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9. Taxes

• ECT – A tax we collect for the state of California based on the electric use during a billing period. This tax is $0.0003 per kilo watt hour (kwh).
  
  Public Purpose Program Surcharge – If you are a gas customer, your bill includes a Gas Public Purpose Program (PPP) Surcharge, which is used to fund state-mandated gas assistance programs for low income customers, energy efficiency programs, and public-interest research and development.
  
  UUT – A tax we collect for a city or county government. The tax (if any) is a percentage of your energy charges.

17. Service ID

• A new 10-digit number that uniquely identifies a customer’s service (agreement) tied to the customer’s account. The service agreement makes use of rates, billing days, metering information, and other factors in order to calculate applicable charges.

18. Rate Schedule

• This identifies the type of utility service you receive and the rate schedule used to calculate your bill.

19. Meter Reading Serial

• This used to be the first character of the old account number and determines when a meter is read for billing.

20. Prior Meter Read and Current Meter Read

• The reading on your meter at the beginning and end of the billing period.

21. Difference

• The difference between the prior and current meter reads.

22. Multiplier

• A factor that converts the meter read difference to therms. The multiplier corrects for differences in elevation, delivery pressure and the heating content of natural gas.

23. Usage

• The amount of gas used in a billing period, in therms.

24. Bill Segment Dates

• When the rate changes within a billing period, the calculated charges are separated by the effective date of the rate change.

25. Baseline Quantity

• Baseline Quantity is displayed as a separate line item.
  
  Baseline Quantity – The maximum usage that can be billed at the lowest price, for a particular rate schedule. The Baseline Quantity varies by season, climate zone and your heat source.
  
  Baseline Usage – The amount of gas usage within the Baseline Quantity.
  
  Over Baseline Usage – The amount of gas used above the Baseline Quantity and billed at the higher price per therm.

26. Gas Core Procurement Cost

• The utility’s cost to buy natural gas and transport it to its local transportation system. The price usually changes on the fifth business day of each month.

27. Total Charges

• The total charges for your gas account including any applicable utility users’ tax.

28. Usage Comparison Box

• Usage comparison box reflects usage for a single commodity.