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California

Bear Valley Electric Service electricity rates

What homes pay Bear Valley Electric Service for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 23,348 homes in California. EIA lists it as Bear Valley Electric Service.

Headlines

Average price
43.5¢ a kWh
Up 16% on a year ago
Average bill
$126 a month
Up 12% on a year ago
Average use
289 kWh
A month. California 507 kWh
Price rank in California
2 of 11
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Bear Valley Electric Service homes paid 43.5¢ a kWh, against 32.3¢ across California.

Many homes in California buy power from a retail supplier. These figures cover Bear Valley Electric Service's own customers, who buy delivery and power from it.

Bear Valley Electric Service vs California

Bear Valley Electric ServiceCalifornia
Average price, 12 months to August 202643.5¢32.3¢
Price in August 202644.2¢29.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$126$164
Bill in August 2026$127$235
Average monthly use289 kWh507 kWh
Price change, past year+16%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+53%+69%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.