California Electricity Price Changelog
Month-over-month changes in the California average residential electricity price (¢/kWh), derived from Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. Dataset last updated Jul 7, 2026 (UTC). The EIA publishes monthly data with a reporting lag, so the latest entry reflects April 2026 activity. · Methodology
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Each row is one month: the average price and the change versus the prior month (absolute ¢/kWh and percent). The most recent months are always shown; older months appear only when the move was notable (≥3% or ≥0.5¢).
| Month | Avg price (¢/kWh) | MoM change |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 · notable | 35.25 | +1.90¢ (+5.7%) |
| March 2026 | 33.35 | +0.13¢ (+0.4%) |
| February 2026 · notable | 33.22 | +2.93¢ (+9.7%) |
| January 2026 · notable | 30.29 | −4.42¢ (−12.7%) |
| December 2025 · notable | 34.71 | +2.82¢ (+8.8%) |
| November 2025 · notable | 31.89 | −1.71¢ (−5.1%) |
| October 2025 · notable | 33.60 | +1.56¢ (+4.9%) |
| September 2025 | 32.04 | +0.39¢ (+1.2%) |
| August 2025 · notable | 31.65 | −1.01¢ (−3.1%) |
| July 2025 · notable | 32.66 | −0.93¢ (−2.8%) |
| June 2025 | 33.59 | +0.30¢ (+0.9%) |
| May 2025 · notable | 33.29 | −0.53¢ (−1.6%) |
| April 2025 · notable | 33.82 | +1.34¢ (+4.1%) |
| March 2025 · notable | 32.48 | +0.76¢ (+2.4%) |
| February 2025 · notable | 31.72 | +1.44¢ (+4.8%) |
| January 2025 | 30.28 | −0.34¢ (−1.1%) |
| December 2024 | 30.62 | +0.44¢ (+1.5%) |
| November 2024 · notable | 30.18 | −2.27¢ (−7.0%) |
| October 2024 · notable | 32.45 | +0.62¢ (+1.9%) |
| September 2024 · notable | 31.83 | +0.61¢ (+2.0%) |
| August 2024 · notable | 31.22 | −1.51¢ (−4.6%) |
| July 2024 · notable | 32.73 | −0.51¢ (−1.5%) |
| June 2024 · notable | 33.24 | −1.31¢ (−3.8%) |
| May 2024 | 34.55 | +0.06¢ (+0.2%) |
| April 2024 · notable | 34.49 | +2.03¢ (+6.3%) |
| March 2024 · notable | 32.46 | +1.05¢ (+3.3%) |
| February 2024 · notable | 31.41 | +1.79¢ (+6.0%) |
| January 2024 · notable | 29.62 | +0.50¢ (+1.7%) |
| November 2023 · notable | 29.54 | −2.24¢ (−7.0%) |
| October 2023 · notable | 31.78 | +1.77¢ (+5.9%) |
| August 2023 · notable | 29.97 | +0.51¢ (+1.7%) |
| July 2023 · notable | 29.46 | −1.78¢ (−5.7%) |
| June 2023 · notable | 31.24 | +1.42¢ (+4.8%) |
| April 2023 · notable | 29.70 | −0.69¢ (−2.3%) |
| March 2023 · notable | 30.39 | +3.14¢ (+11.5%) |
| February 2023 · notable | 27.25 | +0.78¢ (+2.9%) |
| December 2022 · notable | 26.04 | +0.52¢ (+2.0%) |
