There are definitely electric and natural gas rate plans that take into account pricing for basic necessity or reasonable average use ("baseline usage") and hav

There are definitely electric and natural gas rate plans that take into account pricing for basic necessity or reasonable average use ("baseline usage") and have tiers above that. https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/rate-plans/rate-plan-options/tiered-base-plan/understanding-baseline-allowance.page https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/rate-plans/rate-plan-o...