available to customers with a conventional charge sustaining (battery recharged solely from the vehicle’s on-board generator) hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). This schedule is also available to customers who meet the above criteria as well as qualify for the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Program as outlined in Schedule E-CARE, and/or Medical Baseline as outlined in Special Condition (SC) 5. The rates for CARE customers and/or Medical Baseline are identified in the rate tables below as TOU-ELEC-CARE and TOU-ELEC-MB rates, respectively. There is a cap of 10,000 customers who may take service on this rate, as defined in SC 10 qualifying electric vehicles.