California Energy
Gas prices, electricity rates, utilities, power plants, heating costs and EV charging in California, from EIA, EPA and the Department of Energy.
- Regular gas
- $6.03/gal
- Week of 10/19/2026
- Home electricity
- 33.61¢/kWh
- July 2026
- Average electric bill
- $155/mo
- 2025
- EV charging stations
- 20,714
- 70,523 ports
Prices
- Gas prices$6.03/gal
- Electricity rates33.61¢/kWh
- Natural gas$21.35/Mcf July 2026
Power plants
109.6 GW of operating capacity
- Natural gas40.3 GW 36.8%
- Solar25.5 GW 23.3%
- Battery storage16.3 GW 14.9%
- Hydroelectric10.0 GW 9.2%
- Wind6.5 GW 5.9%
- Pumped storage hydro3.7 GW 3.4%
- Geothermal2.9 GW 2.7%
- Nuclear2.3 GW 2.1%
- Biomass1.1 GW 1.0%
- Petroleum551 MW 0.5%
- Other279 MW 0.3%
- Coal62.5 MW 0.1%
Generated 216.1 TWh in 2023 with 55.8% from carbon-free sources. CO2 rate 393 lb/MWh. Solar, wind and batteries
Largest electric utilities
By customers, 2025
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| Utility | Customers | Home price |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Investor Owned | 5,728,333 | 37.52¢/kWh |
| Southern California Edison CoInvestor Owned | 5,331,336 | 31.48¢/kWh |
| San Diego Gas & Electric CoInvestor Owned | 1,540,213 | 45.77¢/kWh |
| Los Angeles Department of Water & PowerMunicipal | 1,516,453 | 26.48¢/kWh |
| Sacramento Municipal Util DistPolitical Subdivision | 675,491 | 18.93¢/kWh |
| Sunrun Inc.Behind the Meter | 359,783 | 31.17¢/kWh |
| Imperial Irrigation DistrictPolitical Subdivision | 165,797 | 18.69¢/kWh |
| Tesla Inc.Behind the Meter | 152,452 | 18.91¢/kWh |
| Modesto Irrigation DistrictPolitical Subdivision | 134,563 | 23.03¢/kWh |
| City of Anaheim - (CA)Municipal | 124,953 | 19.37¢/kWh |
EV charging by city
2,660 alternative fuel stations too
- Los Angeles2,319
- San Diego1,012
- Irvine803
- San Jose652
- San Francisco486
- Sacramento443
- Santa Clara394
- Menlo Park321
- South San Francisco285
- San Mateo280
- Oakland272
- Anaheim258
- Santa Monica254
- Long Beach221
- Sunnyvale206
- Redwood City199
- Palo Alto194
- Fresno192
- San Bernardino178
- Torrance148
- Burlingame146
- Orange143
- Elk Grove141
- Ontario137
- Fullerton130
- Newport Beach122
- Fremont120
- Hayward120
- Burbank117
- Riverside116
Energy by county
Utilities, power plants and charging stations in each county
- Alameda County
- Alpine County
- Amador County
- Butte County
- Calaveras County
- Colusa County
- Contra Costa County
- Del Norte County
- El Dorado County
- Fresno County
- Glenn County
- Humboldt County
- Imperial County
- Inyo County
- Kern County
- Kings County
- Lake County
- Lassen County
- Los Angeles County
- Madera County
- Marin County
- Mariposa County
- Mendocino County
- Merced County
- Modoc County
- Mono County
- Monterey County
- Napa County
- Nevada County
- Orange County
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Riverside County
- Sacramento County
- San Benito County
- San Bernardino County
- San Diego County
- San Francisco County
- San Joaquin County
- San Luis Obispo County
- San Mateo County
- Santa Barbara County
- Santa Clara County
- Santa Cruz County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Siskiyou County
- Solano County
- Sonoma County
- Stanislaus County
- Sutter County
- Tehama County
- Trinity County
- Tulare County
- Tuolumne County
- Ventura County
- Yolo County
- Yuba County
Frequently asked questions
- How much does electricity cost in California?
- Homes in California paid an average of 33.61¢/kWh per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, compared with the U.S. average of 18.31¢/kWh.
- What is the price of gas in California?
- Regular gas in California averaged $6.03/gal the week of 10/19/2026.
- Where does California's electricity come from?
- In 2023, 55.8% of the electricity generated in California came from carbon-free sources (nuclear and renewables), and 47.6% from renewables alone.