It depends on what other PG&E programs you are enrolled in.

The following programs are ineligible under the BEV1 and BEV2 rate plans.

• Option R – Not eligible
• Option S – Not Eligible
• SmartMeter™ Opt Out
• Commercial CARE
• Demand Response programs – Peak Day Pricing (PDP), Excess Supply Demand Response Pilot (XSP), Supply Side II Demand Response Pilot (SSP II), Scheduled Load Reduction Program, and Permanent Load Shift Program
• NEM 1
• Complex NEM options (Except NEM2-PS and NEM2-MT)
• 100% Standby
• Mixed Use Standby

 Note: If you enroll in this rate, you will either be unenrolled from the programs listed above or not receive the financial benefits.

To enroll:

1. You must be a commercial business with EV charging infrastructure.
2. You must be interval billed on a MV90 meter or SmartMeter™.
3. You must have a separate meter for your EV chargers. 
   • The meter can only be connected to EV charging infrastructure. 
   • It cannot be shared with other end uses such as a building or irrigation. 
   • Customers with approved EV submeters and an approved MDMA can use their submeter to enroll in the Business EV rates. For additional information on EV Submetering, visit the EV Submetering page.

 Note: There is an exception where customers may include appliances and apparatus that solely serve the overall EV infrastructure on the EV-only meter. 

Visit the Business EV Tariff for more details on incidental and integral load.

No.

• These Business EV rates are optional.
• Businesses with EV charging infrastructure can be on an otherwise applicable business rate schedule.

To enroll in the Business EV rate or change your subscription level on an existing meter:

• Sign in to manage your account or
• Call PG&E's Business and Solar Customer Service Center at 1-877-743-4112, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. ‑ 5 p.m.

There are two primary costs:

• Your subscribed kW level
• A volumetric kWh charge, the price of which is determined by your time-of-use period

The time-of-use schedule is designed to reduce usage on the electric grid when demand is highest (4-9 p.m.) while also providing consistently low rates for:

• A large portion of the nighttime (9 p.m. - 9 a.m.)
• Part of the afternoon (2 - 4 p.m.)
• An even more affordable super off-peak period (9 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

These time-of-use periods match PG&E's rate time periods, which:

• More accurately reflect the cost of the energy
• Support California's renewable initiatives to promote energy usage when solar energy is most plentiful
  

This is when usage of the electric grid is the highest.

The kW subscription replaces a demand charge. It’s similar to how you pay for your mobile phone or cable service.

1. Choose a subscription plan to match your estimated kW usage
2. Get billed that amount every month

Subscription levels differ by the rate plans:

1. Customers who choose the BEV1 rate can subscribe in blocks of 10 kW up to 100 kW per month.
2. Customers who choose the BEV2 rate can subscribe in blocks of 50 kW, starting at 100 kW per month with no cap.

Most customers receive (secondary) power via lower voltage distribution lines. Some customers receive (primary) power via higher voltage transmission lines.

Subscription charges are 100% allocated to distribution charges.

See table below.

Customer with monthly demand of exactly 100 kW may choose either BEV1 or BEV2 rate.

Customers on BEV rate are encouraged to actively manage their subscription levels to avoid paying overage fees. When you enroll on BEV rate, you will be defaulted to calendar billing, which allows for simpler subscription management process for both the customer and PG&E. You can change your subscription at any time during the billing cycle except if you incur an overage fee on the third billing cycle of your grace period.

In that case, PG&E will auto-adjust your subscription to the appropriate level to cover your actual demand and you will need stay on this auto-adjusted subscription level for the next three billing cycles.

When you first enroll on BEV rate, you have a three-month grace period for the first three billing cycles during which you won't incur any overage fees for exceeding your subscription amount.

Outside of the grace period, any kW overage will be charged:

• In increments of 1 kW
• At twice the rate of the subscription kW costs.

For example, if the subscription fee was $12.41 per 10 kW block (i.e., $1.24 per 1 kW), the overage fee would be $2.48 per kW.

If a customer used exactly half of the subscription block over the subscription level in the given cycle, the cost of the overage fees is the same as selecting the next subscription level. For example, an overage fee of $2.48 for 5 kW is $12.41, which is the same as the cost of the of 10 kW subscription block.

Yes, these rates are available to CCA, DA and PG&E bundled customers.

Enroll by calling PG&E's Business and Solar Customer Service Center at 1-877-743-4112, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

You're not limited on vehicle types. You can charge golf carts, forklifts, ATVs, passenger cars, even planes and electric bikes.

You must have a commercial electric vehicle charging station (or stations) in order to be eligible for these rates.

• Solar: Yes.
• Stationary Battery: Yes. Stationary battery must be:
  • Connected to a meter that is separately metered for EV charging
  • Used solely for EV changing
• Generator: Yes. A renewable energy generator could be used in conjunction with Business EV rates if it follows NEM rules.

There is no explicit restriction against traditional generators being attached to the charging area. The meter itself must be only used for EV charging.

Yes. Customers with approved EV submeters and an approved MDMA can use their submeter to enroll in the Business EV rates. For additional information on EV Submetering, visit the EV Submetering page.

Customers can request a second meter by calling a Building Services expert at 1-877-743-7782 Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Yes. Any connected stationary battery which is solely used for EV charging qualifies for these Business EV rates.