This April, customers will see the annual California Climate Credit show up on their PG&E bill. The credit is typically applied to customers’ bills each year in April and October as part of California’s efforts to fight climate change. This State program requires power plants, natural gas distributers, and other large industries that emit greenhouse gases to purchase carbon pollution permits. Part of the money collected from these permits is distributed to customers in the form of the California Climate Credit.

Here’s what you need to know about this year’s climate credit:

  • As part of the California Public Utilities Commission’s efforts to support customers during the shelter-in-place response to COVID-19, this credit will be distributed over April, May, and June
  • April’s residential electric credit will be $35.73
  • Instead of receiving the second credit in October as usual, customers will see this credit split over May and June
  • May will have a residential electric credit of $17.87
  • June will have a residential electric credit of $17.86
Sample of PG&E bill including the California Energy Credit
Sample energy statement showing the California Climate Credit.

This credit will show up on all residential customers’ bills as required by the State program, regardless of whether your electric generation service is through PG&E or MCE. For more information about the California Climate Credit, please visit the California Public Utilities Commission webpage here.

MCE is dedicated to helping our customers during this time as well. We have suspended collections activities and return to PG&E service indefinitely. For more information on our response to COVID-19, please see our recent press release. For resources on how you can lower your bill during this time, please visit our blog post on Energy Affordability Resources for Support During COVID-19.