San Diego Gas & Electric

SDG&E's EV-TOU-5 rate is built around a tight 4pm to 9pm peak window every day, with super off-peak pricing overnight from midnight to 6am and a midday window from 10am to 2pm on weekdays (until 2pm on weekends). The plan adds a $16 monthly basic service fee on top of per-kWh charges, so it pays off mainly for households shifting most of their charging to the super off-peak overnight hours. Customers with substantial daytime non-EV use during the 4pm to 9pm peak should compare bills carefully before switching.

SDG&E does not run a residential Level 2 charger rebate, but its Pre-Owned EV Rebate of up to $4,000 (with the higher tier reserved for income-qualified households) pairs with EV-TOU-5 to deliver meaningful savings on used BEVs and PHEVs. On the commercial and multifamily side, Power Your Drive for Apartments and Condos and for Workplaces are both fully subscribed as of this writing; Power Your Drive for Fleets remains open and covers up to 80 percent of customer-side infrastructure cost. The statewide ChargePerks managed-charging program (operated by WeaveGrid) layers on top of TOU enrollment and adds a $50 sign-up gift card plus optional ELRP credits.

SDG&E's footprint of San Diego County and southern Orange County is small geographically but has some of the highest residential electric rates in the country, which means the marginal savings from shifting to EV-TOU-5 are larger here than in most other utilities. The territory also sits inside one of California's most active Public Safety Power Shutoff regions; drivers in San Diego's east-county backcountry should plan for occasional charging interruptions during fire-weather events.