Understanding Your PIPP Bill
Are you a PIPP customer? Review the bill sample below to better understand
your PIPP bill.
As a participant of the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) pilot, you will receive a monthly bill that includes charges related to gas and electric service, generation and delivery from SDG&E, as well as program discounts and taxes and fees.
Below are summarized sections of a consolidated SDG&E bill for a PIPP customer with a total bill cap of $38. Please note that your total bill cap ($38 or $115) will correspond to your household income level, as indicated in the chart below.
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Customers with Incomes between 0-100% Federal Poverty Guidelines |
Customers with Incomes between 101-200% Federal Poverty Guidelines |
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Bill Cap for Gas: $9 |
Bill Cap for Gas: $29 |
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Bill Cap for Electric: $29 |
Bill Cap for Electric: $86 |
| Total Bill Cap: $38 | Total Bill Cap: $115 |
To learn more information about the PIPP pilot, visit sdge.com/PIPP.
Not an actual bill. For illustrative purposes only.
- SDG&E Account Information is the information you will need to provide if you contact SDG&E regarding your bill or account.
- Amount Due is the total amount due for payment; this amount includes current charges, taxes, fees and past due charges.
- Summary of Current Charges
- Gas — total gas charge in current billing period; amount is equal to your PIPP bill cap for gas, plus taxes & fees
- Electric — total electric charge in current billing period; amount is equal to your PIPP bill cap for electric, plus taxes & fees
- Total Charges this Month — total amount due for gas and electric service, including taxes & fees, in current billing period
Not an actual bill. For illustrative purposes only.
4. Detail of Current Charges — Gas Service includes specific details on what SDG&E charges for the cost of the natural gas used, along with the costs of delivering natural gas to customers. This section includes:
- Gas Service & Gas Energy Charges — charges based on your gas usage, excluding discounts or taxes & fees
- Residential CARE Discount — monthly discount for CARE customers, including PIPP customers
- % of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) Discount — monthly discount for PIPP customers, calculated by subtracting your discounts and PIPP bill cap for gas from your Gas Service & Energy Charges; PIPP discount amount changes each month based on your gas usage
- Total Gas Charges — total gas charge, excluding taxes & fees; amount is equal to your PIPP bill cap for gas
- Total Taxes & Fees on Gas Charges — taxes & fees based on your gas usage before any discounts are applied; amount changes each month based your gas usage
- Total Gas Service — total amount due for gas service; amount includes your PIPP bill cap for gas, plus taxes & fees
Not an actual bill. For illustrative purposes only.
5. Detail of Current Charges — Electric Service includes specific details on what SDG&E charges for the cost of the electricity used, along with the costs of owning, operating and maintaining the transmission and distribution facilities to deliver power to customers. This section includes:
- Electric Delivery & Generation Charges — charges based on your electric usage, excluding discounts or taxes & fees
- Residential CARE Discount — monthly discount for CARE customers, including PIPP customers
- % of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) Discount — monthly discount for PIPP customers, calculated by subtracting your discounts and PIPP bill cap for electric from your Electric Delivery & Generation Charges; PIPP discount amount changes each month based on your electric usage
- Total Electric Charges — total electric charge, excluding taxes & fees; amount is equal to your PIPP bill cap for electric
- Total Taxes & Fees on Electric Charges — taxes & fees based on electric usage before any discounts are applied; amount changes each month based your electric usage
- Total Electric Service — total amount due for electric service; amount includes your PIPP bill cap for electric, plus taxes & fees
6. Total Current Charges is the total amount due for gas and electric service, including taxes & fees, in the current billing period; amount does not include past due charges.