California Electricity Price History
Dataset last updated May 28, 2026 (UTC). The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes monthly state data with a reporting lag, so the series above reflects March 2026 activity. · Methodology
This monthly series shows the state-level average residential electricity price in cents per kWh and is intended for trend context.
Trend: Up from 2001-01 (10.89¢/kWh) to 2026-03 (33.35¢/kWh)
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Showing 303 of 303 months. Last 24 months
| Month | Avg rate (¢/kWh) |
|---|---|
| 2001-01 | 10.89 |
| 2001-02 | 11.14 |
| 2001-03 | 11.29 |
| 2001-04 | 11.14 |
| 2001-05 | 11.97 |
| 2001-06 | 12.87 |
| 2001-07 | 13.05 |
| 2001-08 | 12.80 |
| 2001-09 | 12.87 |
| 2001-10 | 12.49 |
| 2001-11 | 12.12 |
| 2001-12 | 12.26 |
| 2002-01 | 13.03 |
| 2002-02 | 12.58 |
| 2002-03 | 12.58 |
| 2002-04 | 12.05 |
| 2002-05 | 12.82 |
| 2002-06 | 12.87 |
| 2002-07 | 13.28 |
| 2002-08 | 12.92 |
| 2002-09 | 11.61 |
| 2002-10 | 11.98 |
| 2002-11 | 12.55 |
| 2002-12 | 13.31 |
| 2003-01 | 12.81 |
| 2003-02 | 12.41 |
| 2003-03 | 11.42 |
| 2003-04 | 12.51 |
| 2003-05 | 12.74 |
| 2003-06 | 13.12 |
| 2003-07 | 13.50 |
| 2003-08 | 12.90 |
| 2003-09 | 10.08 |
| 2003-10 | 10.47 |
| 2003-11 | 12.54 |
| 2003-12 | 12.45 |
| 2004-01 | 12.59 |
| 2004-02 | 12.39 |
| 2004-03 | 12.14 |
| 2004-04 | 11.43 |
| 2004-05 | 11.97 |
| 2004-06 | 12.40 |
| 2004-07 | 12.19 |
| 2004-08 | 12.50 |
| 2004-09 | 12.18 |
| 2004-10 | 11.43 |
| 2004-11 | 12.50 |
| 2004-12 | 12.40 |
| 2005-01 | 12.19 |
| 2005-02 | 12.33 |
| 2005-03 | 11.28 |
| 2005-04 | 12.12 |
| 2005-05 | 12.57 |
| 2005-06 | 13.40 |
| 2005-07 | 13.16 |
| 2005-08 | 13.43 |
| 2005-09 | 12.14 |
| 2005-10 | 11.30 |
| 2005-11 | 12.80 |
| 2005-12 | 12.91 |
| 2006-01 | 13.14 |
| 2006-02 | 13.45 |
| 2006-03 | 13.72 |
| 2006-04 | 13.99 |
| 2006-05 | 14.04 |
| 2006-06 | 15.17 |
| 2006-07 | 16.65 |
| 2006-08 | 14.89 |
| 2006-09 | 14.57 |
| 2006-10 | 12.20 |
| 2006-11 | 14.47 |
| 2006-12 | 14.47 |
| 2007-01 | 14.98 |
| 2007-02 | 14.18 |
| 2007-03 | 13.82 |
| 2007-04 | 13.74 |
| 2007-05 | 14.15 |
| 2007-06 | 14.72 |
| 2007-07 | 15.13 |
| 2007-08 | 15.11 |
| 2007-09 | 15.10 |
| 2007-10 | 12.53 |
