SDGE holiday rates are useful, but they do not erase peak pricing
SDGE holidays can give residential Time-of-Use customers a longer daytime super off-peak window. The catch is simple: 4pm to 9pm is still on-peak. Before planning laundry, EV charging, battery charging, or cooking around a holiday, check the full SDGE holiday rates calendar.
Updated June 22, 2026. Based on SDGE Electric Rule 1 and Schedule TOU-DR1.
What changes on an SDGE holiday?
On common three-period TOU schedules, SDGE treats holidays like weekends. That gives you a larger low-cost window earlier in the day, which can be useful for flexible loads.
The holiday schedule is not a full-day discount. If you run high-use equipment from 4pm to 9pm, you are still using electricity during the most expensive time block.
The date details matter
The biggest mistake is assuming SDGE follows a generic federal holiday calendar. SDGE's tariff defines a specific TOU holiday list and a specific observed-date rule. That rule is not symmetrical: Sunday fixed-date holidays add the following Monday, but Saturday fixed-date holidays do not move to Friday.
For example, Independence Day falls on Saturday, July 4, 2026. Under SDGE's TOU holiday rule, Friday, July 3, 2026 is not the observed holiday for rate-period purposes. Independence Day falls on Sunday, July 4, 2027, so Monday, July 5, 2027 is also treated as a TOU holiday.
That is exactly why the full SDGE holiday rates page lists every holiday and date rather than just saying "weekends and holidays."
Use the full holiday calendar
See every SDGE TOU holiday, exact 2026 and 2027 dates, observed-date notes, and plan-specific caveats in one place.
- Move flexible daytime loads before 2pm when possible.
- Avoid treating 4pm to 9pm as cheap just because the day is a holiday.
- For EVs and batteries, confirm your plan has a super off-peak period before assuming the holiday window applies.
- For solar customers, remember that import timing and export timing can affect the plan comparison differently.
TOU-DR2 has two periods instead of three. It does not have a separate super off-peak price period, so holidays do not create the same midnight-to-2pm super off-peak window.
If your plan is TOU-DR2, focus on the daily 4pm to 9pm on-peak period and compare whole-bill cost before changing behavior.