Pacific Gas and Electric and your EV charger
Pacific Gas and Electric offers 1 electric vehicle (EV) program in California that we have verified against its own published terms, listed below with the amount, the funding status and the date we checked. Pacific Gas and Electric also has 1 verified program that pays toward the electrical work a charger install requires — the panel, the circuit, or a device that lets you skip the upgrade. It is income-qualified only. It is listed below as its own line item and is deliberately not added to the charger figures: a panel rebate and a charger rebate buy different work.
Federal listing checked 2026-08-25
| Program | Type | Who qualifies | Amount | Status | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Rebate — Standard option | EV charger rebate | Residential | 50% of cost, no published cap | Open | 2026-08-25 | pge.com |
| Residential Electric Vehicle Charging Rebate — Rebate Plus option (panel upgrade + charger) | Electrical work, toward the panel or the wiring | Residential; income-qualified only | $5,000 | Open | 2026-08-20 | pge.com |
Verified programs
- Active PG&E residential electric customer, including CCA-served (community-choice-aggregation) accounts
- Current owner or lessee of a qualifying BEV or PHEV with current California registration
- Charging equipment must be on PG&E's eligible-equipment list
A charger quote is really a charger-plus-electrical quote, and this is money for the second half — the panel, the circuit, or a device that lets you avoid the upgrade. Every figure is a maximum under the sponsor’s own terms, not an amount anyone is guaranteed, and none of it is added to the charger rebates above: they pay for different work and are applied for separately.
Income-qualified only. <80% AMI, or qualifying public-assistance enrollment, or recent Pre-Owned EV Rebate Plus participation. Rebate Plus tier only; PG&E's Standard tier (50% of equipment cost, charger only) is not income-gated but also does not cover panel or wiring work.
- Active PG&E residential electric customer, including CCA-served accounts
- Current owner or lessee of a qualifying BEV or PHEV with current CA registration
- Rebate Plus income gate: household income <80% AMI for county/household size, OR enrolled in a qualifying public assistance program, OR participated in the Pre-Owned EV Rebate Program's Rebate Plus option in the last 12 months
- One rebate per household
Conditions are quoted from each program’s own published terms as we read them on the date shown. Meeting them is what makes an application eligible; it is not an approval, and a utility can apply requirements it does not publish.
Confirmed: nothing offered
Listed by the Department of Energy
- EV Time-of-Use (TOU) Rate
- Natural Gas Fuel Price Discounts
- EV Level 2 Charging Station Purchase Rebate
- Pre-Owned EV Rebate
- EV Direct Current (DC) Fast Charging Station Purchase Rebate
- EV Charger Deployment Pilot Programs
- New EV Rebate
- Off-Road EV Equipment Rebates
Names as published by the Alternative Fuels Data Center, checked 2026-08-25. The federal listing carries no amounts; the figures above come from Pacific Gas and Electric's own published terms.
Questions about Pacific Gas and Electric in California
How much is the Pacific Gas and Electric EV charger rebate in California?
For residential customers, Pacific Gas and Electric's Residential Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Rebate — Standard option in California is 50% of cost, no published cap (Open, checked 2026-08-25).
Is the Pacific Gas and Electric EV charger rebate still available in California?
Yes. Pacific Gas and Electric's Residential Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Rebate — Standard option in California: Open, checked 2026-08-25 against Pacific Gas and Electric's own published terms.
How much does Pacific Gas and Electric pay toward the electrical work for an EV charger install in California?
For residential customers who meet its income qualification, Pacific Gas and Electric's Residential Electric Vehicle Charging Rebate — Rebate Plus option (panel upgrade + charger) in California is $5,000 toward the panel or the wiring (Open, checked 2026-08-20). This money is separate from any charger rebate and is not added to it.
Does Pacific Gas and Electric pay toward the electrical work for an EV charger install in California?
Yes. Pacific Gas and Electric's Residential Electric Vehicle Charging Rebate — Rebate Plus option (panel upgrade + charger) in California: Open, income-qualified only, checked 2026-08-20 against Pacific Gas and Electric's own published terms.
Where the federal credit went
There is no federal EV charger tax credit for equipment placed in service after June 30, 2026. Section 30C was terminated by section 70504 of Public Law 119-21. Any quote or article that nets a federal credit against your cost today is out of date — which is most of them.
Utility’s own page: https://www.pge.com/en/clean-energy/electric-vehicles.html
Price the install for your address
Whatever Pacific Gas and Electric does or does not pay, the install cost is driven by your panel, the run and the permit. Model it in a couple of minutes.