SDG&E offers several Assistance Programs to help seniors lower their monthly energy bill while making your home comfortable.
- California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Program (com/CARE): Save 30% or more every month on your bill. Eligibility is based on participation in certain public assistance programs, or household income and how many people live in your home.
- Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) Program (com/FERA): If you don’t qualify for CARE, you may for FERA. You could receive a 12% discount on your energy bill. FERA is only open to households with three or more people.
- Medical Baseline (com/medicalbaseline): This Program has helped over 30,000 people, who have a qualifying medical need or medical device, to lower their energy costs.
- Energy Savings Assistance (ESA) Program (com/ESAP): You may receive free energy-saving improvements to your apartment, condo, house or mobile home; such as lighting, furnace repair, weather-stripping, attic insulation and select appliances like a refrigerator.
For details on any of these Assistance Programs visit sdge.com/Assistance, call 1-800-411-7343 or email [email protected].
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I was looking for information in how to get the CARE application for my husband & I? We are both Seniors citizens, both of us have diabetes & I have asthma. Please help, I would appreciate it very much.
Thank you very much.
Michele A. Frazier
Author
Hello,
Here is a link to page on the SDG&E website with the CARE application https://www.sdge.com/residential/pay-bill/get-payment-bill-assistance/assistance-programs. If you need more assitance in completing it, please call for one of our Senior Care Advocates who can assist you 760-723-7570.
Interested in your diffrent discounts. Would like to know more.
Author
Here is a link to a page on the SDG&E website with more inforation and applications for discount programs- https://www.sdge.com/residential/pay-bill/get-payment-bill-assistance/assistance-programs
My mother is 94 years old with heart issues ,pacemaker monitored by medical devises and more … in these summer heat she needs cooler air in her place .. please give her the lowest rate on electric charges that she might qualify for.. thank you
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I qualify for your senior care discount SSI Medicare. Could not locate how to signup online. My printer was out of ink and I was unable to print PDF .
Please assist online sign up step by step
Nellie
When I lived in Rancho Cucamonga, I qualified for a reduced rate for my electric bill due to my income. I moved to San Marcos on Nov. 30th. Can you send me application for the same benefit at my present address?