First-of-its-kind offer includes a home charger at no additional cost, a $15 monthly bill credit and the potential for additional managed-charging savings

SAN RAMON, Calif., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and GM Energy today announced the Smart Charge Bundle, a new, first-of-its-kind offering giving customers access to a home charger, smart-charging incentives, and support at Chevrolet, GMC, or Cadillac dealers across Northern and Central California.

Q: What are PG&E and GM announcing today?

A: PG&E and GM Energy are launching the Smart Charge Bundle. The bundle includes an EV charger at no additional cost and $15 in monthly bill credits on customers' PG&E bills after installation. The bundle is made available right at the point of sale when customers purchase or lease a new Chevrolet, GMC, or Cadillac EV at a participating dealership.

Q: How does the Smart Charge Bundle work?

A: The offering makes home charging part of the EV buying conversation from the start. At the dealership, customers can discuss their charging needs, explore available GM Energy charger options, and complete enrollment in PG&E's EV Charge Manager program as part of the EV purchase or lease process. Customers can select a GM Energy PowerShift or PowerUp 2 home charger at no additional hardware cost, a value of up to $1,999. The PowerUp 2 charger delivers reliable everyday Level 2 charging, while the PowerShift Charger can be paired with GM Energy equipment and a compatible EV to support bidirectional charging, moving energy not only from the grid to the vehicle but also from the vehicle back to the home during an outage.

Q: What is EV Charge Manager, and how does it help the grid?

A: Through PG&E's EV Charge Manager program, participating customers can receive a $15 monthly bill credit and may save up to an additional $50 per month by shifting charging to periods when electricity costs and demand are lower. Managed charging automatically schedules the vehicle to charge during lower-cost periods while making sure it's ready when the customer needs it. Customers remain in control, able to override a managed-charging session whenever necessary. This is made possible by WeaveGrid, which is GM and PG&E's supplier for the software layer that optimizes charging and helps prevent localized strain on the grid.

Q: What does this mean for customers financially?

A: Combining the no-cost charger (a value of up to $1,999) with the $15 monthly EV Charge Manager bill credit (and the potential for up to $50 more in monthly savings from managed charging) customers can meaningfully lower both the upfront and ongoing costs of owning an EV.

Q: Where can customers sign up or learn more?

A: Customers can learn more about the GM Energy and PG&E Smart Charge Bundle through a participating dealer or by visiting the GM Energy Enrollment Portal

Q: What dealerships are participating?

A: Customers can go to their nearest local dealer and request additional information.

Q: What are leaders saying?

"The Smart Charge Bundle is a critical step toward an electrified and affordable future," said Chelle Izzi, SVP & Chief Commercial Officer. "We're looking at a future where the option to electrify is the easier and more compelling choice for customers, where we unlock the power of EVs to make our grid more resilient and efficient."  

"GM Energy's reason for being is to make EV ownership a leap forward in value and ease, from choosing the right vehicle to charging it at home," said Wade Sheffer, VP of GM Energy. "This pilot with PG&E is the result of listening to owners, reducing steps, and doing the hard work in the background to make the customer experience really simple, with clear benefits."

"Customers don't want to think about when their car charges," said Apoorv Bhargava, CEO and Co-Founder of WeaveGrid. "They just want it to be ready and affordable. This bundle makes everything simple and easy, and it's a great example of what's possible when technology partners across the energy and automotive space collaborate, turning connected devices into grid assets that deliver real savings for consumers."

About Pacific Gas and Electric Company: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com

About GM Energy: General Motors (NYSE:GM) is driving the future of transportation, leveraging advanced technology to build safer, smarter, and lower emission of cars, trucks, and SUVs. GM's Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands offer a broad portfolio of innovative gasoline-powered vehicles and the industry's widest range of EVs, as we move to an all-electric future. Learn more at www.GM.com

About WeaveGrid: WeaveGrid is the grid orchestration software that enables utilities to serve growing load reliably and affordably by aligning electric demand with grid capacity from the bottom up. Through Distribution-Integrated System Capacity Orchestration (DISCO), WeaveGrid provides asset-level visibility and device-level control, optimizing EVs, batteries, and other flexible loads exactly where constraints hit, from transformers to the bulk system. Learn more at www.weavegrid.com