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Pacific Gas & Electric Co. rate plans
44 residential plans are currently open to new customers. Some charge different prices depending on the hour — which is where most of the savings hide.
How much does the plan you pick actually matter here?
Run the same three-bedroom house with central air through every plan Pacific Gas & Electric Co. files in Baseline Region P, and the bill lands anywhere between $3,409 and $3,786 a year. That $376 spread is not a difference in electricity — it is the same kilowatt-hours, from the same wires, priced under different rules. Nobody sends you a letter when you are on the wrong side of it.
Those figures describe Baseline Region P, because comparing across zones would be misleading: your zone is set by where you live, not by anything you can choose. The plan lists further down are grouped the same way, so compare inside your own group — your bill names it.
The plan most households land on by default, E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region P, comes to about $3,786. The cheapest option here, E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region P (All Electric Service), comes to $3,409 — a gap of about $376 a year for a household that never changed a single habit. Whether you can actually capture that depends on when you use power, which is what the calculator below is for.
6 of these 8 plans price by the hour. Those are the ones where moving laundry, dishes, or car charging into the cheap window changes the bill; on the rest, the clock is irrelevant and only the total matters. Which camp you belong in is the first question worth settling, because it decides whether shifting your day is worth anything at all.
Watch the fixed charges too. Across these plans they run from $18 to $290 a year before a single kilowatt-hour is counted. For a small household that difference alone can outweigh the per-kWh price, which is why comparing cents per kilowatt-hour on its own quietly misleads.
Which plan would cost you least?
No bill upload, no sign-up. Tell us roughly what you use and what runs on electricity — we price every plan against the same household and show you the gap.
That adds up to 7,914 kWh a year. Compare it to the total on your bill and adjust until it’s close.
Same usage, different plan
$362a year
That is the gap between the cheapest plan you could be on — E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region P (All Electric Service) — and the priciest. Not by using less power. By being billed differently for the same power.
| Plan | Per year | Vs best |
|---|---|---|
| E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region P (All Electric Service)Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day. | $2,795 | — |
| E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region PPeak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day. | $2,876 | +$81 |
| Electric Vehicle EV2 (Sch)Peak hits 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, 4pm–9pm every day, all year. | $2,896 | +$101 |
| E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region P (All Electric Service)The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May. | $2,929 | +$134 |
| E-ELEC Residential Time of Use (Electric Home)Peak hits 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Jan–May; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, midnight–3pm in Jun–Sep; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Oct–Dec — every day. | $2,964 | +$169 |
| Electric Vehicle EV (Sch)Peak hits 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in Nov–Apr; 11pm–7am, 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in May–Oct — every day. | $2,990 | +$195 |
| E-TOU-D Residential Time of UsePeak hits 5pm–8pm, 8pm–5pm in Oct–May; 5pm–8pm in Jun–Sep — every day. | $3,114 | +$319 |
| E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region PThe hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May. | $3,157 | +$362 |
An estimate, not a quote. Supply charges move month to month, and your real usage pattern is not exactly this one. What it does show reliably is the gap between plans — both are priced off the same assumptions.
Before you switch anything
- What is a time-of-use electricity rate?
The same kilowatt-hour, priced differently depending on when you use it.
- Should you switch to a time-of-use electricity plan?
A wide peak-to-off-peak gap is a lever, not a saving. Levers need something to move.
- How to compare electricity plans without getting it wrong
Six things that break a comparison, and the order to check them in.
Every plan, in detail
Hour-by-hour schedules, tier thresholds, and the tariff each one comes from.
Baseline Region P
- E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Pflat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region P (All Electric Service)flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-ELEC Residential Time of Use (Electric Home)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Jan–May; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, midnight–3pm in Jun–Sep; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Oct–Dec — every day.
28.5–55.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Ptime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region P (All Electric Service)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-D Residential Time of Usetime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm, 8pm–5pm in Oct–May; 5pm–8pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
34.2–47.7¢ - Electric Vehicle EV (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in Nov–Apr; 11pm–7am, 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in May–Oct — every day.
23.5–62.1¢ - Electric Vehicle EV2 (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
22.6–53.8¢
Baseline Region Q
- E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Qflat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Q (All Electric Service)flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-ELEC Residential Time of Use (Electric Home)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Jan–May; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, midnight–3pm in Jun–Sep; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Oct–Dec — every day.
28.5–55.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Qtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Q (All Electric Service)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-D Residential Time of Usetime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm, 8pm–5pm in Oct–May; 5pm–8pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
34.2–47.7¢ - Electric Vehicle EV (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in Nov–Apr; 11pm–7am, 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in May–Oct — every day.
23.5–62.1¢ - Electric Vehicle EV2 (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
22.6–53.8¢
Baseline Region R
- E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Rflat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region R (All Electric Service)flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-ELEC Residential Time of Use (Electric Home)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Jan–May; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, midnight–3pm in Jun–Sep; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Oct–Dec — every day.
