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California

City of Santa Clara electricity rates

What homes pay City of Santa Clara for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 55,022 homes in California. EIA lists it as City of Santa Clara - (CA).

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Average price
18.4¢ a kWh
Up 4.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$73 a month
Up 2.5% on a year ago
Average use
400 kWh
A month. California 507 kWh
Price rank in California
10 of 11
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, City of Santa Clara homes paid 18.4¢ a kWh, against 32.3¢ across California.

Many homes in California buy power from a retail supplier. These figures cover City of Santa Clara's own customers, who buy delivery and power from it.

City of Santa Clara vs California

City of Santa ClaraCalifornia
Average price, 12 months to August 202618.4¢32.3¢
Price in August 202618.6¢29.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$73$164
Bill in August 2026$79$235
Average monthly use400 kWh507 kWh
Price change, past year+4.3%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+45%+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.