Charge Smarter, Save More.
With CaliCharge, you’ll have the opportunity to join a leading managed EV charging program partly funded by the California Energy Commission. Our app optimizes your charging automatically, so you pay less today while earning rewards just for smart charging. Plus, you’ll get a $50 reward voucher just as a thank you for signing up.
Earn PG&E credits with CaliCharge
With PG&E’s new Hourly Flex Pricing Pilot and CaliCharge, you can take advantage of hourly electricity prices that change with grid conditions. CaliCharge automatically schedules your EV charging at the lowest-cost times – helping you save today and earn credits against your PG&E bill for future savings. Plus, you’ll get a $50 reward voucher just for signing up.
Who can join? PG&E customers – Eligible drivers on an EV2A or E-ELEC PG&E rate plan, with a qualifying EV.
Plug in, Charge Smart and Earn up to $200 in Reward Vouchers
Save money on EV charging when you plug in with CaliCharge. Our app automatically schedules your charging at the lowest rates based on your rate plan, so you always get the cheapest charge. If you sign up now, you’ll get a $50 reward voucher, with even more rewards every time you plug in for six hours or more.
Who can join? PG&E customers – Eligible drivers on an EV2A or E-ELEC PG&E rate plan with a qualifying EV.
Why CaliCharge?
Smart Charging that Works Around You
We’ll automatically charge your car at the cheapest and greenest times according to your rate plan – benefiting both you and the grid.
Daily Charging Insights
Keep track of your charging history and energy usage at all times with a personalized dashboard showing daily insights. Smart charging made clear.
A Boost for Your Wallet and the Planet
We’ll optimize your charging for times of low demand and high renewable energy generation. This means you’ll be helping to improve grid resiliency in your area while saving money.
About CaliCharge
CaliCharge has been designed to help customers manage their EV charging while balancing energy demand. With an easy-to-use app, CaliCharge empowers you to save money and better understand your often-complex utility billing. You can simply plug in your vehicle and set your preferences, and CaliCharge will ensure charging happens at the most cost-effective times.
Developed as part of Kaluza’s REDWDS initiative — partly funded by the California Energy Commission — CaliCharge is committed to making EV charging more affordable, efficient, and sustainable for all Californians, including those in low-income communities. You can read more about the REDWDS project here.
Check out our FAQs for the CaliCharge app below.
What is CaliCharge?
The CaliCharge app allows EV drivers to participate in smart charging. The smart bit occurs when you connect the CaliCharge app to your vehicle, enabling it to manage when your EV starts and stops charging. You decide how much battery charge you want and when you want it ready. The app then works out the best times to charge your vehicle based on various grid scenarios while maximising use of your off-peak rates. This benefits the grid, makes the most of renewable generation and saves you money on your electricity bill.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The CaliCharge app does not interact with any other part of your EV. CaliCharge can only schedule your EV to start and stop charging when you’re plugged in at home.
How does the CaliCharge app connect to my EV?
The CaliCharge app connects to your EV in exactly the same way your EV’s app does. The only difference is that the CaliCharge app will periodically instruct your EV to start or stop charging when plugged in at home.
Will this impact my electricity bill?
All the electricity you use will continue to be charged at your home electricity rate, that will be reflected in your regular electricity bill.
By using the CaliCharge app, you will be able to view insights about your daily energy usage for EV charging in the app. Estimated costs for the EV charging part of your usage are based on published energy rate plans and won’t include any discounts you get. CaliCharge is designed to avoid charging your car at peak rates. By allowing CaliCharge to optimize when your car charges you may see your electricity bill go down.
More information on earning credits for the Hourly Flex Pricing pilot can be found further down the page.
Can you set charging preferences?
You can set your maximum desired state of charge (target SOC) in the Schedule page.
You can also set your ready by time in the Schedule page. We will charge your car to your chosen maximum battery charge state by the ready by time you set. In the case that your car has not reached your preferred maximum state of charge by the ready by time, charging will continue until you reach it. This can happen when there isn’t enough time between the time you plug in and the ready by time.
What should I do if I need my car sooner and I don’t want to wait to charge?
Use the app to override your smart charging schedule with the Urgent Charge function in the Dashboard page, if you urgently need to top-up. This will start charging immediately.
What happens when I charge away from home?
The CaliCharge app only works when you’re plugged in and smart charging at home. The CaliCharge app does not affect charging schedules when charging away from home.