City Of Berkeley: Reduce Your Unpaid Gas And Electric Bill Debt By Up To $8,000

Press release from City of Berkeley:

September 10, 2021

Berkeley, California (Friday, September 10, 2021) - Sign up soon for a new state program to help reduce up to $8,000 in unpaid balances on your PG&E bill - and keep your power on after Sept. 30, the last day of a statewide ban on disconnecting gas and electricity.

If you have unpaid bills of at least $500 that are at least three months overdue, the program only requires you to pay your current usage going forward for the next 12 months.

With each on-time payment, 1/12th of your past bill is forgiven. Your power stays on and up to $8,000 of your debt will be cleared.

East Bay Community Energy and PG&E residential customers should sign up before Sept. 30 by calling (800) 743-5000. Learn more about this plan, which is known as the Arrearage Management Plan, on PG&E's website.

Eligibility requirements to qualify

• Are enrolled in one of PG&E's financial assistance programs, CARE or FERA
• Owe at least $500 or more on their gas and electric bill
• Are more than 90 days past due
• Are a current PG&E customer of at least six months and have made at least one on-time payment

On Oct. 1, utility disconnections from unpaid bills can resume

Links

• PG&E Financial Assistance Programs including AMP, CARE and FERA
• EBCE Energy Bill Assistance Options

This press release was produced by City of Berkeley. The views expressed here are the author’s own.