Los Angeles County, California Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Los Angeles County, CA is $159.38
- The average electricity rate in Los Angeles County, CA is 32.22¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Los Angeles County, CA
The average residential electric bill in Los Angeles County, CA is $159.38 per month. Los Angeles County, CA is the 7th most expensive county in California for electricity.
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Los Angeles County, California Electricity Overview
Power plants in Los Angeles County have experienced a 8.98% drop in the usage of non-renewable fuel types for electricity generation over the last 12 months.
Los Angeles County generates 14,645,893.57 megawatt hours from natural gas, which is enough to rank them 1st in the state out of 58 counties for total natural gas production.
Los Angeles County generates 5,654,329.58 megawatt hours of electricity from renewable sources. This ranks Los Angeles County 17th highest producing county out of 3221 counties in the US for total renewable electricity production.
Hydroelectric power now accounts for 3.81% of the electricity generated in the county after a 94.64% in electricity produced using hydroelectric power.
On average, Los Angeles County residents are responsible for 1,378.43 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person each year, while the statewide average emissions per person is 1,250.82.
Los Angeles County produces 0.43 megawatt hours per capita each year from solar energy sources, giving the county a rank of 14th out of 58 counties in the state.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
60,992,413 MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.27 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
21,480,294 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
5,654,330 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
15,825,965 MWh
Production per Capita
2.21 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
13,399,870,807 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1,378.43 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Los Angeles
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Rates and Production Categories
Los Angeles Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
24.25¢ per kWh
- 2.98% lower than last month
- 2.88% higher than November last year
- 25.81% lower than the California average
- 42.35% higher than the US average
- 229th in the state out of 1,616 cities
- The state rank has increased by 17 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 59 since November last year
- 29,018th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 9 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 125 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
23.62¢ per kWh
- 0.24% higher than last month
- 3.71% higher than November last year
- 25.51% lower than the California average
- 43.2% higher than the US average
- 229th in the state out of 1,616 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 38 since November last year
- 28,973rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 5 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 260 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$113.64 per month
- 22.99% lower than last month
- 8.58% higher than November last year
- 18.36% lower than the California average
- 3.89% lower than the US average
- 380th in the state out of 1,616 cities
- The state rank has increased by 423 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 22 since November last year
- 13,668th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 12,089 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,536 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$114.84 per month
- 0.66% higher than last month
- 3.59% higher than November last year
- 30.66% lower than the California average
- 19.26% lower than the US average
- 160th in the state out of 1,616 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 26 since November last year
- 6,130th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 508 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 464 since November last year
Los Angeles, CA Electricity Overview
The residential electricity rate is 23.62 cents per kilowatt hour for Los Angeles. This is 26.03% below the state's average price of 31.93 cents. Consumers in Los Angeles deal with 0.69 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 141.23 minutes. According to government surveys, there are 53,922 megawatt hours of electricity produced from hydroelectric dams and other facilities in the city.
For electricity production purposes, Los Angeles' primary fuel source is Natural Gas, making up 78.60%, or 4,043,352.02 megawatt hours of production in the city. Other Gas and Other Biomass Gas make up 11.24% and 4.41% of electricity production, respectively. The city emits 1,334.76 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 52nd worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in California based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 5,101,737,948.94 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city highest for total emissions in California. There are 56 electricity generation plants in Los Angeles, which is the most plants in a city in California.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Los Angeles
Los Angeles residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in September.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Los Angeles, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | BUNDLED | 24.09 | 116.79 | 3,261,384 | 8,210,521.58 | 1,978,022,514 |
Zips with electric coverage in Los Angeles, California include: 90011, 91331, 90044, 90280, 91342, 91335, 90003, 90037, 91402, 90026, 91343 and 132 other zip code(s).
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Long Beach, CA Electricity Overview
The residential electricity rate is 40.74 cents per kilowatt hour for Long Beach. This is 27.61% higher than California's average price of 31.93 cents. There is 69.60% more electricity generated than consumed in Long Beach, which results in the ability to export the surplus. Power facilities in the city have had a 48.24% decline in the use of renewable fuel types versus non-renewable and fossil fuels.
For electricity production purposes, Long Beach's primary fuel source is Natural Gas, making up 100.00%, or 4,802,509.57 megawatt hours of production in the city. Solar and Other Biomass Gas make up 0.14% and 0.11% of electricity production, respectively. The city emits 2,516.36 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 18th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in California based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 1,135,682,160.22 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city 4th highest for total emissions in California. There are 11 electricity generation plants in Long Beach, which is the 12th most plants in a city in California.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Long Beach
Long Beach residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Long Beach, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Edison | BUNDLED | 32.25 | 164.34 | 19,745,752 | 6,368,409,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Long Beach, California include: 90805, 90731, 90744, 90813, 90815, 90806, 90808, 90802, 90804, 90810, 90807 and 8 other zip code(s).
