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California

SMUD electricity rates

What homes pay SMUD for electricity, from EIA.

Public power district utility, 608,565 homes in California. EIA lists it as Sacramento Municipal Util Dist.

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Average price
19.6¢ a kWh
Up 5.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$131 a month
Up 4.6% on a year ago
Average use
667 kWh
A month. California 507 kWh
Price rank in California
9 of 11
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, SMUD homes paid 19.6¢ a kWh, against 32.3¢ across California.

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

SMUD vs California

SMUDCalifornia
Average price, 12 months to August 202619.6¢32.3¢
Price in August 202623.3¢29.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$131$164
Bill in August 2026$214$235
Average monthly use667 kWh507 kWh
Price change, past year+5.3%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+31%+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.