CARE Sub-Metered Residential Facilities

You can apply for a monthly discount on your energy bill through the CARE (California Alternate Rates for Energy) Program if your household meets the following requirements:

  • The energy bill from your landlord is in your name.
  • You live at the address where the discount will be received.
  • You are not claimed as a dependent on another person’s income tax return other than your spouse.
  • You do not share an energy meter(s) with another home.
  • Your household meets the CARE income eligibility requirements.
  • You notify PG&E if your household no longer qualifies for the CARE discount.

To Apply

Download and print one of the following applications:

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 have applications mailed to you by calling the CARE Program at 1-866-743-2273 (1-866-PGE-CARE) or e-mail CAREandFERA@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 re-certification application from PG&E giving you the opportunity to re-apply if you still qualify under the current income guidelines.

To request a re-certification application be 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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