For eligible San Diego Gas & Electric customers, late-summer power bills may come with some much-needed relief instead of the usual seasonal sting.
Two automatic electric bill credits are on the way, putting $100 back in the pockets of households during some of the hottest, most energy-intensive weeks of the year.
What’s happening?
Under California’s Climate Credit program, qualifying SDG&E customers are slated to get two separate bill reductions this summer. In a report covered by Patch, the utility said each credit will be $49.36, with one appearing in August and the other in September; SDG&E said the program is funded by the state’s Cap-and-Invest Program and overseen by the California Public Utilities Commission.
The credits are available to all eligible residential electric customers, according to the utility, including those enrolled in Community Choice Aggregation programs and residents of multi-unit properties with shared meters. No signup or paperwork is required because the credit is intended to be automatically applied to customers’ bills…