26.48¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Los Angeles Department of Water & Power / CA ]
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power electricity rates in California
CITY SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+11.1%
vs 2024
1,415,602
residential customers
+28.4%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's average effective residential rate (26.48¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.38¢ | — | 1,315,413 |
| 2016 | 15.26¢ | −0.8% | 1,322,380 |
| 2017 | 16.65¢ | +9.1% | 1,329,968 |
| 2018 | 18.31¢ | +10.0% | 1,338,239 |
| 2019 | 19.99¢ | +9.2% | 1,349,209 |
| 2020 | 20.63¢ | +3.2% | 1,354,678 |
| 2021 | 21.19¢ | +2.7% | 1,367,014 |
| 2022 | 22.24¢ | +5.0% | 1,389,532 |
| 2023 | 22.99¢ | +3.4% | 1,400,054 |
| 2024 | 23.84¢ | +3.7% | 1,410,191 |
| 2025 | 26.48¢ | +11.1% | 1,415,602 |
How this compares
31.35¢
California average, 2025
−15.5%
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power vs CA 2025 average
+53.7%
vs US 2025 average
#9
priciest in CA
Serves 2 counties in California: Inyo, Los Angeles. 260 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's average residential rate has gone from 15.38¢ to 26.48¢ per kWh: +72.2% over 10 years, or about +5.6% a year. It rose in 9 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +11.1% in 2025. The largest drop was −0.8% in 2016.
For a home using 494 kWh a month, the California average, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's 2025 rate works out to about $1,570 a year, $289 less than at California's average rate of 31.35¢. Of the 32 California utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 9th most expensive.
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power served 1,315,413 homes in 2015 and 1,415,602 in 2025 (+7.6%), about 10% of California's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's rates
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power is a municipal utility owned by the local government. The city council or a local utility board sets its rates, usually after a public meeting, and the California Public Utilities Commission generally does not.
Commission contact: California Public Utilities Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Los Angeles Department of Water & Power raising rates in 2026?
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's rates are set by the city council or a local utility board, not through a rate case at the California Public Utilities Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +11.1% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Los Angeles Department of Water & Power charge per kWh?
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's average effective residential rate was 26.48¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). California's 2025 average was 31.35¢.
How much have Los Angeles Department of Water & Power rates gone up in five years?
+28.4% between 2020 and 2025, against +49.4% for California as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Los Angeles Department of Water & Power have in California?
1,415,602 residential customers in 2025, across 2 counties including Inyo, Los Angeles, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)