| September 2022 · notable | 25.96 | −0.53¢ (−2.0%) |
| July 2022 · notable | 26.18 | −1.98¢ (−7.0%) |
| June 2022 · notable | 28.16 | +0.95¢ (+3.5%) |
| May 2022 · notable | 27.21 | +3.93¢ (+16.9%) |
| April 2022 · notable | 23.28 | −3.09¢ (−11.7%) |
| March 2022 · notable | 26.37 | +1.03¢ (+4.1%) |
| February 2022 · notable | 25.34 | +2.27¢ (+9.8%) |
| November 2021 · notable | 23.87 | +1.85¢ (+8.4%) |
| October 2021 · notable | 22.02 | −1.47¢ (−6.3%) |
| August 2021 · notable | 23.39 | +0.90¢ (+4.0%) |
| July 2021 · notable | 22.49 | −0.64¢ (−2.8%) |
| May 2021 · notable | 22.74 | −0.63¢ (−2.7%) |
| April 2021 · notable | 23.37 | +1.33¢ (+6.0%) |
| February 2021 · notable | 22.50 | +1.05¢ (+4.9%) |
| January 2021 · notable | 21.45 | +1.03¢ (+5.0%) |
| December 2020 · notable | 20.42 | −1.78¢ (−8.0%) |
| November 2020 · notable | 22.20 | +1.42¢ (+6.8%) |
| August 2020 · notable | 20.69 | +0.66¢ (+3.3%) |
| June 2020 · notable | 19.71 | +1.10¢ (+5.9%) |
| May 2020 · notable | 18.61 | −1.82¢ (−8.9%) |
| March 2020 · notable | 20.33 | −1.34¢ (−6.2%) |
| February 2020 · notable | 21.67 | +1.76¢ (+8.8%) |
| January 2020 · notable | 19.91 | +0.76¢ (+4.0%) |
| December 2019 · notable | 19.15 | −0.96¢ (−4.8%) |
| November 2019 · notable | 20.11 | +5.21¢ (+35.0%) |
| October 2019 · notable | 14.90 | −5.75¢ (−27.8%) |
| September 2019 · notable | 20.65 | +0.87¢ (+4.4%) |
| July 2019 · notable | 19.88 | −0.89¢ (−4.3%) |
| June 2019 · notable | 20.77 | +1.95¢ (+10.4%) |
| May 2019 · notable | 18.82 | +0.85¢ (+4.7%) |
| April 2019 · notable | 17.97 | −1.29¢ (−6.7%) |
| March 2019 · notable | 19.26 | −0.53¢ (−2.7%) |
| February 2019 · notable | 19.79 | +1.48¢ (+8.1%) |
| January 2019 · notable | 18.31 | −1.14¢ (−5.9%) |
| November 2018 · notable | 19.51 | +3.85¢ (+24.6%) |
| October 2018 · notable | 15.66 | −3.65¢ (−18.9%) |
| September 2018 · notable | 19.31 | −0.54¢ (−2.7%) |
| June 2018 · notable | 19.81 | +0.96¢ (+5.1%) |
| May 2018 · notable | 18.85 | +2.82¢ (+17.6%) |
| April 2018 · notable | 16.03 | −2.41¢ (−13.1%) |
| March 2018 · notable | 18.44 | −0.66¢ (−3.5%) |
| November 2017 · notable | 18.71 | +3.01¢ (+19.2%) |
| October 2017 · notable | 15.70 | −3.63¢ (−18.8%) |
| August 2017 · notable | 19.16 | +0.64¢ (+3.5%) |
| July 2017 · notable | 18.52 | −0.60¢ (−3.1%) |
| June 2017 · notable | 19.12 | +1.06¢ (+5.9%) |
| May 2017 · notable | 18.06 | +3.94¢ (+27.9%) |
| April 2017 · notable | 14.12 | −5.06¢ (−26.4%) |
| February 2017 · notable | 19.00 | +0.63¢ (+3.4%) |
| November 2016 · notable | 17.93 | +4.00¢ (+28.7%) |