28.5–55.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Rtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region R (All Electric Service)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-D Residential Time of Usetime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm, 8pm–5pm in Oct–May; 5pm–8pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
34.2–47.7¢ - Electric Vehicle EV (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in Nov–Apr; 11pm–7am, 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in May–Oct — every day.
23.5–62.1¢ - Electric Vehicle EV2 (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
22.6–53.8¢
Baseline Region S
- E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Sflat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region S (All Electric Service)flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-ELEC Residential Time of Use (Electric Home)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Jan–May; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, midnight–3pm in Jun–Sep; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Oct–Dec — every day.
28.5–55.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Stime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region S (All Electric Service)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-D Residential Time of Usetime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm, 8pm–5pm in Oct–May; 5pm–8pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
34.2–47.7¢ - Electric Vehicle EV (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in Nov–Apr; 11pm–7am, 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in May–Oct — every day.
23.5–62.1¢ - Electric Vehicle EV2 (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
22.6–53.8¢
Baseline Region T
- E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Tflat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region T (All Electric Service)flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-ELEC Residential Time of Use (Electric Home)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Jan–May; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, midnight–3pm in Jun–Sep; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Oct–Dec — every day.
28.5–55.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Ttime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region T (All Electric Service)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-D Residential Time of Usetime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm, 8pm–5pm in Oct–May; 5pm–8pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
34.2–47.7¢ - Electric Vehicle EV (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in Nov–Apr; 11pm–7am, 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in May–Oct — every day.
23.5–62.1¢ - Electric Vehicle EV2 (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
22.6–53.8¢
Baseline Region V
- E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Vflat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region V (All Electric Service)flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-ELEC Residential Time of Use (Electric Home)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Jan–May; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, midnight–3pm in Jun–Sep; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Oct–Dec — every day.
28.5–55.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Vtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region V (All Electric Service)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-D Residential Time of Usetime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm, 8pm–5pm in Oct–May; 5pm–8pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
34.2–47.7¢ - Electric Vehicle EV (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in Nov–Apr; 11pm–7am, 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in May–Oct — every day.
23.5–62.1¢ - Electric Vehicle EV2 (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
22.6–53.8¢
Baseline Region W
- E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Wflat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region W (All Electric Service)flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-ELEC Residential Time of Use (Electric Home)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Jan–May; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, midnight–3pm in Jun–Sep; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Oct–Dec — every day.
28.5–55.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Wtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region W (All Electric Service)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-D Residential Time of Usetime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm, 8pm–5pm in Oct–May; 5pm–8pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
34.2–47.7¢ - Electric Vehicle EV (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in Nov–Apr; 11pm–7am, 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in May–Oct — every day.
23.5–62.1¢ - Electric Vehicle EV2 (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
22.6–53.8¢
Baseline Region X
- E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Xflat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region X (All Electric Service)flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-ELEC Residential Time of Use (Electric Home)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Jan–May; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, midnight–3pm in Jun–Sep; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Oct–Dec — every day.
28.5–55.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Xtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region X (All Electric Service)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-D Residential Time of Usetime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm, 8pm–5pm in Oct–May; 5pm–8pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
34.2–47.7¢ - Electric Vehicle EV (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in Nov–Apr; 11pm–7am, 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in May–Oct — every day.
23.5–62.1¢ - Electric Vehicle EV2 (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
22.6–53.8¢
Baseline Region Y
- E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Yflat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Y (All Electric Service)flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-ELEC Residential Time of Use (Electric Home)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Jan–May; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, midnight–3pm in Jun–Sep; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Oct–Dec — every day.
28.5–55.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Ytime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Y (All Electric Service)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-D Residential Time of Usetime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm, 8pm–5pm in Oct–May; 5pm–8pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
34.2–47.7¢ - Electric Vehicle EV (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in Nov–Apr; 11pm–7am, 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in May–Oct — every day.
23.5–62.1¢ - Electric Vehicle EV2 (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
22.6–53.8¢
Baseline Region Z
- E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Zflat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-1 -Residential Service Baseline Region Z (All Electric Service)flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
32.6–40.7¢ - E-ELEC Residential Time of Use (Electric Home)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Jan–May; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, midnight–3pm in Jun–Sep; 4pm–9pm, 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight in Oct–Dec — every day.
28.5–55.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Ztime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-C Residential Time of Use Baseline Region Z (All Electric Service)time-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm in Oct–May; 4pm–9pm, 9pm–4pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
28.6–52.2¢ - E-TOU-D Residential Time of Usetime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm, 8pm–5pm in Oct–May; 5pm–8pm in Jun–Sep — every day.
34.2–47.7¢ - Electric Vehicle EV (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in Nov–Apr; 11pm–7am, 7am–2pm, 9pm–11pm, 2pm–9pm in May–Oct — every day.
23.5–62.1¢ - Electric Vehicle EV2 (Sch)time-of-use
Peak hits 3pm–4pm, 9pm–midnight, 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
22.6–53.8¢