Get ready to apply
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Family Electric Rate Assistance
What you get
A discount on your monthly PG&E electricity bill. Open now.
- Who starts it
- You
- How it’s sent
- Online, on their website
- Your time
- About 15 minutes
- Last checked
- Aug 27, 2026
Before you start, check you fit
- The household must meet the current FERA income table and household-size rules.
- Available only to an eligible PG&E account or service address in PG&E territory; this is not a statewide California entitlement.
- You need to show financial need.
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What their form asks
Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026What the form asks for
They don’t publish the questions in advance. Have your contact details, your child’s diagnosis and date, and the hospital’s name to hand.
After you send
Retain confirmation and respond to document or eligibility requests from the program administrator. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.