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

California

PacifiCorp electricity rates

What homes pay PacifiCorp for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 36,440 homes in California. EIA lists it as PacifiCorp.

Headlines

Average price
24.7¢ a kWh
Up 7.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$195 a month
Down 0.3% on a year ago
Average use
789 kWh
A month. California 507 kWh
Price rank in California
6 of 11
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, PacifiCorp homes paid 24.7¢ a kWh, against 32.3¢ across California.

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

PacifiCorp vs California

PacifiCorpCalifornia
Average price, 12 months to August 202624.7¢32.3¢
Price in August 202624.4¢29.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$195$164
Bill in August 2026$175$235
Average monthly use789 kWh507 kWh
Price change, past year+7.5%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+82%+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.