San Bernardino County, CA: Electricity Rates, Providers & More

San Bernardino County, California Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in San Bernardino County, CA is $169.51
  • The average electricity rate in San Bernardino County, CA is 32.92¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in San Bernardino County, CA

The average residential electric bill in San Bernardino County, CA is $169.51 per month. San Bernardino County, CA is the 16th most expensive county in California for electricity.

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San Bernardino County, California Electricity Overview

San Bernardino County produces the 200th highest average of electricity per capita from natural gas out of 3221 counties in the nation, with the fuel accounting for 0.11 megawatt hours a year per person.

Averaging generation of 5.9 megawatt hours per resident a year, San Bernardino County is 1128th out of 3221 counties in production per capita in the United States.

By megawatt hours sold, the largest supplier in San Bernardino County is Southern California Edison.

After a 5.60% rise in power generated by wind, San Bernardino County's total electric generation is now 0.06% wind powered.

With 1.88% of San Bernardino County's total electricity coming from the use of coal, the county ranks 1st in the state out of 58 counties in total megawatt hours generated from coal.

San Bernardino County comes in as the 5th highest pollution level from electricity use out of 58 counties in California, emitting 3,044,122,894.79 kilograms of CO2 gases.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    13,763,448 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    6.27 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    12,940,365 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    5,945,042 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    6,995,323 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    5.9 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    3,044,122,895 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    1,387.69 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in San Bernardino

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San Bernardino Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

41.51¢ per kWh

  • 44.2% higher than last month
  • 24.18% higher than November last year
  • 27.02% higher than the California average
  • 143.69% higher than the US average
  • 648th in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 289 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 6 since November last year
  • 30,610th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,009 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 226 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

39.93¢ per kWh

  • 1.72% higher than last month
  • 0.28% higher than November last year
  • 25.93% higher than the California average
  • 142.1% higher than the US average
  • 646th in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 4 since November last year
  • 30,463rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 122 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$178.11 per month

  • 39.55% higher than last month
  • 1.09% lower than November last year
  • 27.96% higher than the California average
  • 50.64% higher than the US average
  • 631st in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 29 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 34 since November last year
  • 30,181st in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 9,702 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 54 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$195.98 per month

  • 0.08% lower than last month
  • 10.51% higher than November last year
  • 18.34% higher than the California average
  • 37.78% higher than the US average
  • 594th in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since November last year
  • 29,853rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 23 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,385 since November last year

San Bernardino, CA Electricity Overview

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On average, San Bernardino's residential electricity rate is 39.93 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 25.05% more than the average state price of 31.93 cents and 140.17% higher than the national average of 16.62. The city produces around 3.49 megawatt hours per resident each year from its electricity generating plants, which makes them the 73rd highest producing city out of 1617 cities in California. Customers in the city have 0.94 power outages per year, with outages lasting about 95.86 minutes on average. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each.

Coming in at as the 80th worst ranked city out of 1617 cities in the state, San Bernardino emits 113,974,500.71 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 517.33 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation San Bernardino is the 1527th highest polluting city in California. Electricity facilities in the city most often use Conventional Hydroelectric, which makes up 749,828 megawatt hours (or 97.47%) of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city. Totaling Conventional Hydroelectric with Solar (1.25%) and Other Biomass Gas (1.23%), these three fuels account for 99.96% of the city's electricity generation. San Bernardino is home to 10 power producing plants, which is the 13th highest number of power plants within a city in California.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in San Bernardino

San Bernardino residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.496/kWh$0.081/kWh$327.83/mo.$30.09/mo.
646th39.93¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of San Bernardino
594th$195.98Average residential monthly electricity bill for San Bernardino Residents

Electric Companies With Service in San Bernardino, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Colton UtilitiesBUNDLED26.07126.98107,144.5327,935,638.36
Southern California EdisonBUNDLED32.25164.3422119,745,7526,368,409,000

Zips with electric coverage in San Bernardino, California include: 92376, 92407, 92404, 92346, 92324, 92410, 92374, 92405, 92411, 92354, 92408 and 2 other zip code(s).

Fontana, CA Electricity Overview

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On average, Fontana's residential electricity rate is 40.74 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 27.61% more than the average state price of 31.93 cents and 145.08% higher than the national average of 16.62. There has been a 1014.61% increase in the use of renewable fuels (think solar, wind or hydro power) in Fontana over the last year. It's great to see these fuels slowly replace nonrenewable fuels like coal and oil. The city generates 7,479 megawatt hours, which is 100.00% of their total generation, from renewable fuel types

Electricity use in Fontana creates 233,849,520.75 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 30th highest amount of any city in California. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 1,100.74 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 1442nd ranked city in California for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. The city is home to one electricity generation plant. In Fontana, Solar makes up 100.00% of the fuel types utilized for electricity production.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Fontana

Fontana residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.523/kWh$0.078/kWh$337.50/mo.$28.77/mo.
1010th40.74¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Fontana
953rd$199.92Average residential monthly electricity bill for Fontana Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Fontana, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Southern California EdisonBUNDLED32.25164.3419,745,7526,368,409,000

Zips with electric coverage in Fontana, California include: 92336, 92335, 91739, 92337, 92316, 92377

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Ontario, CA Electricity Overview

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On average, Ontario's residential electricity rate is 40.74 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 27.61% more than the average state price of 31.93 cents and 145.08% higher than the national average of 16.62. There has been a 41.71% decline in the use of renewable fuels (such as solar, wind or hydro power) in Ontario over the last year. It's unfortunate to see these fuels not used more in place of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. The city is the 58th largest producer of megawatt hours from solar power in the state out of the 1617 cities.