| 2007-11 | 14.37 |
| 2007-12 | 14.46 |
| 2008-01 | 13.73 |
| 2008-02 | 13.36 |
| 2008-03 | 13.15 |
| 2008-04 | 12.93 |
| 2008-05 | 13.55 |
| 2008-06 | 14.50 |
| 2008-07 | 14.40 |
| 2008-08 | 14.56 |
| 2008-09 | 14.02 |
| 2008-10 | 13.09 |
| 2008-11 | 14.22 |
| 2008-12 | 13.70 |
| 2009-01 | 14.70 |
| 2009-02 | 14.14 |
| 2009-03 | 14.14 |
| 2009-04 | 13.96 |
| 2009-05 | 15.01 |
| 2009-06 | 14.77 |
| 2009-07 | 15.66 |
| 2009-08 | 15.93 |
| 2009-09 | 15.53 |
| 2009-10 | 13.85 |
| 2009-11 | 13.56 |
| 2009-12 | 14.73 |
| 2010-01 | 15.18 |
| 2010-02 | 14.21 |
| 2010-03 | 14.78 |
| 2010-04 | 13.91 |
| 2010-05 | 14.90 |
| 2010-06 | 15.00 |
| 2010-07 | 15.03 |
| 2010-08 | 15.19 |
| 2010-09 | 14.85 |
| 2010-10 | 14.11 |
| 2010-11 | 14.67 |
| 2010-12 | 14.96 |
| 2011-01 | 15.24 |
| 2011-02 | 14.38 |
| 2011-03 | 14.27 |
| 2011-04 | 14.12 |
| 2011-05 | 14.62 |
| 2011-06 | 14.81 |
| 2011-07 | 15.70 |
| 2011-08 | 15.15 |
| 2011-09 | 14.80 |
| 2011-10 | 14.16 |
| 2011-11 | 14.87 |
| 2011-12 | 14.78 |
| 2012-01 | 15.29 |
| 2012-02 | 14.56 |
| 2012-03 | 14.70 |
| 2012-04 | 14.66 |
| 2012-05 | 15.02 |
| 2012-06 | 15.92 |
| 2012-07 | 15.22 |
| 2012-08 | 16.46 |
| 2012-09 | 16.82 |
| 2012-10 | 14.22 |
| 2012-11 | 14.88 |
| 2012-12 | 15.49 |
| 2013-01 | 16.16 |
| 2013-02 | 15.31 |
| 2013-03 | 15.25 |
| 2013-04 | 15.28 |
| 2013-05 | 15.92 |
| 2013-06 | 17.13 |
| 2013-07 | 16.83 |
| 2013-08 | 16.32 |
| 2013-09 | 16.99 |
| 2013-10 | 16.19 |
| 2013-11 | 16.53 |
| 2013-12 | 16.22 |
| 2014-01 | 16.57 |
| 2014-02 | 16.11 |
| 2014-03 | 15.86 |
| 2014-04 | 10.12 |
| 2014-05 | 16.46 |
| 2014-06 | 16.90 |
| 2014-07 | 17.63 |
| 2014-08 | 18.07 |
| 2014-09 | 17.97 |
| 2014-10 | 13.35 |
| 2014-11 | 17.00 |
| 2014-12 | 17.03 |
| 2015-01 | 17.40 |
| 2015-02 | 17.13 |
| 2015-03 | 17.01 |
| 2015-04 | 12.45 |
| 2015-05 | 17.31 |
| 2015-06 | 17.19 |
| 2015-07 | 17.96 |
| 2015-08 | 18.20 |
| 2015-09 | 18.35 |
| 2015-10 | 14.96 |
| 2015-11 | 17.33 |
| 2015-12 | 17.29 |
| 2016-01 | 17.77 |
| 2016-02 | 17.68 |
| 2016-03 | 17.65 |
| 2016-04 | 12.39 |
| 2016-05 | 17.71 |
| 2016-06 | 18.09 |
| 2016-07 | 18.47 |
| 2016-08 | 18.87 |
| 2016-09 | 18.22 |
| 2016-10 | 13.93 |
| 2016-11 | 17.93 |
| 2016-12 | 18.16 |
