Account options & preferences

Pay bills, check usage, set preferences and more

Self-serve options

Take care of tasks quickly and easily online. For many services, you'll need an online account. If you don’t have one already, registering is quick and easy. 

Don't have an online account?

To create an online account, you'll need:

  • Your account number
  • Your phone number
  • Your ZIP code

Complete common tasks

Get the most from your PG&E services.

View and pay your bill

Visit the billing and payment FAQ

Get help paying your bill

Find payment assistance programs including:

  • California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) and Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA)
  • Medical Baseline Program
  • Self-identified Vulnerable Program

Visit the financial assistance FAQ

Set up text, phone and email alerts

Stay informed with account alerts by email, text or phone. Sign up for:

  • Billing and payment alerts
  • Outage alerts
  • Service appointment reminders
  • Bill Forecast or SmartDay™ alerts.
  • Peak Day Pricing alerts

Sign up for PG&E alerts

Track your usage and save

Pay with Google Pay or Apple Pay

Digital wallet options (Google Pay, Apple Pay) are only available for immediate payments (i.e., no future dated payments).

Don't have an online business account?

To create an online account, you'll need:

  • Your account number
  • Your phone number
  • Your ZIP code

Register for an online account now.

 

Account access for third parties

A non-employee with access to a business account is called a third party. A third party can create their own online account with:

  • High
  • Read-only access

For full access, third parties must be invited by an authorized user (full access) or an authorized direct employee (full access).

 

important notice Note: An authorized user can remove a third party's access to manage the business account online or by phone at any time.

Learn more about third parties and account access

 

Share My Data for third parties

A non-employee with access to a business account is called a third party.

 

Customers with online accounts still share their data with a third party. Log in and go to Share My Data to:

  • Authorize third-party access to your data
  • Export your usage

Go to Share My Data for third parties.

 

Do you want to access your energy data, but don't have an online account?

Use one of the following forms to access your energy data:

Learn more about common tasks and popular online requests.

Update account information

Frequently asked questions

Try these tips to sign in and update your account information. Don't see what you're looking for? Visit the Help Center.

Set up PG&E alerts

Why should I set up alerts?

PG&E must be able to contact you in the event of an outage or other emergency. The following alerts are designed to keep you safe and save you time, money and energy.

Frequently asked questions about alerts

Text alerts

Email alerts

Voice alerts

Ready to set up your alerts?

Manage account access

Levels of residential account access

As the primary account holder, you can give another person three levels of account access: 

Full access

High access

Read-only access

  • You're financially and legally liable for the account.​
  • You have complete control of account management.​
  • You can add or remove a person's access from the account.
  • You aren't the primary account holder.

 

important notice Note: Full access can't be given to a third party.​

  • You have complete access to the account.​
  • You can manage most account functions.​
  • You can't give others access to the account.​
  • You aren't financially or legally liable for the account.​
  • You have read-only access to the account.​
  • You aren't financially or legally liable for the account.​
  • You can't manage the account.​
  • You can't give others access to the account.​

important notice Note: A primary account holder can remove a person's access at any time by phone or online.

 

Levels of business access

As an authorized user, you can give another person three levels of account access: 

Full access

High access

Read-only access

  • You're only the primary contact.
  • You aren't financially and legally liable for the account.​
  • You have complete control of account management.​
  • You can add or remove a person's access from the account
  • You aren't the authorized user.
  • You have complete access to the account.​
  • You have the authority to manage most account functions.​
  • You can't invite others to access the account.​
  • You aren't financially or legally liable for the account.​
  • You have read-only access to the account.​
  • You can't manage the account.​
  • You can't invite others to access the account.​
  • You aren't financially or legally liable for the account.​

important notice Note: An authorized user can remove an authorized direct employee or third party's access at any time by phone or online.

 

How do I give access to someone?

To give someone access to your account: 

  1. Sign in.
  2. Select the account.
  3. Select "add a person" on the dashboard.
  4. Enter the user's name, email and phone number.
  5. Send the invitation.

 

How do I request access from someone?

  1. Contact the primary account holder or authorized user.
  2. Give them your phone number and email address. 
  3. If they agree to give you access, they can invite you from Settings -> Accounts. 
  4. Accept the invitation.
  5. If necessary, create a sign-in.
  6. Access the account.

important notice Note: No invitation in your email inbox? Check the spam or junk folder.

 

Learn more about manage account access

Third-party notifications

Third-party notifications inform you when a friend or relative misses a bill payment because of illness, hardship or other issues. This is just an alert. You aren’t responsible for paying the bill. Third-party alerts require the consent of both parties.

 

Sign up in three easy steps:

  1. Download Electric Sample Form No. 79-1025 Third Party Alert Service Bill Insert (PDF)
  2. Complete the form 
  3. Send it to:
    PG&E
    P.O. Box 997300
    Sacramento CA 95899-7300

If you're having trouble paying your bill, call us at 1-877-660-6789. PG&E does not disconnect customers without exploring all other options.

 

For more information, go to PG&E's third-party notification page.

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