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Santa Clarita, CA Electricity Overview
The residential electricity rate is 40.74 cents per kilowatt hour for Santa Clarita. This is 27.61% higher than California's average price of 31.93 cents. Consumers in Santa Clarita deal with 0.94 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 95.86 minutes. The city is ranked 102nd in California in total electricity generated from power plants within its borders, with 32,738 megawatt hours produced.
Coming in at as the 28th worst ranked city out of 1617 cities in the state, Santa Clarita releases 249,599,194.34 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption a year. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 1,127.56 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 99th ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. There are 3 electricity plants in the city, which is the 54th highest number of plants in a city in California.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Santa Clarita, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Edison | BUNDLED | 32.25 | 164.34 | 19,745,752 | 6,368,409,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Santa Clarita, California include: 91342, 91387, 91350, 91321, 91354, 91351, 91355, 91384, 91381, 91390
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Los Angeles County, California Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Los Angeles County, California
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Watson CogenerationTesoro SoCal Cogen LLC (100.00%) | Carson | CA | Natural Gas | 2,344,859.02 | 11 | 578,996,643.36 | 26 | 246.92 | 287 | ||
| Long Beach | CA | Natural Gas | 2,275,358 | 12 | 833,268,088.66 | 13 | 366.21 | 222 | |||
| Long Beach | CA | Natural Gas | 2,173,851 | 16 | 872,293,241.12 | 12 | 401.27 | 148 | |||
| Los Angeles | CA | Natural Gas | 1,579,850 | 20 | 611,312,112.88 | 22 | 386.94 | 170 | |||
Magnolia Power ProjectSouthern California Public Power Authority (100.00%) | Burbank | CA | Natural Gas | 1,514,048 | 23 | 608,095,509.56 | 24 | 401.64 | 145 | ||
| Los Angeles | CA | Natural Gas | 1,393,884 | 24 | 610,855,956.06 | 23 | 438.24 | 122 | |||
El Segundo CogenChevron USA Inc-El Segundo (25.91%)Chevron USA Inc (74.09%) | El Segundo | CA | Natural Gas | 1,253,022 | 27 | 739,494,089.46 | 18 | 590.17 | 53 | ||
Solar Star 1BHE Renewables (100.00%) | Los Angeles County | CA | Solar | 886,141 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||||
AV Solar Ranch OneExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Los Angeles County | CA | Solar | 573,520 | 18 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Los Angeles Refinery WilmingtonPhillips 66 - Los Angeles (100.00%) | Los Angeles | CA | Other Gas | 397,170 | 1 | 43,568,202.72 | 1 | 109.7 | 1 | ||
Equilon Los Angeles RefiningTesoro Refining and Marketing Company (100.00%) | Los Angeles | CA | Other Gas | 367,649 | 2 | 3,443,647.06 | 3 | 9.37 | 3 | ||
| Vernon | CA | Natural Gas | 355,958 | 43 | 162,772,268.12 | 44 | 457.28 | 116 | |||
THUMSTHUMS Long Beach Company (100.00%) | Long Beach | CA | Natural Gas | 325,185 | 45 | 187,364,516.92 | 40 | 576.18 | 60 | ||
Raceway Solar & StorageAES Clean Energy (100.00%) | Los Angeles County | CA | Solar | 298,844 | 59 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Antelope Expansion 2AES Distributed Energy (100.00%) | Lancaster | CA | Solar | 254,685 | 72 | 5 | 5 | ||||
San Pablo RacewayAES Distributed Energy (100.00%) | Lancaster | CA | Solar | 250,123 | 73 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Los Angeles | CA | Natural Gas | 236,855 | 54 | 124,964,842.66 | 49 | 527.6 | 93 | |||
Valero Wilmington Cogeneration PlantValero Wilmington (100.00%) | Los Angeles | CA | Natural Gas | 236,682 | 55 | 118,498,102.1 | 50 | 500.66 | 102 | ||
Walnut Creek Energy ParkClearway Energy (100.00%) | Industry | CA | Natural Gas | 220,623 | 59 | 108,334,140.74 | 51 | 491.04 | 104 | ||
San Francisquito 1Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (100.00%) | Los Angeles County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 220,192 | 51 | 1 | 1 |
Los Angeles County, California Production Fuel Makeup
For electricity production purposes, Los Angeles County's primary fuel source is Natural Gas, making up 68.18%, or 14,645,893.57 megawatt hours of production in the county. Solar and Other Gas make up 19.41% and 4.87% of electricity production, respectively. The county emits 1,378.43 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the county from electricity consumption, which makes it the 13th highest polluting county out of 58 counties in the state. This adds up to total emissions of 13,399,870,807.16 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, ranking the county the highest for total emissions in California. Los Angeles County has 214 electricity producing plants in the county. This is the most plants in a single county.
