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Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) electricity rates

What homes pay Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 1,845,822 homes in California. EIA lists it as Pacific Gas & Electric Co..

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Average price
36.5¢ a kWh
Down 9.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$169 a month
Down 12% on a year ago
Average use
462 kWh
A month. California 487 kWh
Price rank in California
3 of 11
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) homes paid 36.5¢ a kWh, against 33.0¢ across California.

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

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) vs California

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)California
Average price, 12 months to July 202636.5¢33.0¢
Price in July 202635.0¢33.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$169$161
Bill in July 2026$205$192
Average monthly use462 kWh487 kWh
Price change, past year-9.3%+3.3%
Price change since 2019+63%+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.