| October 2016 · notable | 13.93 | −4.29¢ (−23.5%) |
| September 2016 · notable | 18.22 | −0.65¢ (−3.4%) |
| May 2016 · notable | 17.71 | +5.32¢ (+42.9%) |
| April 2016 · notable | 12.39 | −5.26¢ (−29.8%) |
| November 2015 · notable | 17.33 | +2.37¢ (+15.8%) |
| October 2015 · notable | 14.96 | −3.39¢ (−18.5%) |
| July 2015 · notable | 17.96 | +0.77¢ (+4.5%) |
| May 2015 · notable | 17.31 | +4.86¢ (+39.0%) |
| April 2015 · notable | 12.45 | −4.56¢ (−26.8%) |
| November 2014 · notable | 17.00 | +3.65¢ (+27.3%) |
| October 2014 · notable | 13.35 | −4.62¢ (−25.7%) |
| July 2014 · notable | 17.63 | +0.73¢ (+4.3%) |
| May 2014 · notable | 16.46 | +6.34¢ (+62.6%) |
| April 2014 · notable | 10.12 | −5.74¢ (−36.2%) |
| October 2013 · notable | 16.19 | −0.80¢ (−4.7%) |
| September 2013 · notable | 16.99 | +0.67¢ (+4.1%) |
| August 2013 · notable | 16.32 | −0.51¢ (−3.0%) |
| June 2013 · notable | 17.13 | +1.21¢ (+7.6%) |
| May 2013 · notable | 15.92 | +0.64¢ (+4.2%) |
| February 2013 · notable | 15.31 | −0.85¢ (−5.3%) |
| January 2013 · notable | 16.16 | +0.67¢ (+4.3%) |
| December 2012 · notable | 15.49 | +0.61¢ (+4.1%) |
| November 2012 · notable | 14.88 | +0.66¢ (+4.6%) |
| October 2012 · notable | 14.22 | −2.60¢ (−15.5%) |
| August 2012 · notable | 16.46 | +1.24¢ (+8.1%) |
| July 2012 · notable | 15.22 | −0.70¢ (−4.4%) |
| June 2012 · notable | 15.92 | +0.90¢ (+6.0%) |
| February 2012 · notable | 14.56 | −0.73¢ (−4.8%) |
| January 2012 · notable | 15.29 | +0.51¢ (+3.5%) |
| November 2011 · notable | 14.87 | +0.71¢ (+5.0%) |
| October 2011 · notable | 14.16 | −0.64¢ (−4.3%) |
| August 2011 · notable | 15.15 | −0.55¢ (−3.5%) |
| July 2011 · notable | 15.70 | +0.89¢ (+6.0%) |
| May 2011 · notable | 14.62 | +0.50¢ (+3.5%) |
| February 2011 · notable | 14.38 | −0.86¢ (−5.6%) |
| November 2010 · notable | 14.67 | +0.56¢ (+4.0%) |
| October 2010 · notable | 14.11 | −0.74¢ (−5.0%) |
| May 2010 · notable | 14.90 | +0.99¢ (+7.1%) |
| April 2010 · notable | 13.91 | −0.87¢ (−5.9%) |
| March 2010 · notable | 14.78 | +0.57¢ (+4.0%) |
| February 2010 · notable | 14.21 | −0.97¢ (−6.4%) |
| January 2010 · notable | 15.18 | +0.45¢ (+3.1%) |
| December 2009 · notable | 14.73 | +1.17¢ (+8.6%) |
| October 2009 · notable | 13.85 | −1.68¢ (−10.8%) |
| July 2009 · notable | 15.66 | +0.89¢ (+6.0%) |
| May 2009 · notable | 15.01 | +1.05¢ (+7.5%) |
| February 2009 · notable | 14.14 | −0.56¢ (−3.8%) |
| January 2009 · notable | 14.70 | +1.00¢ (+7.3%) |
| December 2008 · notable | 13.70 | −0.52¢ (−3.7%) |
| November 2008 · notable | 14.22 | +1.13¢ (+8.6%) |
