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NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

California

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) electricity rates

What homes pay Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 1,587,449 homes in California. EIA lists it as Pacific Gas & Electric Co..

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Average price
34.7¢ a kWh
Down 9.8% on a year ago
Average bill
$164 a month
Down 8.1% on a year ago
Average use
474 kWh
A month. California 507 kWh
Price rank in California
3 of 11
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) homes paid 34.7¢ a kWh, against 32.3¢ across California.

Many homes in California buy power from a retail supplier. These figures cover Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)'s own customers, who buy delivery and power from it.

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) vs California

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)California
Average price, 12 months to August 202634.7¢32.3¢
Price in August 202626.1¢29.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$164$164
Bill in August 2026$200$235
Average monthly use474 kWh507 kWh
Price change, past year-9.8%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+55%+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.