Energy Program for San Diego Caregivers with Special Needs
If you are a San Diego caregiver of someone who depends on life support equipment or special environmental conditions, having energy in your home or residence is essential. To help San Diego caregivers and customers with special health needs, SDG&E offers medical baseline allowances that provide additional regulated utility charges at the baseline rate, which can help keep energy costs down.
The Medical Baseline program provides additional baseline allowance (electricity at the lowest rate) for people with specific medical needs. This program is available to SDG&E customers where a family member or a full-time resident has one or more of the following medical conditions:В
- Paraplegia
- Multiple sclerosis or scleroderma
- A compromised immune system
- Life threatening illness that requires use of heat, air conditioning or life-support equipment
San Diego caregivers or customers who use the following devices may qualify:
- Aerosol Tents
- Apnea Monitors
- Hemodialysis Machines
- Compressors
- Electric Nerve Stimulators
- Pressure Pumps
- Electrostatic Nebulizers
- IPPB Machines
- Ultrasonic Nebulizers
- Iron Lungs
- Kidney Dialysis Machine
- Suction Machine
- Motorized Wheelchairs
- Pressure Pads
- Respirators
- Oxygen Concentrators
For more information, call SDG&E toll-free at 1-800-411-7343 or visit their website to download an application.
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