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SDG&E High usage charge starts November 1

10/5/2017

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​As part of California’s continued efforts to encourage people to use less energy, a new State-mandated High Usage Charge (HUC) goes into effect November 1, 2017. This charge will apply to residential customers whose electricity use is more than four times the amount of their Baseline Allowance. Understanding your Baseline Allowance may help you manage your energy use to avoid this charge. Use this calculator to find out your Baseline Allowance. The HUC is a higher price per kilowatt-hour above tier 2.

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By subscribing to High Usage alerts, you'll know in advance that your usage will trigger the high-use charge. These alerts will let you know both before and when you start getting charged for high usage. You can choose to receive email or text alerts at sdge.com/alerts. 

If you are a CARE customer, high electricity use may make you ineligible to continue receiving this discount. If you exceed four times the amount of your baseline allowance, you're subject to both the High Usage Charge and eligibility re-verification. Consider making changes to your home's energy use so you can avoid the High Usage Charge. If eligible the Energy Savings Assistance Program can help. For more information about the High Usage charge visit sdge.com/highusage.  

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Frank M. Tock
8/8/2018 03:19:00 pm

This is not all right. Shame on SDG&E and all other state controlled power utility providers. Your business is to sell electrical power, Not gouge your customers by charging a higher rate for buying more of what you sell. In the Free market, a consumer gets a break when buying more of a product that is for sale. You are treating your customers like the IRS treats the tax payer, The more a tax payer makes the higher the tax bracket is. How disrespectful of SDG&E and all other state controlled power utility providers to act like that. If your infrastructure is so frail that you can’t provide the power demands of your customers when they want it or need it, what does that say of the way these state controlled power utility providers are being run. How embarrassing to be 20 years behind the times, as cities all across California continue to grow and expand. It’s a Joke that is not funny.

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Uncle Jed
8/11/2018 06:42:48 pm

In a free market, when demand exceeds supply, prices go up. That's about as basic as it gets Frank.

Turn off your tv. Your bill will go down.

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Outraged
8/21/2018 04:17:31 am

Demand does NOT exceed supply!

Uncle Jed
8/21/2018 05:40:14 am

What a strange way to be obviously wrong....

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Thousands-Without-Power-Across-San-Diego-328431481.html

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pissedoff
8/22/2018 08:55:05 pm

Trying to push people out of California? It's working!

First we have the tiered system so people who use more can pay for the people who use less, and now this new "high useage" fee. Do we not deserve any consideration for the size of our homes, whether or not we have a pool, and so on? The fee is unfair.

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Leon Edney link
12/3/2018 01:08:49 pm

I just received a high usage letter from SDGE concerning high usage. Account number 2866841387 Member # 6182086
We have an authorized one bedroom apartment rental that is attached to our house. This increases our usage beyond Base line allowance for a single home. The apartment does not have a separate meter. Leon Edney

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