Utility Wallet · San Francisco

San Francisco Utilities: Who Serves Your Address?

In San Francisco, the meter decides everything. Pacific Gas & Electric turns up as both the electric and the gas utility at every address we sampled, and California doesn't let you shop power companies.

  • Gas Pg&E 100% of the San Francisco addresses we checked.
  • Water San Francisco Water Power Sewer Usually. 99% of San Francisco addresses we checked.
  • Electric Pg&E Likely for many San Francisco addresses. Confirm yours.

San Francisco address check · roughly one minute

900+ San Francisco addresses · 28 ZIP codes · updated Jul 2026

Answers come from 684,000+ real provider assignments across the U.S., 900+ of them in San Francisco. How we verify.

San Francisco gas provider guide

Dominant · 100% / 900+
Pg&E
Pg&E · 100% of 900+ San Francisco addresses we checked.

Do not stay inside a San Francisco home with a gas odor. Call Pg&E ((800) 743-5000) from a safe place, then 811 before digging.

San Francisco water provider guide

Clear leader · 99% (900+ addresses)
San Francisco Water Power Sewer
San Francisco Water Power Sewer · 99% of 900+ San Francisco addresses we checked.

Watch the edges

San Francisco is a combined city and county, so its boundaries are unusually clean, but not airtight. Cross south into Daly City or Brisbane and water and sewer responsibility can change even where PG&E's territory continues. Anywhere near the county line, confirm the address before you assume.

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Finding your San Francisco electric utility

Dominant · 80% / 1,200+
Pg&E
Pg&E is San Francisco's electric answer. It led 80% of the San Francisco addresses we checked.

Report a San Francisco outage to Pg&E at (800) 743-5000.

Sewer & trash

97% of 33 addresses
City & County of San Francisco
Often rides with the water account. Confirm with the lookup.
52% of 46 addresses
Recology
Collection can be city or private depending on the neighborhood.

Moving to San Francisco: set up in this order

Setting up utilities in a Victorian flat or a fog-belt Sunset apartment? Run this checklist before your first PG&E bill lands.

  1. Get power on with Pg&E. Same-day starts are sometimes available; don't assume. Watch edges in split-level Victorians and in-law units where one building can hide several separate meters.
  2. Ask Pg&E about a San Francisco start date. Only if the home uses gas heat, water heater or range (100% gas lead in San Francisco).
  3. Start San Francisco Water Power Sewer service for San Francisco. Often San Francisco Water Power Sewer for water (99% in San Francisco); the lookup names sewer/trash when they differ.
  4. Arrange internet service. Same-week installs are rare during San Francisco peak moving season.

San Francisco utility questions, answered

Who is the electricity and gas provider in San Francisco?

At every San Francisco address we sampled, Pacific Gas & Electric is listed for both electricity and gas. California has no retail electric choice, so you can't switch to a competing power company. The utility assigned to your address is the one you get. The city's CleanPowerSF program can supply the generation portion of your electricity, but PG&E still runs the wires, handles delivery, and responds to outages.

Who handles water and sewer service in San Francisco?

Across the addresses we checked in San Francisco, household water is provided by the SFPUC City Distribution Division, and sewer service is handled by the City & County of San Francisco, which is city-run. Because San Francisco is a consolidated city and county, those services tend to be consistent within the limits, but the exact setup for your unit can still vary, so run your address through the lookup rather than assuming it matches a neighbor's.

What is CleanPowerSF, and does it replace PG&E?

CleanPowerSF is San Francisco's community-choice aggregation program. Under California's model, it can buy the electricity generation that flows to your home, while PG&E stays the company that delivers that power, maintains the lines, and restores service after an outage. So it doesn't replace PG&E. It works alongside it on the generation side. Everything about the physical connection, including gas, still runs through PG&E in San Francisco.

Who is the electric company in San Francisco?

Pg&E is San Francisco's electric answer. It led 80% of the San Francisco addresses we checked.

How do I set up all utilities for a San Francisco address?

Use the address tool at the top of this page. It names each San Francisco provider for your block and links out to start service.

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Name the San Francisco companies for your block

Enter a San Francisco street. We'll show who to call for each utility on that property.

San Francisco address check · roughly one minute

Sources: mapping database (987 San Francisco addresses) and 12 samples; Jul 2026 refresh. Address lookup is authoritative. How we verify provider data.

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