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California

LADWP electricity rates

What homes pay LADWP for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 1,428,184 homes in California. EIA lists it as Los Angeles Department of Water & Power.

Headlines

Average price
27.9¢ a kWh
Up 10.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$131 a month
Up 8.7% on a year ago
Average use
471 kWh
A month. California 507 kWh
Price rank in California
4 of 11
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, LADWP homes paid 27.9¢ a kWh, against 32.3¢ across California.

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

LADWP vs California

LADWPCalifornia
Average price, 12 months to August 202627.9¢32.3¢
Price in August 202630.0¢29.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$131$164
Bill in August 2026$183$235
Average monthly use471 kWh507 kWh
Price change, past year+10.0%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+39%+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.