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San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) electricity rates

What homes pay San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 284,641 homes in California. EIA lists it as San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

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Average price
47.1¢ a kWh
Up 8.9% on a year ago
Average bill
$173 a month
Up 8.4% on a year ago
Average use
367 kWh
A month. California 487 kWh
Price rank in California
1 of 11
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) homes paid 47.1¢ a kWh, against 33.0¢ across California.

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

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) vs California

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)California
Average price, 12 months to July 202647.1¢33.0¢
Price in July 202646.0¢33.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$173$161
Bill in July 2026$187$192
Average monthly use367 kWh487 kWh
Price change, past year+8.9%+3.3%
Price change since 2019+83%+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.