{"id":83161,"date":"2026-05-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/?p=83161"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:14:44","slug":"whats-the-new-base-services-charge-on-your-pge-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/whats-the-new-base-services-charge-on-your-pge-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Ano ang Bagong \u201cBase Services Charge\u201d sa Inyong PG&amp;E Bill?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"83161\" class=\"elementor elementor-83161\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5fe777 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5fe777\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b37e7eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b37e7eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Starting March 2026, PG&amp;E changed how electric costs show up on your bill. This update affects all PG&amp;E electric customers \u2014 including customers who get renewable electricity generation from MCE.<\/strong><\/p><p>You may notice a new line item on your PG&amp;E bill called the <strong>Base Services Charge<\/strong>. It\u2019s a <strong>fixed monthly charge<\/strong> that moves some costs that were previously bundled into the per\u2011kilowatt\u2011hour (kWh) price into a separate, easier\u2011to\u2011see amount. At the same time, PG&amp;E lowered the per kilowatt-hour electric rate for everyone. The overall change to your total bill depends on how much electricity you use each month.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a2b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9a2b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>What is the Base Services Charge?<\/h4><p>The Base Services Charge is designed to affix certain costs needed to provide electric service \u2014 including approved grid infrastructure and maintenance, customer programs, and services like billing and call centers \u2014 while lowering the per kilowatt-hour rate. This also makes electrification efforts more affordable. This is not a new fee, but instead, a restructuring of the existing fee structure. As part of the change, PG&amp;E reduced the per kilowatt-hour cost of electricity for customers who receive PG&amp;E electric delivery service. This includes MCE customers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa7f645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa7f645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Why am I seeing this if I\u2019m an MCE customer?<\/h4><p>Nagbibigay ang MCE <strong>electricity generation<\/strong> (the energy you use), while PG&amp;E continues to provide <strong>electric delivery<\/strong> (poles, wires, and getting electricity to your home or business) and sends the consolidated bill.<\/p><p>The Base Services Charge is part of PG&amp;E\u2019s electric <strong>delivery<\/strong> rate structure and appears on the same PG&amp;E bill that MCE customers already receive. This change affects <strong>all<\/strong> customers who take electric delivery service from PG&amp;E \u2014 whether their generation comes from PG&amp;E or from a community choice aggregator like MCE.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb31d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bb31d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>How much is the Base Services Charge?<\/h4><p>For residential customers, PG&amp;E reports the Base Services Charge is:<\/p><ul><li>Most residential customers: About $24.15\/month<\/li><li>CARE customers: About $6\/month<\/li><li>FERA customers: About $12\/month<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ca056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4ca056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>How will this change impact my total bill?<\/h4><p>Because part of your bill is moving from a volumetric rate to a fixed monthly charge, the impact looks different for different households. Everyone will see the new fixed Base Services Charge line item and a lower rate per kilowatt-hour compared to previously.<\/p><p>Lower electricity users can expect to see an increase in their bill as services previously tied to volumetric rates will become fixed and non-bypassable even with lower usage. Average and higher\u2011usage households may see a smaller net change \u2014 or even a decrease \u2014 because the savings from lower per kilowatt-hour rate will be greater.<\/p><p>State regulators expected this change to reduce residential per kilowatt-hour rates by roughly 5\u20137 cents per kilowatt-hour. In other words, the fixed charge is paired with a lower energy price \u2014 so the <strong>net<\/strong> change to your total bill depends on monthly usage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60e399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d60e399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Simple examples (illustrative)<\/h4><p>Below are illustrative examples using a $24.15\/month Base Services Charge and a $0.06 per kilowatt-hour rate decrease. Your actual rates vary by rate plan, location, season, and other bill components.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb9528d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2bb9528d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a827580 elementor-widget__width-auto eael-table-align-center eael-dt-th-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"2a827580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap\" data-table_id=\"2a827580\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-2a827580\" data-custom_responsive=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-2a827580\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"sorting\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Monthly usage <\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"sorting\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Estimated savings from lower kWh price <\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"sorting\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Base Services Charge <\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"sorting\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Estimated net change <\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t200 kWh \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t200 \u00d7 $0.06 = $12.00 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$24.15 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t+$12.15 (increase) \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t500 kWh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t500 \u00d7 $0.06 = $30.00 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$24.15 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2212$5.85 (decrease) \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t800 kWh \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t800 \u00d7 $0.06 = $48.00\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$24.15\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2212$23.85 (decrease) \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b1e50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8b1e50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbee93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bbee93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>If you\u2019re enrolled in CARE or FERA<\/strong>, your fixed Base Services Charge is lower (about $6 or $12). That means the usage level where you \u201cbreak even\u201d can be much lower, and many customers may see a smaller net increase \u2014 or a net decrease \u2014 depending on monthly usage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590cbf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"590cbf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>What should I look for on my bill?<\/h4><ul><li>Look for a line item called Base Services Charge in your PG&amp;E Electricity Delivery Charges section.<\/li><li>Expect to see lower per kilowatt-hour prices in the delivery portion of your bill compared with what they otherwise would have been.<\/li><li>Your MCE generation charges (and any MCE program credits or options you\u2019ve selected) will still appear in the MCE-specific page of your bill. MCE\u2019s charges replace PG&amp;E generation charges \u2014 they are not a duplicate fee.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d4cee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28d4cee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Quick FAQ<\/h4><p><strong>Is this a new fee?<\/strong><br \/>PG&amp;E states it\u2019s a bill restructuring: some costs that used to be included in the per kilowatt-hour price are now shown as a separate fixed monthly charge.<\/p><p><strong>Does this apply to MCE customers?<\/strong><br \/>Yes. Because it\u2019s part of PG&amp;E\u2019s electric delivery charges, it applies to anyone receiving electric delivery service from PG&amp;E, including MCE customers.<\/p><p><strong>What can I do to manage my bill?<\/strong><\/p><p>Energy\u2011saving steps still help because most of your bill remains usage\u2011based. You can also review your rate plan (for example, time\u2011of\u2011use options) and check whether you qualify for CARE or FERA to receive the discounted Base Services Charge level.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1305bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1305bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bottom line<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The new Base Services Charge changes how some PG&amp;E electric costs are displayed \u2014 a fixed monthly amount plus lower per kilowatt-hour prices. For many average<\/span>\u2011<span data-contrast=\"auto\">use households, PG&amp;E says the combined effect can be a lower monthly bill (PG&amp;E cites about $25\/month lower for an average household using about 500 kWh), but results vary based on usage and rate plan. This bill redesign impacts all PG&amp;E electric delivery customers, including MCE customers, because it\u2019s part of PG&amp;E\u2019s delivery charges.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting March 2026, PG&amp;E changed how electric costs show up on your bill. This update affects all PG&amp;E electric customers \u2014 including customers who get renewable electricity generation from MCE. 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