Hi everyone, Sarah M. here from Phoenix. I'm trying to help a client in Northern California understand their PG&E bill but I'm having trouble navigating their tariff website. Used to be able to find Schedule E-19 easily but now everything seems reorganized. Anyone know where they moved the commercial rate schedules?
Finding Pacific Gas & Electric tariff schedules - old vs new website?
Margaret C. from Indianapolis - I ran into this same issue last month! PG&E moved everything under their "Rates and Tariffs" section but you have to drill down through like 3 different menus now. Try going to Business > Rates > View Current Tariffs. The E-19 should be under Medium Commercial.
Randy Dawson here. This is a common frustration we're seeing with utility website redesigns. I've found the California PUC website actually has more reliable links to current tariffs than some utility sites. Go to cpuc.ca.gov and search for PG&E tariffs - they maintain a master list with direct PDF links. Also recommend bookmarking the specific tariff URLs once you find them since utilities love to reorganize their sites every 6 months.
Joan W. here - thanks Randy, that PUC tip is gold! Sarah, when you're looking at E-19, make sure you're getting the current version. PG&E has been transitioning customers to their new TOU periods and the effective dates can be tricky. The summer peak hours changed from 12-6 PM to 4-9 PM on some schedules.
Stuart A. from Boulder - I keep a spreadsheet with direct URLs to all the major utility tariff pages. Happy to share if anyone wants it. Includes PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, and about 20 others across the west. Email me through the forum if interested.
This is incredibly helpful everyone! Stuart, I'll definitely take you up on that spreadsheet offer. Margaret, I found the tariffs under that path - you're absolutely right about the menu drilling. Joan, good catch on the TOU changes, I see the effective date was March 2024 for the new peak hours.