37.52¢
per kWh, 2025
[ PG&E / CA · A.25-05-009 ]
PG&E: 5.2% requested for 5,055,556 California homes
PENDING · DECISION MAY 2027 · 227 DAYS
rate increase requested
39.47¢
per kWh if approved
227
days to decision
+58.6%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
After the increase
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at PG&E's average effective residential rate (37.52¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate case A.25-05-009
Pending Docket A.25-05-009 ↗
- May 2025Filed with the commission as docket A.25-05-009
- May 2027Decision expected · 227 days
PG&E's 2027 general rate case, filed May 15, 2025, asks for a 2027 revenue total of $16.6 billion, up $1.24 billion or 8% over 2026, with further 6.1% steps each year from 2028 to 2030. The CPUC fact sheet shows a typical 500 kWh electric bill rising from $214.93 to $226.11 (5.2%) by 2027 versus 2025, and a combined gas and electric bill up 3.6%. The case covers electric and gas distribution, gas transmission and generation, and the commission expects a decision around May 2027.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18.03¢ | — | 4,749,486 |
| 2016 | 19.94¢ | +10.6% | 4,760,208 |
| 2017 | 21.18¢ | +6.2% | 4,808,754 |
| 2018 | 22.22¢ | +4.9% | 4,798,734 |
| 2019 | 22.35¢ | +0.6% | 4,845,482 |
| 2020 | 23.65¢ | +5.8% | 4,910,766 |
| 2021 | 25.86¢ | +9.3% | 4,947,963 |
| 2022 | 30.98¢ | +19.8% | 4,931,190 |
| 2023 | 34.04¢ | +9.9% | 4,977,155 |
| 2024 | 39.62¢ | +16.4% | 5,047,461 |
| 2025 | 37.52¢ | −5.3% | 5,055,556 |
How this compares
31.35¢
California average, 2025
+19.7%
PG&E vs CA 2025 average
+117.8%
vs US 2025 average
#4
priciest in CA
PG&E files with the EIA as Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (utility ID 14328).
Serves 50 counties in California: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba. 1,140 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, PG&E's average residential rate has gone from 18.03¢ to 37.52¢ per kWh: +108.1% over 10 years, or about +7.6% a year. It rose in 9 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +19.8% in 2022. The largest drop was −5.3% in 2025.
For a home using 494 kWh a month, the California average, PG&E's 2025 rate works out to about $2,224 a year, $366 more than at California's average rate of 31.35¢. Of the 32 California utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 4th most expensive.
PG&E served 4,749,486 homes in 2015 and 5,055,556 in 2025 (+6.4%), about 34% of California's residential electricity customers.
Who sets PG&E's rates
PG&E is investor-owned, so it can change its base rates only by filing a rate case with the California Public Utilities Commission. The commission holds hearings and takes public comment before it rules, and it usually approves less than the company asks for. Fuel and other pass-through charges can change between rate cases.
Commission contact: California Public Utilities Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is PG&E raising rates?
PG&E filed docket A.25-05-009 with the California Public Utilities Commission in May 2025 asking for a 5.2% increase (change in a typical residential bill), about $1237M a year. The commission is expected to decide by May 2027.
How much more would I pay PG&E each month?
At California's average use of 494 kWh, a bill of about $185.35 would become about $194.99 if the full 5.2% is approved. Commissions usually approve less than the request.
What does PG&E charge per kWh?
PG&E's average effective residential rate was 37.52¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). California's 2025 average was 31.35¢.
How much have PG&E rates gone up in five years?
+58.6% between 2020 and 2025, against +49.4% for California as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does PG&E have in California?
5,055,556 residential customers in 2025, across 50 counties including Alameda, Alpine, Amador, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the California Public Utilities Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
Last verified 2026-10-16
- CPUC proceeding A.25-05-009 checked 2026-10-16
- CPUC fact sheet: PG&E Test Year 2027 General Rate Case checked 2026-10-16
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)