California Electricity: Generation Mix and Retail Prices

California generated 206 TWh of electricity in 2025, 36% of it from gas. The average retail price was 27.63 US cents/kWh in 2025. These are EIA statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through June 2026; they are not real time.

Key Facts

California generated 206 TWh of electricity in 2025, the 4th most of the 51 states and DC.
Gas was the largest source of California's electricity in 2025, at 35.6% of generation.
Solar was the second largest source of California's electricity in 2025, at 27.0% of generation.
California's electricity generation rose from 199 TWh in 2001 to 206 TWh in 2025.
The average retail price of electricity in California was 27.63 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 2nd highest of the 51 states and DC.
Residential customers in California paid an average of 32.54 US cents/kWh in 2025.
California generated 17.2 TWh of electricity in June 2026.

Key Figures

Measure	Value	As of / source
Total generation	206 TWh	2025 · EIA
Generation rank	4 of 51	2025 · EIA
Average retail price, all sectors	27.63 US cents/kWh	2025 · EIA
Price rank, highest first	2 of 51	2025 · EIA
Retail sales	238 TWh	2025 · EIA
Retail customers	16,706,378	2025 · EIA
Retail revenue	USD 65,737 million	2025 · EIA

Generation Mix, 2025

Source	Generation	Share
Gas	73.3 TWh	35.6%
Solar	55.6 TWh	27.0%
Hydro	27.9 TWh	13.5%
Nuclear	17.6 TWh	8.5%
Wind	16.3 TWh	7.9%
Geothermal	10.7 TWh	5.2%
Bioenergy	4.44 TWh	2.2%
Other fossil	1.11 TWh	0.5%
Storage	261 GWh	0.1%
Coal	234 GWh	0.1%
Oil	55.0 GWh	0.0%

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025. Utility scale generation, all sectors; small scale solar is not included.

Year by Year

EIA annual statistics, 2001 to 2025

California's electricity generation by main source from 2001 to 2025, in TWh. In 2025 the largest sources were gas at 73.3 TWh, solar at 55.6 TWh, hydro at 27.9 TWh, nuclear at 17.6 TWh, wind at 16.3 TWh.

Annual statistics through 2025, TWh

California electricity generation by source, 2001 to 2025
Year	Gas	Solar	Hydro	Nuclear	Wind
2001	112 TWh	542 GWh	25.5 TWh	33.2 TWh	3.50 TWh
2002	89.6 TWh	554 GWh	31.1 TWh	34.4 TWh	3.80 TWh
2003	91.4 TWh	534 GWh	36.4 TWh	35.6 TWh	3.90 TWh
2004	100 TWh	571 GWh	34.1 TWh	30.3 TWh	4.31 TWh
2005	93.4 TWh	537 GWh	39.6 TWh	36.2 TWh	4.26 TWh
2006	106 TWh	495 GWh	48.0 TWh	32.0 TWh	4.88 TWh
2007	116 TWh	557 GWh	27.3 TWh	35.8 TWh	5.58 TWh
2008	120 TWh	670 GWh	24.1 TWh	32.5 TWh	5.38 TWh
2009	113 TWh	647 GWh	27.9 TWh	31.8 TWh	5.84 TWh
2010	108 TWh	769 GWh	33.4 TWh	32.2 TWh	6.08 TWh
2011	89.0 TWh	889 GWh	42.6 TWh	36.7 TWh	7.75 TWh
2012	120 TWh	1.38 TWh	26.8 TWh	18.5 TWh	9.75 TWh
2013	120 TWh	3.81 TWh	23.8 TWh	17.9 TWh	12.8 TWh
2014	120 TWh	9.93 TWh	16.5 TWh	17.0 TWh	13.0 TWh
2015	116 TWh	14.8 TWh	13.8 TWh	18.5 TWh	12.2 TWh
2016	97.1 TWh	18.8 TWh	28.9 TWh	18.9 TWh	13.5 TWh
2017	88.4 TWh	24.4 TWh	42.4 TWh	17.9 TWh	12.8 TWh
2018	89.8 TWh	27.0 TWh	26.3 TWh	18.2 TWh	14.0 TWh
2019	85.8 TWh	28.3 TWh	38.4 TWh	16.2 TWh	13.7 TWh
2020	92.0 TWh	30.3 TWh	21.4 TWh	16.3 TWh	13.6 TWh
2021	97.4 TWh	34.9 TWh	14.7 TWh	16.5 TWh	15.2 TWh
2022	96.4 TWh	38.8 TWh	17.6 TWh	17.6 TWh	14.6 TWh
2023	94.4 TWh	41.0 TWh	32.4 TWh	17.7 TWh	14.0 TWh
2024	86.7 TWh	48.4 TWh	29.5 TWh	18.4 TWh	15.6 TWh
2025	73.3 TWh	55.6 TWh	27.9 TWh	17.6 TWh	16.3 TWh

Year	Generation	Largest source	Average retail price
2025	206 TWh	Gas 35.6%	27.63 US cents/kWh
2024	214 TWh	Gas 40.5%	27.04 US cents/kWh
2023	217 TWh	Gas 43.6%	24.87 US cents/kWh
2022	203 TWh	Gas 47.4%	22.33 US cents/kWh
2021	197 TWh	Gas 49.4%	19.65 US cents/kWh
2020	193 TWh	Gas 47.7%	18.00 US cents/kWh
2019	202 TWh	Gas 42.5%	16.89 US cents/kWh
2018	195 TWh	Gas 45.9%	16.58 US cents/kWh
2017	206 TWh	Gas 42.9%	16.06 US cents/kWh
2016	197 TWh	Gas 49.3%	15.23 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025.

