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

California

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) electricity rates

What homes pay San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 284,716 homes in California. EIA lists it as San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

Headlines

Average price
47.6¢ a kWh
Up 4.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$183 a month
Up 11% on a year ago
Average use
384 kWh
A month. California 507 kWh
Price rank in California
1 of 11
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) homes paid 47.6¢ a kWh, against 32.3¢ across California.

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

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) vs California

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)California
Average price, 12 months to August 202647.6¢32.3¢
Price in August 202648.1¢29.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$183$164
Bill in August 2026$283$235
Average monthly use384 kWh507 kWh
Price change, past year+4.2%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+84%+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.