California Electricity

2024 energy prices and generation data from the EIA

Residential Rate

31.97¢/kWh

Residential

31.97¢/kWh

14.2M customers

Commercial

25.54¢/kWh

1.8M customers

Industrial

21.53¢/kWh

146.3K customers

Residential Price History

Year Price Change
2016 17.39¢/kWh -5.0%
2017 18.31¢/kWh -2.8%
2018 18.84¢/kWh -1.6%
2019 19.15¢/kWh -6.4%
2020 20.45¢/kWh -10.4%
2021 22.82¢/kWh -11.7%
2022 25.84¢/kWh -12.4%
2023 29.51¢/kWh -7.7%
2024 31.97¢/kWh

Market Overview

Residential Revenue

$27443.7M

Commercial Revenue

$29399.9M

Residential Sales

85.9M MWh

Residential Customers

14.2M

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2024). Prices in cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).