San Diego County, California Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
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San Diego County, California Electricity Overview
San Diego County currently is 13th out of 58 counties in the state for megawatt hours generated by solar power sources.
There was a 12.13% rise in power generated by wind turbines in San Diego County in the past year from 478,333 megawatt hours to 536,343 megawatt hours.
San Diego County is the 16th highest county in the state for non-renewable generation per capita, with an average of 1.62 megawatt hours per resident generated from non-renewable sources.
San Diego County generates 784,141.53 megawatt hours of electricity from sustainable sources. This ranks San Diego County 281st highest producing county in the nation out of 3221 counties for total sustainable electricity production.
San Diego County averages 0.24 megawatt hours per person produced from renewable electricity sources, which is 1249th highest in the country out of 3221counties.
San Diego County consumers enjoy an average monthly residential electric bill of $110.39, which is 16.36% lower than the state average bill of $131.98.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
20,685,520 MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.27 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
6,117,251 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
784,142 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
5,333,109 MWh
Production per Capita
1.85 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
5,262,032,940 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1,595.22 kg
San Diego, CA Electricity Overview
On average, residents who call San Diego home are billed a residential electricity price of 34.40 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 38.13% higher than the average state rate of 24.90 cents. Customers in the city have an average monthly residential power bill of $107.9. This is 18.25% lower than the California average bill of $131.98. Non-renewable fuels are used to produce 637,569.88 megawatt hours in the city, which is 90.78% of the city's total production.
San Diego's primary fuel is Natural Gas, with 91.55% of electricity production using this fuel source. Landfill Gas and Other Biomass Gas are also primary fuel sources in the city, with 6.62% and 1.36% of total electricity generation being produced from each type, respectively. For every citizen in the city there are 1,421.64 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Total emissions in the city are 1,971,721,396.48 kilograms, which is the 2nd worst total amount of emissions for any city in the state. San Diego is home to 24 power plants, which is the 3rd highest number of power plants within a city in California.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in San Diego
San Diego residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in San Diego, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.23 | 6.79 | 995 | 131,600 | |
| San Diego Gas and Electric | BUNDLED | 34.68 | 127.35 | 58,572 | 4,627,724 | 1,605,088,595 |
Zips with electric coverage in San Diego, California include: 92154, 91911, 92126, 92105, 92114, 92115, 91950, 92117, 92113, 92027, 92071 and 46 other zip code(s).
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Chula Vista, CA Electricity Overview
On average, residents who call Chula Vista home are billed a residential electricity price of 34.40 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 38.13% higher than the average state rate of 24.90 cents. The average monthly residential power bill for a citizen in the city is $107.9 per month, while the state average is $131.98. Producing 0.02 megawatt hours per consumer living in the city, Chula Vista ranks as the 198th highest generating city in the state out of 1617 cities.
Chula Vista is the 18th highest ranked city in the state out of 1617 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 365,540,128.4 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year. The city also ranks 1507th highest in California in pollution per citizen, averaging 1,326.89 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per citizen. This is, perhaps, the more important of the two rankings. The city has 2 electricity plants, which is the 58th highest for a city in California. Chula Vista's fuel of choice is Natural Gas, with 71.25% of electricity generation coming from this fuel.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Chula Vista
Chula Vista residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Chula Vista, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.23 | 6.79 | 995 | 131,600 | |
| San Diego Gas and Electric | BUNDLED | 34.68 | 127.35 | 4,627,724 | 1,605,088,595 |
Zips with electric coverage in Chula Vista, California include: 92154, 91911, 91910, 91950, 91913, 91915, 91902, 91914
Oceanside, CA Electricity Overview
On average, residents who call Oceanside home are billed a residential electricity price of 34.40 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 38.13% higher than the average state rate of 24.90 cents. The average monthly residential power bill for a citizen in the city is $107.9 per month, while the state average is $131.98. The city is the 159th highest producer in the state out of 1617 cities, averaging 0.16 megawatt hours produced per consumer in the city a year.
