Fleet Friendly Charging Rates
Save money with the lower EV-HP charging pricing plan
Changes to EV-HP in 2025
Beginning in 2025, the discounts offered in the Electric-Vehicle (EV-HP) pricing plan will gradually decrease each year through December 31, 2031, as suspended charges are reintroduced into the pricing.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) allowed SDG&E to offer the EV-HP Pricing Plan to help businesses invest in electric vehicles. For the plan’s first three years (2022-2024), the CPUC approved a significant discount for customers on this rate, with customers paying for only marginal distribution and commodity costs. Over the next eight years (2025-2032), the EV-HP discount will decrease as total distribution and commodity costs are phased in.
By 2032, EV-HP pricing will align with AL-TOU (the default commercial rate).
How does the EV-HP Pricing Plan Work?
Simple, Stable Monthly Billing
The EV-HP Pricing Plan allows EV customers to choose the amount of power they will need to charge their vehicles and pay for it with a monthly subscription fee — similar to a cell phone plan that lets customers choose the amount of data they will use.
SDG&E’s reduced EV-HP pricing and simpler billing make the transition to electric vehicles easier and more cost-effective, especially if you have an EV fleet. This plan offers reduced pricing from 2022 through 2031 and provides customers with simple, stable, monthly billing.
Save on Your Fleet’s EV Charging by Paying Reduced Demand Charges
Beyond emission reductions and sustainability goals, long-term cost savings is a major reason that fleets are deploying electric vehicles (EVs). However, fluctuating electricity prices can increase the cost of charging and deter businesses from making that transition.
To provide simpler and more predictable billing, SDG&E has introduced the EV-HP pricing plan. For fleet program customers, it allows you to subscribe to a simple pricing plan that is matched to your fleet’s power consumption.
Am I eligible for the fleets program?
The EV-HP pricing plan is available to eligible customers for their EV charging. For Power Your Drive for Fleets, this is a broad range of on- and off-road medium- and heavy-duty EVs. The EV-HP pricing plan is an optional rate plan for this program.
How to charge at the lowest price
The EV-HP pricing plan utilizes reduced Time of Use (TOU) energy charges that are incurred based on the time of day you use electricity, measured in kilowatt hours (kWh). These rates have a steep differential between “on-peak” and “super off-peak” prices to encourage fleet customers to charge during periods of lowest demand.
Time of Use Energy Charges for EV-HP Customers
Note: Summer pricing is June through October. Winter pricing is applicable November through May.
SDG&E can assist with historical demand information, if available, to assist EV-HP customers in determining their monthly power needs and choose the right subscription level. If maximum power demand is:
Frequently Asked Questions
The next phase of the EV-HP plan will affect businesses differently, depending on how much electricity you use. Because the suspended charges are being reintroduced, EV-HP bills will likely begin increasing starting in 2025. However, the EV-HP plan may still provide significant discounts to business customers during the period in which these charges are being phased in.
The graph below shows how EV-HP rate discounts will decrease through 2031.
* Implied bill discounts/savings provided are illustrative in nature and will change at the time of actual rate implementations. Implied bill discounts/savings shown are based on an example load profile, and individual customer bills and savings may differ materially as they are based on individual actual usage. Reflects SDG&E rates as of February 1, 2025, Schedule EV-HP, representing an SDG&E bundled customer. Year 2032 represents 100% cost recovery (no discounts), based on rates as of February 1, 2025.
The EV-HP plan was created to help businesses transition to EV fleets. California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Decision (D.) 20-12-023 allowed SDG&E to charge customers only marginal distribution and commodity rates from 2022 through 2024, enabling businesses to invest in electric vehicles.
Beginning in 2025, EV-HP discounts will gradually decrease as total distribution and commodity charges are reintroduced and gradually adjusted to eventually reflect full costs. Business customers on EV-HP will continue to receive discounts through December 31, 2031.
Although the savings for EV-HP customers will decrease gradually, the plan still provides the lowest electricity rates for businesses using EV fleets. Compare other pricing plans.
Beginning on January 1, 2032, EV-HP distribution and commodity rates will be comparable to rate schedule AL-TOU.
Questions?
For more information on the resources available to fleets transitioning to electric vehicles, please visit the Power Your Drive for Fleets program page.
For any other questions regarding reduced charging rates for fleets, please contact your account executive or the Customer Care Center at 1-800-336-7343.
