Electricity and gas prices in California

Households in California paid an average of 34.74¢ per kilowatt-hour for electricity in June 2026, and $20.33 per thousand cubic feet of natural gas in June 2026. That is the 2nd highest electricity price of the fifty states and DC.

What heat costs here

Dollars per million BTU delivered into the house — the only figure that compares a heat pump with a furnace, and the only one that needs no assumption about your house.

Gas furnace, 95% AFUE$20.64
Heat pump at COP 3.0$33.94
Heat pump at COP 2.0$50.91
Electric resistance$101.82

Which certified heat pumps hold their capacity at 5 °F in California

Five years of prices

July 202122.49¢
October 202122.02¢
January 202223.07¢
April 202223.28¢
July 202226.18¢
October 202225.76¢
January 202326.47¢
April 202329.70¢
July 202329.46¢
October 202331.78¢
January 202429.62¢
April 202434.49¢
July 202432.73¢
October 202432.45¢
January 202530.28¢
April 202533.82¢
July 202532.66¢
October 202533.60¢
January 202630.29¢
April 202635.25¢

Who sells electricity in California

Utilities reporting at least 1,000 residential customers. The price column is derived — total residential revenue divided by total residential sales in EIA’s 2024 annual survey — not a tariff, and not this month’s rate.

Utility	Ownership	Residential customers	Derived from the 2024 survey
Southern California Edison Co	Investor Owned	3,219,520	32.43¢
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Investor Owned	1,856,780	39.62¢
Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power	Municipal	1,410,191	23.84¢
Sacramento Municipal Util Dist	Political Subdivision	592,557	17.87¢
Sunrun Inc.	Behind the Meter	325,586	25.86¢
San Diego Gas & Electric Co	Investor Owned	307,982	43.63¢
Tesla Inc.	Behind the Meter	147,441	18.56¢
Imperial Irrigation District	Political Subdivision	142,078	17.91¢
City Of Anaheim - (Ca)	Municipal	105,839	17.11¢
Modesto Irrigation District	Political Subdivision	103,650	21.78¢
City Of Riverside - (Ca)	Municipal	100,450	20.20¢
Turlock Irrigation District	Political Subdivision	80,575	16.34¢
City Of Glendale - (Ca)	Municipal	77,563	33.81¢
Sunpower Capital, LLC	Behind the Meter	71,494	24.24¢
City Of Roseville - (Ca)	Municipal	63,052	18.66¢
City Of Pasadena - (Ca)	Municipal	58,551	25.98¢
Sunnova	Behind the Meter	52,766	27.55¢
City Of Santa Clara - (Ca)	Municipal	50,949	16.88¢
City Of Burbank Water And Power	Municipal	46,157	19.25¢
Liberty Utilities	Investor Owned	43,902	25.92¢
City Of Redding - (Ca)	Municipal	38,170	17.85¢
Pacificorp	Investor Owned	36,273	20.64¢
Alameda Municipal Power	Municipal	33,174	22.98¢
City Of Palo Alto - (Ca)	Municipal	26,249	20.67¢
Spruce Finance	Behind the Meter	25,337	19.18¢
City Of Lodi - (Ca)	Municipal	23,751	22.47¢
Bear Valley Electric Service	Investor Owned	23,327	30.67¢
City Of Colton - (Ca)	Municipal	17,472	24.85¢
City Of Azusa	Municipal	15,599	19.08¢
Everbright, LLC	Behind the Meter	11,488	19.64¢
Merced Irrigation District	Political Subdivision	11,366	24.25¢
City Of Moreno Valley - (Ca)	Municipal	7,936	39.87¢
City Of Shasta Lake - (Ca)	Municipal	4,268	19.26¢
Surprise Valley Electrification	Cooperative	2,785	13.14¢
City & County Of San Francisco	Municipal	2,618	24.05¢
City Of Corona - (Ca)	Municipal	1,285	15.50¢

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Prices: EIA Electric Power Monthly and Natural Gas Monthly, residential sector. Utility figures: EIA-861 annual survey, data year 2024. Both public domain.