Retail Electricity Prices

Average revenue per kWh sold, 2001 to 2025

Average retail electricity prices in California by customer sector, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the all sector average was 27.63 US cents/kWh and residential customers paid 32.54 US cents/kWh.

Annual statistics through 2025, US cents/kWh

California average retail electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025
Year	All sectors	Residential	Commercial	Industrial
2001	11.22 US cents/kWh	12.09 US cents/kWh	12.15 US cents/kWh	9.23 US cents/kWh
2002	12.19 US cents/kWh	12.64 US cents/kWh	13.36 US cents/kWh	9.81 US cents/kWh
2003	11.78 US cents/kWh	12.23 US cents/kWh	12.48 US cents/kWh	9.59 US cents/kWh
2004	11.35 US cents/kWh	12.20 US cents/kWh	11.64 US cents/kWh	9.27 US cents/kWh
2005	11.63 US cents/kWh	12.51 US cents/kWh	11.92 US cents/kWh	9.55 US cents/kWh
2006	12.82 US cents/kWh	14.33 US cents/kWh	12.90 US cents/kWh	10.09 US cents/kWh
2007	12.80 US cents/kWh	14.42 US cents/kWh	12.82 US cents/kWh	9.98 US cents/kWh
2008	12.49 US cents/kWh	13.81 US cents/kWh	12.54 US cents/kWh	10.09 US cents/kWh
2009	13.24 US cents/kWh	14.74 US cents/kWh	13.27 US cents/kWh	10.42 US cents/kWh
2010	13.01 US cents/kWh	14.75 US cents/kWh	13.09 US cents/kWh	9.80 US cents/kWh
2011	13.05 US cents/kWh	14.78 US cents/kWh	13.05 US cents/kWh	10.11 US cents/kWh
2012	13.53 US cents/kWh	15.34 US cents/kWh	13.41 US cents/kWh	10.49 US cents/kWh
2013	14.30 US cents/kWh	16.23 US cents/kWh	14.20 US cents/kWh	11.44 US cents/kWh
2014	15.15 US cents/kWh	16.25 US cents/kWh	15.62 US cents/kWh	12.34 US cents/kWh
2015	15.42 US cents/kWh	16.99 US cents/kWh	15.73 US cents/kWh	12.17 US cents/kWh
2016	15.23 US cents/kWh	17.39 US cents/kWh	15.07 US cents/kWh	11.92 US cents/kWh
2017	16.06 US cents/kWh	18.31 US cents/kWh	15.76 US cents/kWh	12.73 US cents/kWh
2018	16.58 US cents/kWh	18.84 US cents/kWh	16.34 US cents/kWh	13.20 US cents/kWh
2019	16.89 US cents/kWh	19.15 US cents/kWh	16.67 US cents/kWh	13.40 US cents/kWh
2020	18.00 US cents/kWh	20.45 US cents/kWh	17.53 US cents/kWh	14.27 US cents/kWh
2021	19.65 US cents/kWh	22.82 US cents/kWh	19.18 US cents/kWh	14.82 US cents/kWh
2022	22.33 US cents/kWh	25.84 US cents/kWh	21.81 US cents/kWh	17.09 US cents/kWh
2023	24.87 US cents/kWh	29.51 US cents/kWh	23.91 US cents/kWh	18.64 US cents/kWh
2024	27.04 US cents/kWh	31.97 US cents/kWh	25.54 US cents/kWh	21.53 US cents/kWh
2025	27.63 US cents/kWh	32.54 US cents/kWh	26.36 US cents/kWh	21.62 US cents/kWh

Sector, 2025	Average price	Sales	Customers
All sectors	27.63 US cents/kWh	238 TWh	16,706,378
Residential	32.54 US cents/kWh	81.9 TWh	14,730,091
Commercial	26.36 US cents/kWh	114 TWh	1,823,887
Industrial	21.62 US cents/kWh	41.8 TWh	152,387
Transportation	17.08 US cents/kWh	705 GWh	13

Prices are average revenue per kWh sold, including delivery charges and taxes collected by utilities, in nominal US cents.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025.

Month by Month

EIA monthly statistics, preliminary for recent months

Month	Generation	Average price, all sectors	Residential price
June 2026	17.2 TWh	28.50 US cents/kWh	34.74 US cents/kWh
May 2026	15.4 TWh	26.27 US cents/kWh	33.25 US cents/kWh
April 2026	14.5 TWh	27.58 US cents/kWh	35.25 US cents/kWh
March 2026	15.2 TWh	28.59 US cents/kWh	33.35 US cents/kWh
February 2026	13.1 TWh	26.55 US cents/kWh	33.22 US cents/kWh
January 2026	14.3 TWh	25.55 US cents/kWh	30.29 US cents/kWh
December 2025	14.4 TWh	28.18 US cents/kWh	34.71 US cents/kWh
November 2025	15.3 TWh	25.85 US cents/kWh	31.89 US cents/kWh
October 2025	16.1 TWh	28.30 US cents/kWh	33.60 US cents/kWh
September 2025	19.4 TWh	30.17 US cents/kWh	32.04 US cents/kWh
August 2025	22.1 TWh	29.39 US cents/kWh	31.65 US cents/kWh
July 2025	20.8 TWh	30.12 US cents/kWh	32.66 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of June 2026.