Pacific Gas & Electric Company Match My Payment Program

Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s (PG&E) Match My Payment Program, administered by Dollar Energy Fund, offers income-eligible PG&E customers a dollar-for-dollar match on a past-due utility bill – up to $1,000 per calendar year. Matching payments are applied directly to the customer’s PG&E account. Program guidelines and eligibility requirements are subject to change.

Beginning on June 9, 2025, the program is open to eligible PG&E customers.

PG&E will match eligible customer payments between $50 and $1,000, with a maximum match of $1,000 per calendar year. Customers may receive multiple matches per year, as long as the total does not exceed $1,000.

Matching payments are dispersed on a first come, first serve basis to eligible applicants while funding is available.

Balance Requirement

Applicants must have an outstanding balance on their PG&E bill of at least $100.

Additional Eligibility Guidelines

Customers who are enrolled in the Arrearage Management Plan (AMP) are not eligible for the PG&E Match My Payment Program.

Only eligible customer payments made after enrollment in the PG&E Match My Payment Program are eligible to receive matching funds from PG&E.

Customers who receive a PG&E REACH program grant after June 9, 2025, will be directly enrolled in the PG&E Match My Payment Program.

Customers who received a grant from the PG&E REACH program between January 1, 2025, and June 8, 2025, will receive special instructions from PG&E for enrollment in the PG&E Match My Payment Program.

All applicants must provide verification of income.

Account must be residential, single home, or apartment. No “cooking only,” commercial, industrial, or apartments with shared utility service.

Accounts that are in Section 8 or Government Subsidized housing may be eligible.

Name on account must be that of an adult who is currently living in the home.

Income-eligible clients must apply for all federally-funded programs when those programs are open.

Matching payments cannot be used to cover security deposits or reconnection fees.

Matching payments cannot be used to pay on closed accounts or transferred balances.

Income Guidelines

Total gross household income must be at or below 400% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines. Use our Income Calculator, or the chart below, to find out if your gross (before tax) income is within the range of eligibility for the program.