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California

LADWP electricity rates

What homes pay LADWP for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 1,426,907 homes in California. EIA lists it as Los Angeles Department of Water & Power.

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Average price
27.6¢ a kWh
Up 10% on a year ago
Average bill
$128 a month
Up 5.7% on a year ago
Average use
464 kWh
A month. California 487 kWh
Price rank in California
4 of 11
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, LADWP homes paid 27.6¢ a kWh, against 33.0¢ across California.

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

LADWP vs California

LADWPCalifornia
Average price, 12 months to July 202627.6¢33.0¢
Price in July 202628.4¢33.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$128$161
Bill in July 2026$137$192
Average monthly use464 kWh487 kWh
Price change, past year+10%+3.3%
Price change since 2019+38%+72%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 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 July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.