CARE for Qualified Agricultural Employee Housing Facilities
Housing for agricultural employees may be eligible for the CARE (California Alternate Rates for Energy) Program. Apply to receive a monthly discount on your energy bills if your facility meets the requirements below.
To Qualify
- The facility must meet the definition in Subdivision (b) of Section 1140.4 of the Labor Code and have an exemption from local property taxes pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 214 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
- The facility must provide a copy of tax-exempt documentation.
- The facility must use 70 percent of the energy supplied to master-metered facilities for residential purposes, and all of the energy for individually metered units for residential purposes.
- All households in the facility at any given time must individually meet current CARE income eligibility requirements for a single-family household.
Please Note: Separate applications must be filed for each type of facility (employee housing and housing for agricultural employees), even if they are under one licensed organization.
Read our Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
To Apply
Download the following application. The income guidelines help determin facility eligibility.
- Application in English (PDF, 76 KB)
- Income Guidelines (PDF, 131 KB)
Sign and mail it to:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
CARE Program
P O Box 7979
San Francisco, CA 94120-7979
Or FAX to: 415-973-6419
You can also request applications mailed to you by calling the CARE Program at 1-866-743-2273 (1-866-PGE-CARE) or e-mailingCAREandFERA@pge.com.
Re-certification
You must re-certify for the CARE Program in two years. Three months before your discount expires, you will receive a letter and application from PG&E giving you the opportunity to re-apply if you still qualify.
To request a re-certification application mailed to you, please call the CARE Program at 1-866-743-2273 (1-866-PGE-CARE) or e-mail CAREandFERA@pge.com.
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