Providers In Each City in Los Angeles County:
- Agoura Hills, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.98%
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
- Alhambra, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.98%
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
- Arcadia, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.98%
- Artesia, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Avalon, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Azusa, California:
- Azusa Light and Power: 100.00%
- Baldwin Park, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Bell, California:
- City of Vernon Utilities: 1.75%
- Southern California Edison: 98.25%
- Bell Gardens, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Bellflower, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Beverly Hills, California:
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power: 1.06%
- Southern California Edison: 98.94%
- Bradbury, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Burbank, California:
- Burbank Water and Power: 100.00%
- Calabasas, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.06%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.94%
- Carson, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.98%
- Cerritos, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.39%
- Cerritos, Californina Electric Utility: 49.61%
- Claremont, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.97%
- Southern California Edison: 50.03%
- Commerce, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Compton, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Covina, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Cudahy, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Culver City, California:
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power: 1.88%
- Southern California Edison: 98.12%
- Diamond Bar, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Downey, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.98%
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
- Duarte, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- El Monte, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- El Segundo, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Gardena, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Glendale, California:
- Glendale Water and Power: 100.00%
- Glendora, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Hawaiian Gardens, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.06%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.94%
- Hawthorne, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.05%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.95%
- Hermosa Beach, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Hidden Hills, California:
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power: 2.45%
- Southern California Edison: 97.55%
- Huntington Park, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Industry, California:
- City of Industry Electricity: 100.00%
- Inglewood, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Irwindale, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- La Cañada Flintridge, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- La Habra Heights, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- La Mirada, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- La Puente, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- La Verne, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Lakewood, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Lancaster, California:
- Lancaster Choice Energy: 49.98%
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
- Lawndale, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Lomita, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Long Beach, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Los Angeles, California:
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power: 100.00%
- Lynwood, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Malibu, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.97%
- Southern California Edison: 50.03%
- Manhattan Beach, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.78%
- Southern California Edison: 50.22%
- Maywood, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Monrovia, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Montebello, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Monterey Park, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Norwalk, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Palmdale, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.00%
- Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice: 50.00%
- Palos Verdes Estates, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Paramount, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.97%
- Southern California Edison: 50.03%
- Pasadena, California:
- Pasadena Water and Power: 98.59%
- Southern California Edison: 1.41%
- Pico Rivera, California:
- Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy: 49.90%
- Southern California Edison: 50.10%
- Pomona, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.00%
- Pomona Choice Energy (PCE): 50.00%
- Rancho Palos Verdes, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Redondo Beach, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.05%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.95%
- Rolling Hills, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Rolling Hills Estates, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.90%
- Southern California Edison: 50.10%
- Rosemead, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- San Dimas, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- San Fernando, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- San Gabriel, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- San Marino, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Santa Clarita, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Santa Fe Springs, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Santa Monica, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.01%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.99%
- Sierra Madre, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.00%
- Clean Power Alliance: 50.00%
- Signal Hill, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- South El Monte, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- South Gate, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- South Pasadena, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.04%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.96%
- Temple City, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.03%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.97%
- Torrance, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Vernon, California:
- City of Vernon Utilities: 100.00%
- Walnut, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- West Covina, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- West Hollywood, California:
- Southern California Edison: 97.44%
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power: 2.56%
- Whittier, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.98%
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
Which electricity company is the largest provider in Los Angeles County, California?
The largest electricity supplier in Los Angeles County, California by total customer count is Los Angeles Department of Water & Power.
How many power plants are located in Los Angeles County, California?
There are 214 electricity plants in Los Angeles County, California
How many electric companies offer service in Los Angeles County, California?
Los Angeles County, California has 12 electricity suppliers operating in the area.
Which electricity companies offer service in Los Angeles County, California?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 1,512,083 |
| 2 | Clean Power Alliance | 410,055 |
| 3 | Southern California Edison | 236,952 |
| 4 | Glendale Water and Power | 98,460 |
| 5 | Pasadena Water and Power | 67,071 |
| 6 | Burbank Water and Power | 58,303 |
| 7 | Lancaster Choice Energy | 55,255 |
| 8 | Azusa Light and Power | 18,323 |
| 9 | Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy | 17,250 |
| 10 | City of Vernon Utilities | 2,006 |
