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California

SMUD electricity rates

What homes pay SMUD for electricity, from EIA.

Public power district utility, 607,780 homes in California. EIA lists it as Sacramento Municipal Util Dist.

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Average price
19.6¢ a kWh
Up 6.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$131 a month
Up 7.3% on a year ago
Average use
669 kWh
A month. California 487 kWh
Price rank in California
9 of 11
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, SMUD homes paid 19.6¢ a kWh, against 33.0¢ across California.

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

SMUD vs California

SMUDCalifornia
Average price, 12 months to July 202619.6¢33.0¢
Price in July 202623.3¢33.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$131$161
Bill in July 2026$211$192
Average monthly use669 kWh487 kWh
Price change, past year+6.5%+3.3%
Price change since 2019+31%+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.