Valley Clean Energy or PG&E: what a household pays beta
Valley Clean Energy buys the electricity for 3 member cities; PG&E delivers it and sends the bill. Pick your city, rate plan and usage to see the official comparison of a typical bill on each Valley Clean Energy product and on PG&E, with an estimate for your own usage.
Every plan on the official comparison
The typical monthly bill printed on the comparison for each residential rate plan, and the difference from PG&E (red: more, blue: less).
All VCE customers
PG&E–Valley Clean Energy joint rate comparison: Rates are current as of March 1, 2026. Source (fetched 2026-10-20).
| Plan | Typical use | PG&E | Standard Green default | UltraGreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 Tiered · sheet: E-1 | 454 kWh | $182.58 | $179.76 −1.5% | $186.58 +2.2% |
| E-1 CARE Tiered · sheet: E-1 CARE | 476 kWh | $109.22 | $106.27 −2.7% | $113.41 +3.8% |
| E-TOU-C Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day · sheet: E-TOU C | 413 kWh | $166.46 | $163.95 −1.5% | $170.14 +2.2% |
| E-TOU-C CARE Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day · sheet: E-TOU C CARE | 440 kWh | $100.20 | $97.50 −2.7% | $104.10 +3.9% |
| E-TOU-D Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm weekdays · sheet: E-TOU D | 739 kWh | $286.49 | $281.99 −1.6% | $293.08 +2.3% |
| E-TOU-D CARE Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm weekdays · sheet: E-TOU D CARE | 669 kWh | $154.26 | $150.18 −2.6% | $160.22 +3.9% |
| E-ELEC Electric home · sheet: E-ELEC | 1,017 kWh | $365.32 | $359.94 −1.5% | $375.20 +2.7% |
| EV2-A Electric vehicle · sheet: EV2-A | 788 kWh | $260.67 | $256.34 −1.7% | $268.16 +2.9% |
Why the bills differ
The delivery part of the bill goes to PG&E whichever provider you choose. What differs is the price of the power itself and the exit fee (the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment, PCIA): a charge on CCA customers for power contracts the utility signed before they left, set by the CPUC each year by the year the customer's community left (its “vintage”). How it moved since 2018, by utility and vintage: the exit fee by year.
Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C), Standard Green: the power price is 7.27¢ a kWh against PG&E's 12.51¢ (5.25¢ lower). The exit fee and franchise fee (PCIA/FF) is 3.72¢ for Valley Clean Energy customers and −0.92¢ for PG&E customers (4.64¢ more). Delivery is the same. Net: −0.61¢ a kWh, or −$2.51 on the typical 413 kWh bill (−1.5%).
Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C), CARE, Standard Green: the power price is 7.38¢ a kWh against PG&E's 12.63¢ (5.25¢ lower). The exit fee and franchise fee (PCIA/FF) is 3.72¢ for Valley Clean Energy customers and −0.92¢ for PG&E customers (4.64¢ more). Delivery is the same. Net: −0.61¢ a kWh, or −$2.70 on the typical 440 kWh bill (−2.7%).
The difference over time
Every comparison found from 2021 on, most of them from archived copies (utilities overwrite these sheets in place).
| Rates as of | Plan | Utility bill | Products (vs the utility) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1, 2026 VCE service area | E-1 · 454 kWh | $182.58 | Valley Clean Energy (Standard Green) default $179.76 −1.5% UltraGreen $186.58 +2.2% | source |
| September 1, 2025 VCE service area | E-1 · 489 kWh | $210.83 | Valley Clean Energy (Standard Green) default $218.55 +3.7% UltraGreen $225.88 +7.1% | source |
| March 1, 2025 VCE service area | E-1 · 489 kWh | $215.55 | Valley Clean Energy (Standard Green) default $211.74 −1.8% UltraGreen $219.08 +1.6% | source |
| January 1, 2025 VCE service area | E-1 · 489 kWh | $212.31 | Valley Clean Energy (Standard Green) default $208.51 −1.8% UltraGreen $215.84 +1.7% | source |
| April 1, 2024 VCE service area | E-1 · 477 kWh | $218.84 | Valley Clean Energy (Standard Green) default $214.23 −2.1% UltraGreen $221.38 +1.2% | source |
| January 1, 2023 VCE service area | E-1 · 506 kWh | $178.04 | Valley Clean Energy (Standard Green) default $178.04 0.0% UltraGreen $185.64 +4.3% | source |
| June 1, 2022 VCE service area | E-1 · 517 kWh | $175.75 | Valley Clean Energy (Standard Green) default $175.75 0.0% UltraGreen $183.50 +4.4% | source |
| March 1, 2022 VCE service area | E-1 · 513 kWh | $175.63 | Valley Clean Energy (Standard Green) default $175.63 0.0% UltraGreen $183.33 +4.4% | source |
| March 2021 Woodland, Davis, unincorporated Yolo County | E-1 · 547 kWh | $155.25 | Valley Clean Energy (Standard Green) default $155.25 0.0% UltraGreen $163.46 +5.3% | source |
Your options
Switch to another Valley Clean Energy product
Web forms (opt up: ccaprocess. Valley Clean Energy: change your product.
Return to PG&E
Valley Clean Energy: opt out · 1-855-699-8232.
“There is no fee to opt out before enrollment. Modest fees of $5/residential and $25/commercial account apply thereafter. ... VCE termination fees are not charged if electric service is completely discontinued (e.g. a customer moves).” source
“Yes. Customers who opt out within the first 60 days of VCE service may return to VCE at any time. However, customers who opt out after the first 60 days of service with VCE must wait one year before returning to VCE service, as required by state law.” source
PG&E's rules for returning customers
After 60 days: six months’ notice: “Former Bundled Service Customers that have been Automatically Enrolled in CCA Service returning to bundled service after the Follow-up Notification Period must provide the CCA with a six (6) month advance notice and are subject to the terms and conditions of Bundled Portfolio Service (BPS) as set forth below.” source
Or return at once: “Alternatively, customers have the ability to return immediately (at or about the next scheduled meter read) to Utility service and receive Transitional Bundled Service (TBS) commodity pricing terms as set forth in PG&E Schedule TBCC and be subject to the provisions and applicable charges of the CCA Cost Responsibility Surcharge as set forth in Schedule CCA-CRS for 6 months after returning to utility service.” source
Then a minimum stay: “Customers receiving this service make a one-year commitment and shall not be allowed to return to CCA service until their one-year minimum period has been completed. ... In the event a customer receives service under TBS during the six-month advance notice period, the time served under TBS shall apply toward the one-year BPS commitment.” source
Re-entry fee: “b. CUSTOMER RE-ENTRY This charge is imposed on the customer. This fee covers the cost of processing customer requests to switch back to PG&E Bundled Service after the Opt-Out period has expired. Fee ... $4.24 account” source
Member cities and their default product
The default product is the one a city's customers are enrolled in unless they choose another; where a CCA offers several, each member city's council chooses it. Every city's default and the council decisions behind it.
| City | Default product | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis | Standard Green since 2018-06 (launch | source | |
| Winters | Standard Green since 2018-06 (launch | source | |
| Woodland | Standard Green since 2018-06 (launch | source |
Valley Clean Energy in the CCA money pages: finances, credit ratings, money returned to customers, and money between Valley Clean Energy and its member city governments. · Every CCA