45.77¢
per kWh, 2025
[ SDG&E / CA ]
SDG&E electricity rates in California
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+4.9%
vs 2024
1,378,465
residential customers
+79.4%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at SDG&E's average effective residential rate (45.77¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.81¢ | — | 1,266,249 |
| 2016 | 20.72¢ | −0.4% | 1,273,594 |
| 2017 | 22.09¢ | +6.6% | 1,281,721 |
| 2018 | 25.31¢ | +14.6% | 1,295,127 |
| 2019 | 25.78¢ | +1.9% | 1,306,318 |
| 2020 | 25.51¢ | −1.1% | 1,318,522 |
| 2021 | 30.65¢ | +20.1% | 1,319,786 |
| 2022 | 37.92¢ | +23.7% | 1,338,979 |
| 2023 | 45.48¢ | +19.9% | 1,350,219 |
| 2024 | 43.63¢ | −4.1% | 1,364,361 |
| 2025 | 45.77¢ | +4.9% | 1,378,465 |
How this compares
31.35¢
California average, 2025
+46.0%
SDG&E vs CA 2025 average
+165.6%
vs US 2025 average
#1
priciest in CA
SDG&E files with the EIA as San Diego Gas & Electric Co (utility ID 16609).
Serves 2 counties in California: Orange, San Diego. 210 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, SDG&E's average residential rate has gone from 20.81¢ to 45.77¢ per kWh: +119.9% over 10 years, or about +8.2% a year. It rose in 7 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +23.7% in 2022. The largest drop was −4.1% in 2024.
For a home using 494 kWh a month, the California average, SDG&E's 2025 rate works out to about $2,713 a year, $855 more than at California's average rate of 31.35¢. Of the 32 California utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the most expensive.
SDG&E served 1,266,249 homes in 2015 and 1,378,465 in 2025 (+8.9%), about 9% of California's residential electricity customers.
Who sets SDG&E's rates
SDG&E is investor-owned, so it can change its base rates only by filing a rate case with the California Public Utilities Commission. The commission holds hearings and takes public comment before it rules, and it usually approves less than the company asks for. Fuel and other pass-through charges can change between rate cases.
Commission contact: California Public Utilities Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is SDG&E raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for SDG&E is on file with the California Public Utilities Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +4.9% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does SDG&E charge per kWh?
SDG&E's average effective residential rate was 45.77¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). California's 2025 average was 31.35¢.
How much have SDG&E rates gone up in five years?
+79.4% between 2020 and 2025, against +49.4% for California as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does SDG&E have in California?
1,378,465 residential customers in 2025, across 2 counties including Orange, San Diego, 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)