What is medical Baseline Allowance SCE?

If you or someone in your household requires the regular use of electrically-powered medical equipment or other qualifying medical devices, you may be eligible for our Medical Baseline Allowance program. This program provides an additional 16.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per day.

What does medical baseline mean?

Medical Baseline consumers are billed for natural gas and electricity use at their utility company’s lowest residential rate. All residential customers are billed a certain amount of their natural gas and electricity use at their utility company’s lowest residential rate.

Does a CPAP machine qualify for medical baseline SCE?

If you regularly use a CPAP machine, you may qualify for the Medical Baseline Program. The Medical Baseline Program, also known as Medical Baseline Allowance, is an assistance program for residential customers who depend on power for certain medical and independent living needs.

What is the medical baseline discount?

The Medical Baseline Allowance Program provides an additional amount of gas and electricity at the lowest rates for residential customers. It is not a discount or a rebate. Anyone who uses certain medical devices or needs space heating or air conditioning because of a medical condition may qualify.

What is SCE baseline credit?

Baseline Credit A discount that reduces total electricity charges. A baseline credit is calculated per kilowatt hour (kWh) used and is capped by the monthly baseline allocation.

How much do you save with PGE medical baseline?

There is no discount provided in your energy statement. Eligible Medical Baseline customers may receive a “standard” Medical Baseline quantity of approximately 500 kilowatt-hours (kwh) of electricity and/or 25 therms of gas per month, in addition to regular Baseline quantities of their current rate.

What is baseline status?

Baseline status means that the individual reached a level of condition where no further medical adjustments are indicated except for adjustments for growth and development.

Is a CPAP considered a life support device?

Equipment not considered life sustaining: refrigerator, air conditioner, nebulizer, CPAP machine, wheelchairs or bed confinement.

How does PG&E medical baseline work?

This is called the Baseline Allowance. In the Medical Baseline Program, the additional allotment of energy is approximately 500 kilowatt-hours (kwh) of electricity and/or 25 therms of gas per month depending on the customer’s energy needs as verified by a medical practitioner during certification.

Does CPAP qualify for PG&E medical baseline?

Examples of qualifying medical equipment and needs include: motorized wheelchairs, CPAP machines that provide continuous positive airway pressure to treat sleep apnea, or asthma and other conditions that have special heating and cooling needs.

What are baseline levels?

a basic standard or level; guideline: to establish a baseline for future studies. a specific value or values that can serve as a comparison or control.

What comes after baseline?

A baseline survey is a study that is done at the beginning of a project to collect information on the status of a subject (anything from crop yields to birth weights) before any type of intervention can affect it. An endline survey, on the other hand, is the study conducted after the end of that intervention.

Is a BiPAP machine a ventilator?

A BiPAP isn’t the only type of ventilator that uses positive pressure to help you breathe. Another common breathing device is the continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP. Both deliver air pressure when you breathe in and breathe out. But a BiPAP delivers higher air pressure when you breathe in.

How can I lower my electric bill in California?

Make an assessment of your windows and then do one of the following to increase your home’s energy efficiency.

1. Caulk around window edges.
2. Add weatherstripping in the winter.
3. Apply window film.
4. Hang heavyweight drapes or line your lightweight curtains.
5. Install awnings.
6. Plant trees.
7. Replace old windows.

Is a CPAP machine considered life support?

(Note: CPAP or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure is often used for sleep apnea which is not a form of life-sustaining treatment.)

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