| October 2008 · notable | 13.09 | −0.93¢ (−6.6%) |
| September 2008 · notable | 14.02 | −0.54¢ (−3.7%) |
| June 2008 · notable | 14.50 | +0.95¢ (+7.0%) |
| May 2008 · notable | 13.55 | +0.62¢ (+4.8%) |
| January 2008 · notable | 13.73 | −0.73¢ (−5.0%) |
| November 2007 · notable | 14.37 | +1.84¢ (+14.7%) |
| October 2007 · notable | 12.53 | −2.57¢ (−17.0%) |
| June 2007 · notable | 14.72 | +0.57¢ (+4.0%) |
| May 2007 · notable | 14.15 | +0.41¢ (+3.0%) |
| February 2007 · notable | 14.18 | −0.80¢ (−5.3%) |
| January 2007 · notable | 14.98 | +0.51¢ (+3.5%) |
| November 2006 · notable | 14.47 | +2.27¢ (+18.6%) |
| October 2006 · notable | 12.20 | −2.37¢ (−16.3%) |
| August 2006 · notable | 14.89 | −1.76¢ (−10.6%) |
| July 2006 · notable | 16.65 | +1.48¢ (+9.8%) |
| June 2006 · notable | 15.17 | +1.13¢ (+8.0%) |
| November 2005 · notable | 12.80 | +1.50¢ (+13.3%) |
| October 2005 · notable | 11.30 | −0.84¢ (−6.9%) |
| September 2005 · notable | 12.14 | −1.29¢ (−9.6%) |
| June 2005 · notable | 13.40 | +0.83¢ (+6.6%) |
| May 2005 · notable | 12.57 | +0.45¢ (+3.7%) |
| April 2005 · notable | 12.12 | +0.84¢ (+7.4%) |
| March 2005 · notable | 11.28 | −1.05¢ (−8.5%) |
| November 2004 · notable | 12.50 | +1.07¢ (+9.4%) |
| October 2004 · notable | 11.43 | −0.75¢ (−6.2%) |
| June 2004 · notable | 12.40 | +0.43¢ (+3.6%) |
| May 2004 · notable | 11.97 | +0.54¢ (+4.7%) |
| April 2004 · notable | 11.43 | −0.71¢ (−5.8%) |
| November 2003 · notable | 12.54 | +2.07¢ (+19.8%) |
| October 2003 · notable | 10.47 | +0.39¢ (+3.9%) |
| September 2003 · notable | 10.08 | −2.82¢ (−21.9%) |
| August 2003 · notable | 12.90 | −0.60¢ (−4.4%) |
| June 2003 · notable | 13.12 | +0.38¢ (+3.0%) |
| April 2003 · notable | 12.51 | +1.09¢ (+9.5%) |
| March 2003 · notable | 11.42 | −0.99¢ (−8.0%) |
| February 2003 · notable | 12.41 | −0.40¢ (−3.1%) |
| January 2003 · notable | 12.81 | −0.50¢ (−3.8%) |
| December 2002 · notable | 13.31 | +0.76¢ (+6.1%) |
| November 2002 · notable | 12.55 | +0.57¢ (+4.8%) |
| October 2002 · notable | 11.98 | +0.37¢ (+3.2%) |
| September 2002 · notable | 11.61 | −1.31¢ (−10.1%) |
| July 2002 · notable | 13.28 | +0.41¢ (+3.2%) |
| May 2002 · notable | 12.82 | +0.77¢ (+6.4%) |
| April 2002 · notable | 12.05 | −0.53¢ (−4.2%) |
| February 2002 · notable | 12.58 | −0.45¢ (−3.5%) |
| January 2002 · notable | 13.03 | +0.77¢ (+6.3%) |
| November 2001 · notable | 12.12 | −0.37¢ (−3.0%) |
| October 2001 · notable | 12.49 | −0.38¢ (−3.0%) |
| June 2001 · notable | 12.87 | +0.90¢ (+7.5%) |
| May 2001 · notable | 11.97 | +0.83¢ (+7.5%) |