San Diego Gas & Electric

SDG&E pays a $1,000 rebate toward a pre-owned electric vehicle, or $4,000 for income-qualified households, and has no rebate for a home charger (SDG&E rebate program page, checked October 16, 2026). For charger costs and other incentives, see the [incentive stack estimator](/tools/incentive-stack) and [what home charging actually costs](/residential/costs-incentives/what-home-charging-actually-costs).

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). Since October 2025, the plan's old flat $16 monthly service fee has been replaced statewide by an income-tiered Base Services Charge (roughly $24 a month for general customers, less for FERA/DRAH and CARE customers) on top of per-kWh charges, so the plan 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 (see our [guide to finding state and utility incentives](/residential/costs-incentives/how-to-find-state-and-utility-incentives) and the [California state page](/states/ca) for charger options). Its Pre-Owned EV Rebate pays $1,000 on a used battery-electric or plug-in hybrid, or $4,000 for income-qualified households; you apply within 180 days of purchase or lease and keep the vehicle registered in California for at least 20 months. The rebate 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 covers up to 80 percent of customer-side infrastructure cost for fleets committing to at least two electric vehicles; SDG&E's page directs fleets to an interest form and lists the application itself as to be determined, so confirm current status with SDG&E. 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.