Electricity use in Ontario creates 308,984,832.4 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 24th highest amount of any city in California. This total results in 1,725.57 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, so the city ranks 38th highest in California for pollution per capita from electricity use. The city has the 6th most power generation plants of any city in the state, with 15 total plants.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Ontario

Ontario residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.523/kWh$0.078/kWh$337.50/mo.$28.77/mo.
1010th40.74¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Ontario
953rd$199.92Average residential monthly electricity bill for Ontario Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Ontario, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Southern California EdisonBUNDLED32.25164.3411,84719,745,7526,368,409,000

Zips with electric coverage in Ontario, California include: 91710, 91762, 91761, 91764, 91786

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San Bernardino County, California Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in San Bernardino County, California

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
High Desert Power PlantMRP Generation Holdings, LLC (100.00%)
Victorville CA Natural Gas 4,111,13711,589,537,680.781386.64171
Mountainview Generating StationSouthern California Edison (100.00%)
Redlands CA Natural Gas 2,219,810.0814924,886,631.4810416.65131
Daggett 3Daggett Solar Power 3 (100.00%)
San Bernardino County CA Solar 887,444255
San Bernardino CA Conventional Hydroelectric 749,828411
Mojave Solar ProjectMojave Solar LLC (100.00%)
San Bernardino County CA Solar 626,2331255
San Bernardino County CA Solar 618,5391455
Daggett 2Daggett Solar Power 2 LLC (100.00%)
San Bernardino County CA Solar 539,0342355
San Bernardino County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 410,3612311
Hudson - High Desert HybridBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%)
Victorville CA Solar 285,7086555
San Bernardino County CA Solar 282,8476723,774,010.54184.052
San Bernardino County CA Solar 274,9066922,786,510.88282.893
Argus Cogen PlantKarnavati Holdings Inc (100.00%)
Searles Valley CDP CA Coal 260,0221111,718,895.981429.651
New-Indy Ontario MillNew Indy Containerboard (100.00%)
Ontario CA Natural Gas 247,34452150,731,733.7445609.445
Resurgence SolarResurgence Solar (100.00%)
San Bernardino County CA Solar 243,2917655
Lockhart Solar PV, LLCEnergy Capital Partners (100.00%)
San Bernardino County CA Solar 227,0988155
San Bernardino County CA Solar 195,0328619,297,019.98398.941
San Bernardino County CA Solar 193,3568755
Resurgence Solar IIResurgence Solar II (100.00%)
Boron CDP CA Solar 133,43710155
San Bernardino County CA Solar 95,9301195510/2024
San Bernardino County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 69,5738811

San Bernardino County, California Production Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
52.63%
SOLAR
Solar
Solar
Solar
Solar
36.05%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
9.77%
COAL
Coal
1.88%
OTHER BIOMASS GAS
Other Biomass Gas
0.07%
OTHER
Other
-0.40%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

San Bernardino County is the 5th worst ranked county in the state out of 58 when it comes to total emissions from electricity consumption, with the county emitting 3,044,122,894.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per citizen in the county, which amounts to 1,387.69 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this measurement San Bernardino County is the 2651st highest polluting county in the country. Power producing facilities in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which makes up 52.63% (or 6,810,898.46 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the county. Taken together with Solar (36.05%) and Conventional Hydroelectric (9.77%), these three fuels make up 98.45% of the county electricity generation. San Bernardino County is home to 139 electricity producing plants, which is 3rd highest in the state.

San Bernardino County, California Net Metering

Out of the 8 providers in San Bernardino County, 5 of them offer net metering to their customers. Residents of California have highly favorable net metering laws and regulations that encourage the installation of personal solar panels.

Energy Loss

There are 3 electricity companies in San Bernardino County that report energy loss, including Southern California Edison, Apple Valley Choice Energy, and Bear Valley Electric. Together, these 3 companies average a yearly energy loss of 9.06% of electricity generated. The United States average for energy loss is 2.43% and the state average is 3.51%, resulting in a rank of 2853rd best in the country and a state rank of 54th best out of 3221 and 58 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in San Bernardino County:

  • Adelanto, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Apple Valley, California:
    • Apple Valley Choice Energy: 49.27%
    • Southern California Edison: 50.73%
  • Barstow, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Big Bear Lake, California:
    • Bear Valley Electric: 95.58%
    • Southern California Edison: 4.42%
  • Chino, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Chino Hills, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Colton, California:
    • Colton Utilities: 63.04%
    • Southern California Edison: 36.96%
  • Fontana, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Grand Terrace, California:
    • Colton Utilities: 32.46%
    • Southern California Edison: 67.54%
  • Hesperia, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Highland, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Loma Linda, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 97.36%
    • Colton Utilities: 2.64%
  • Montclair, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Needles, California:
    • Needles Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Ontario, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Rancho Cucamonga, California:
    • Rancho Cucamonga Utilities: 2.14%
    • Southern California Edison: 97.86%
  • Redlands, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Rialto, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • San Bernardino, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 97.78%
    • Colton Utilities: 2.22%
  • Twentynine Palms, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Upland, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Victorville, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 94.06%
    • Victorville Municipal Utilities Services: 5.94%
  • Yucaipa, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%
  • Yucca Valley, California:
    • Southern California Edison: 100.00%

* 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 San Bernardino County, California?

The largest electricity company in San Bernardino County, California by total customer count is Southern California Edison.

How many power plants are located within San Bernardino County, California?

There are 139 electricity plants located in San Bernardino County, California

What electricity companies offer service in San Bernardino County, California?

How many electric companies offer service in San Bernardino County, California?

San Bernardino County, California is home to 8 electricity suppliers offering service in the area.

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2025-04-21