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California Electricity Prices: 32.54 US cents/kWh Residential, 2025

The average residential price of electricity in California was 32.54 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 2nd highest residential price of the 51 states and DC. That is over the previous year +1.8%, over five years +59.1%, over ten years +91.5%. Commercial customers paid 26.36 US cents/kWh and industrial customers 21.62 US cents/kWh in 2025. These are EIA statistics; they are not real time and do not include taxes or fees billed separately by some utilities.

Key Facts

  • The average residential price of electricity in California was 32.54 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 2nd highest residential price of the 51 states and DC.
  • Commercial customers in California paid an average of 26.36 US cents/kWh in 2025, and industrial customers 21.62 US cents/kWh.
  • California's residential electricity price rose 59.1% over the five years to 2025.
  • California's residential electricity price rose 91.5% over the ten years to 2025.
  • The most recent monthly figure for California is June 2026.

Key Figures

MeasureValueAs of / source
Residential price32.54 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Commercial price26.36 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Industrial price21.62 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
All sectors27.63 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Residential price rank, highest first2 of 512025 · EIA
Change over 1 year+1.8%to 2025 · EIA
Change over 5 years+59.1%to 2025 · EIA
Change over 10 years+91.5%to 2025 · EIA

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025. Average revenue per kWh sold, including delivery charges and taxes collected by utilities, in nominal US cents.

Price History, 2001 to 2025

EIA annual statistics
California average electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025 California's average electricity price by customer sector from 2001 to 2025, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the residential price was 32.54 US cents/kWh. 0 10 20 30 40 20012006201120162021
California's average electricity price by customer sector from 2001 to 2025, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the residential price was 32.54 US cents/kWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, US cents/kWh
California average electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025
YearAll sectorsResidentialCommercialIndustrial
200111.22 US cents/kWh12.09 US cents/kWh12.15 US cents/kWh9.23 US cents/kWh
200212.19 US cents/kWh12.64 US cents/kWh13.36 US cents/kWh9.81 US cents/kWh
200311.78 US cents/kWh12.23 US cents/kWh12.48 US cents/kWh9.59 US cents/kWh
200411.35 US cents/kWh12.20 US cents/kWh11.64 US cents/kWh9.27 US cents/kWh
200511.63 US cents/kWh12.51 US cents/kWh11.92 US cents/kWh9.55 US cents/kWh
200612.82 US cents/kWh14.33 US cents/kWh12.90 US cents/kWh10.09 US cents/kWh
200712.80 US cents/kWh14.42 US cents/kWh12.82 US cents/kWh9.98 US cents/kWh
200812.49 US cents/kWh13.81 US cents/kWh12.54 US cents/kWh10.09 US cents/kWh
200913.24 US cents/kWh14.74 US cents/kWh13.27 US cents/kWh10.42 US cents/kWh
201013.01 US cents/kWh14.75 US cents/kWh13.09 US cents/kWh9.80 US cents/kWh
201113.05 US cents/kWh14.78 US cents/kWh13.05 US cents/kWh10.11 US cents/kWh
201213.53 US cents/kWh15.34 US cents/kWh13.41 US cents/kWh10.49 US cents/kWh
201314.30 US cents/kWh16.23 US cents/kWh14.20 US cents/kWh11.44 US cents/kWh
201415.15 US cents/kWh16.25 US cents/kWh15.62 US cents/kWh12.34 US cents/kWh
201515.42 US cents/kWh16.99 US cents/kWh15.73 US cents/kWh12.17 US cents/kWh
201615.23 US cents/kWh17.39 US cents/kWh15.07 US cents/kWh11.92 US cents/kWh
201716.06 US cents/kWh18.31 US cents/kWh15.76 US cents/kWh12.73 US cents/kWh
201816.58 US cents/kWh18.84 US cents/kWh16.34 US cents/kWh13.20 US cents/kWh
201916.89 US cents/kWh19.15 US cents/kWh16.67 US cents/kWh13.40 US cents/kWh
202018.00 US cents/kWh20.45 US cents/kWh17.53 US cents/kWh14.27 US cents/kWh
202119.65 US cents/kWh22.82 US cents/kWh19.18 US cents/kWh14.82 US cents/kWh
202222.33 US cents/kWh25.84 US cents/kWh21.81 US cents/kWh17.09 US cents/kWh
202324.87 US cents/kWh29.51 US cents/kWh23.91 US cents/kWh18.64 US cents/kWh
202427.04 US cents/kWh31.97 US cents/kWh25.54 US cents/kWh21.53 US cents/kWh
202527.63 US cents/kWh32.54 US cents/kWh26.36 US cents/kWh21.62 US cents/kWh

Month by Month

EIA monthly statistics, preliminary for recent months, through June 2026
California average electricity price, all sectors and residential, by month California's average electricity price by month, in US cents per kWh, from July 2025 to June 2026. 0 10 20 30 40 Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026
California's average electricity price by month, in US cents per kWh, from July 2025 to June 2026.
Monthly statistics through June 2026, US cents/kWh
California average electricity price, all sectors and residential, by month
MonthAll sectorsResidential
2025-0730.12 US cents/kWh32.66 US cents/kWh
2025-0829.39 US cents/kWh31.65 US cents/kWh
2025-0930.17 US cents/kWh32.04 US cents/kWh
2025-1028.30 US cents/kWh33.60 US cents/kWh
2025-1125.85 US cents/kWh31.89 US cents/kWh
2025-1228.18 US cents/kWh34.71 US cents/kWh
2026-0125.55 US cents/kWh30.29 US cents/kWh
2026-0226.55 US cents/kWh33.22 US cents/kWh
2026-0328.59 US cents/kWh33.35 US cents/kWh
2026-0427.58 US cents/kWh35.25 US cents/kWh
2026-0526.27 US cents/kWh33.25 US cents/kWh
2026-0628.50 US cents/kWh34.74 US cents/kWh

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