| 2017-01 | 18.37 |
| 2017-02 | 19.00 |
| 2017-03 | 19.18 |
| 2017-04 | 14.12 |
| 2017-05 | 18.06 |
| 2017-06 | 19.12 |
| 2017-07 | 18.52 |
| 2017-08 | 19.16 |
| 2017-09 | 19.33 |
| 2017-10 | 15.70 |
| 2017-11 | 18.71 |
| 2017-12 | 18.62 |
| 2018-01 | 19.10 |
| 2018-02 | 19.10 |
| 2018-03 | 18.44 |
| 2018-04 | 16.03 |
| 2018-05 | 18.85 |
| 2018-06 | 19.81 |
| 2018-07 | 19.59 |
| 2018-08 | 19.85 |
| 2018-09 | 19.31 |
| 2018-10 | 15.66 |
| 2018-11 | 19.51 |
| 2018-12 | 19.45 |
| 2019-01 | 18.31 |
| 2019-02 | 19.79 |
| 2019-03 | 19.26 |
| 2019-04 | 17.97 |
| 2019-05 | 18.82 |
| 2019-06 | 20.77 |
| 2019-07 | 19.88 |
| 2019-08 | 19.78 |
| 2019-09 | 20.65 |
| 2019-10 | 14.90 |
| 2019-11 | 20.11 |
| 2019-12 | 19.15 |
| 2020-01 | 19.91 |
| 2020-02 | 21.67 |
| 2020-03 | 20.33 |
| 2020-04 | 20.43 |
| 2020-05 | 18.61 |
| 2020-06 | 19.71 |
| 2020-07 | 20.03 |
| 2020-08 | 20.69 |
| 2020-09 | 21.16 |
| 2020-10 | 20.78 |
| 2020-11 | 22.20 |
| 2020-12 | 20.42 |
| 2021-01 | 21.45 |
| 2021-02 | 22.50 |
| 2021-03 | 22.04 |
| 2021-04 | 23.37 |
| 2021-05 | 22.74 |
| 2021-06 | 23.13 |
| 2021-07 | 22.49 |
| 2021-08 | 23.39 |
| 2021-09 | 23.49 |
| 2021-10 | 22.02 |
| 2021-11 | 23.87 |
| 2021-12 | 23.38 |
| 2022-01 | 23.07 |
| 2022-02 | 25.34 |
| 2022-03 | 26.37 |
| 2022-04 | 23.28 |
| 2022-05 | 27.21 |
| 2022-06 | 28.16 |
| 2022-07 | 26.18 |
| 2022-08 | 26.49 |
| 2022-09 | 25.96 |
| 2022-10 | 25.76 |
| 2022-11 | 25.52 |
| 2022-12 | 26.04 |
| 2023-01 | 26.47 |
| 2023-02 | 27.25 |
| 2023-03 | 30.39 |
| 2023-04 | 29.70 |
| 2023-05 | 29.82 |
| 2023-06 | 31.24 |
| 2023-07 | 29.46 |
| 2023-08 | 29.97 |
| 2023-09 | 30.01 |
| 2023-10 | 31.78 |
| 2023-11 | 29.54 |
| 2023-12 | 29.12 |
| 2024-01 | 29.62 |
| 2024-02 | 31.41 |
| 2024-03 | 32.46 |
| 2024-04 | 34.49 |
| 2024-05 | 34.55 |
| 2024-06 | 33.24 |
| 2024-07 | 32.73 |
| 2024-08 | 31.22 |
| 2024-09 | 31.83 |
| 2024-10 | 32.45 |
| 2024-11 | 30.18 |
| 2024-12 | 30.62 |
| 2025-01 | 30.28 |
| 2025-02 | 31.72 |
| 2025-03 | 32.48 |
| 2025-04 | 33.82 |
| 2025-05 | 33.29 |
| 2025-06 | 33.59 |
| 2025-07 | 32.66 |
| 2025-08 | 31.65 |
| 2025-09 | 32.04 |
| 2025-10 | 33.60 |
| 2025-11 | 31.89 |
| 2025-12 | 34.71 |
| 2026-01 | 30.29 |
| 2026-02 | 33.22 |
| 2026-03 | 33.35 |