Pacific Gas & Electric Co. electricity rates in California, 2025
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s 1,738,444 residential customers paid an average of 37.52¢ per kWh in 2025, 20% above the California average of 31.35¢. The typical home used 464 kWh a month, for an average bill of $174.
- 37.52¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)−2.10¢ (-5.3%) vs 2024
- $174Avg monthly billCalifornia: $155
- 464 kWhAvg monthly useCalifornia: 494 kWh
- 1,738,444Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 1,738,444 | 9,672,473 | $3,628,763,000 | 37.52¢ | 39.62¢ | −2.10¢ (-5.3%) |
| Commercial | 200,371 | 7,355,715 | $2,825,969,000 | 38.42¢ | 39.46¢ | −1.04¢ (-2.6%) |
| Industrial | 69,867 | 7,161,035 | $2,330,014,000 | 32.54¢ | 33.15¢ | −0.61¢ (-1.8%) |
| All sectors | 2,008,682 | 24,189,223 | $8,784,746,000 | 36.32¢ | 37.70¢ | −1.39¢ (-3.7%) |
How Pacific Gas & Electric Co. compares
- California residential average, 2025: 31.35¢ per kWh, 494 kWh a month, $155 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 30 full-service utilities in California with at least 1,000 residential customers, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ranks 27 of 30 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: California homes paid 29.75¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 30.92¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average fell 5.3%; the state average fell 1.9%.
- Another 3,317,112 residential customers buy supply from a competitive supplier and pay Pacific Gas & Electric Co. only for delivery, averaging 24.60¢ per kWh for that service.
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is an investor-owned utility, a private company whose rates are set by the state utility commission. Balancing authority: CISO.
Where Pacific Gas & Electric Co. serves
EIA lists 50 California counties in its 2025 service territory: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, and 10 more.
1140 ZIP codes are matched to Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 93105, 93117, 93201, 93203, 93204, 93206, 93210, 93212, 93215, 93219, 93222, 93224, 93225, 93230, 93234, 93239, 93241, 93242, 93243, 93245, 93246, 93249, 93250, 93251, 93252, 93254, 93256, 93262, 93263, 93266, 93268, 93271, 93272, 93274, 93276, 93280, 93282, 93286, 93291, 93292, 93301, 93302, 93303, 93304, 93305, 93306, 93307, 93308, 93309, 93311, 93312, 93313, 93314, 93380, 93383, 93384, 93385, 93386, 93387, 93388, and 1080 more. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
California full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 26.48¢ | $124 | 1,415,602 |
| City & County of San Francisco (CA) | 27.13¢ | $295 | 3,670 |
| Liberty Utilities | 27.65¢ | $141 | 44,507 |
| Southern California Edison Co | 31.48¢ | $149 | 3,262,177 |
| City of Glendale (CA) | 35.51¢ | $139 | 78,071 |
| City of Moreno Valley (CA) | 40.60¢ | $188 | 7,952 |
| Bear Valley Electric Service | 41.12¢ | $122 | 23,395 |
| San Diego Gas & Electric Co | 45.77¢ | $168 | 284,416 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.