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Every year, the California Public Utilities Commission adjusts the maximum qualifying income levels for CARE to reflect current federal poverty guidelines. The latest adjustment means more PG&E customers may now qualify for the program based on their pre-tax annual income, as follows:
•One to two member households go from $30,500 to $31,300.
•Three member households go from $35,800 to $36,800.
•Four member households go from $43,200 to $44,400.
•Five member households go from $50,600 to $52,000.
•Six member households go from $58,000 to $59,600.
Each additional person in a household raises the income qualification by another $7,600.
On average, CARE saves households $46 per month on their gas and electric bill. Since the program’s inception in 1989, PG&E customers enrolled in CARE have saved more than $3.7 billion on their energy bills.
Currently more than 1.4 million customers throughout PG&E’s service area are enrolled in CARE. Thousands of additional households in Northern and Central California are eligible for CARE, but not yet enrolled.
Eligible PG&E customers can apply for CARE by going online to www.pge.com/care and be enrolled in the program within two business days. Customers may also enroll through the toll-free multi-lingual assistance line at (866) 743-2273. The discount will appear on their bill after a full billing cycle.
