Changes are coming to your electric bill – learn what’s new

This fall, your SDG&E® bill will show electric delivery charges in a new way. This is not an extra charge, rather it is a change in how your bill is structured.

Why is this happening?

California Assembly Bill 205 requires electric utilities across the state to change how residential customers are billed to help make bills more transparent, while making it more affordable to use electric technologies, such as cars and appliances.

What’s changing?

We’re updating how some existing costs appear on your bill. Starting soon, you’ll see a new line item called the Base Services Charge. Most customers will pay approximately $24 a month1. Customers enrolled in FERA and CARE will automatically receive a discounted Base Services Charge of approximately $12 and $6, respectively.

The Base Services Charge covers some of the fixed costs that were previously included in the electric delivery price like customer service, transformers and meters that help ensure safe, reliable electric delivery to your property. By moving some costs out of delivery pricing, you may pay about 10% less per kWh for the energy you use (roughly 5 cents per kWh on electric delivery)2. Each customer’s usage varies, so lower electricity prices may or may not lead to a lower total bill. Because this is a reallocation of costs, SDG&E will not earn more profit from this change.

To learn more, visit sdge.com/BaseServicesCharge or call 1-800-411-7343.

1 Base Services Charge may vary based on the number of days in the billing month. Most customers will pay between $22.22 – $26.18, and $11.11 – $13.10 for FERA customers and $5.52 – $6.51 for CARE customers. For details on how your Base Services Charge will be calculated, visit sdge.com/BaseServicesCharge.

2 Actual price reductions will vary depending on your rate plan, commodity provider, electricity usage and the rates effective at the time of Base Services Charge implementation.