Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Medical Baseline · About this organization
What you get
Help with approximately 500 additional kwh of electricity per month, approximately 25 additional therms of gas per month and eligible rate discount.
How to start
Read the eligibility rules and have your PG&E account and household information ready for the official application.
Good to know
- No income limit is published; medical certification is required.
- A medical professional must certify the energy need.
The details, as published
Medical Baseline provides additional energy at the lowest price or an eligible rate discount when a household member has a qualifying medical energy need certified by a medical practitioner.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Medical Baseline Program benefit
Additional electricity or gas at the lowest price, or an eligible rate discount, for certified medical energy needs.
Noncash help · Recurring
Can cover
- Approximately 500 additional kWh of electricity per month
- Approximately 25 additional therms of gas per month
- Eligible rate discount
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The published eligibility is account-, household-, income-, payment-, or medical-need based, so a household affected by B-ALL can qualify if it meets those criteria; B-ALL alone does not establish eligibility.
Age
No numeric age limit is published.
- Eligibility is tied to the PG&E account or household rather than patient age.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- No income limit is published; medical certification is required.
- No income limit is published; medical certification is required.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: An eligible address within PG&E's Northern and Central California service territory..
- The applicant must have an eligible PG&E service address or account; California residence outside PG&E territory does not qualify.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver
- Review eligibility and prepare the PG&E account and household information requested by the official route.
- Submit through the official application, authenticated account, or current form route.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page — Use the official page to start or reach the current application.
- Downloadable Form · Open form or page — The official page provides the current downloadable form or form instructions.
Documents to prepare
No documents are listed.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Available |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- Applications are currently accepted online and through a downloadable form.
- Applications are currently accepted online and through a downloadable form.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Available only to an eligible PG&E account or service address in PG&E territory; this is not a statewide California entitlement.
- No income limit is published; medical certification is required.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Medical Baseline Program · checked Aug 28, 2026