Oceanside is the 37th highest ranked city in the state out of 1617 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 233,688,035.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year. Additionally, the city ranks 97th highest in California in emissions per person, which could be argued to be the more important metric. They average 1,342.51 kilograms of emissions per resident. The city has 2 electricity plants, which is the 58th highest for a city in California.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Oceanside
Oceanside residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Oceanside, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.23 | 6.79 | 995 | 131,600 | |
| San Diego Gas and Electric | BUNDLED | 34.68 | 127.35 | 4,627,724 | 1,605,088,595 |
Zips with electric coverage in Oceanside, California include: 92057, 92056, 92028, 92058, 92054, 92083, 92081, 92008, 92010, 92003
Electricity Production in San Diego County, California
Power Plants in San Diego County, California
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Otay Mesa Generating ProjectCalpine (100.00%) | San Diego County | CA | Natural Gas | 2,160,788 | 828,884,430.64 | 383.6 | ||
Palomar EnergySan Diego Gas and Electric (100.00%) | Escondido | CA | Natural Gas | 2,032,057 | 755,531,633.64 | 371.81 | ||
Tule Wind LLCAvangrid (100.00%) | Boulevard CDP | CA | Wind | 380,619 | ||||
Carlsbad Energy CenterClearway Energy (100.00%) | Carlsbad | CA | Natural Gas | 359,515 | 212,169,217.96 | 590.15 | ||
University of California San Diego HybridUniversity of California San Diego (100.00%) | San Diego | CA | Natural Gas | 225,210 | 76,871,205.6 | 341.33 | ||
| San Diego County | CA | Wind | 150,994 | |||||
C P Kelco San Diego PlantCP Kelco (100.00%) | San Diego | CA | Natural Gas | 81,948 | 24,170,368.74 | 294.95 | ||
Pio Pico Energy CenterPio Pico Energy Center LLC (100.00%) | San Diego County | CA | Natural Gas | 70,756 | 40,753,157.48 | 575.97 | ||
Solar Borrego IClearway Energy (100.00%) | San Diego County | CA | Solar | 70,418 | ||||
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego State University (100.00%) | San Diego | CA | Natural Gas | 63,835.76 | 22,727,561.22 | 356.03 | ||
MM San Diego-MiramarMM San Diego Energy-Miramar (100.00%) | San Diego | CA | Landfill Gas | 43,488 | 23,178,439.8 | 532.98 | ||
Jacumba Solar FarmAmerican Electric Power (100.00%) | San Diego County | CA | Solar | 43,329 | ||||
P PlantQualcomm Incorporated (100.00%) | San Diego | CA | Natural Gas | 35,948 | 13,805,150.8 | 384.03 | ||
Q PlantQualcomm Incorporated (100.00%) | San Diego | CA | Natural Gas | 35,562 | 9,816,206.12 | 276.03 | ||
W PlantQualcomm Incorporated (100.00%) | San Diego | CA | Natural Gas | 31,387 | 10,059,857.64 | 320.51 | ||
Larkspur Energy FacilityDiamond Generating Corporation (100.00%) | San Diego | CA | Natural Gas | 29,988 | 16,212,642.18 | 540.64 | ||
Illumina Way SDIllumina (100.00%) | San Diego | CA | Natural Gas | 29,439 | 10,880,165.24 | 369.58 | ||
CalPeak Power Border Peaker PlantThe Carlyle Group (100.00%) | San Diego | CA | Natural Gas | 28,022 | 16,104,346.72 | 574.7 | ||
Childrens HospitalDTE Energy (100.00%) | San Diego | CA | Natural Gas | 27,384.96 | 13,136,511.59 | 479.7 | ||
Miramar Energy FacilitySan Diego Gas and Electric (100.00%) | San Diego | CA | Natural Gas | 24,910 | 13,655,786.9 | 548.21 |
San Diego County, California Details
San Diego County's primary fuel is Natural Gas, with 87.81% of electricity production using this fuel source. Wind and Solar are also primary fuel sources in the county, with 8.77% and 3.07% of total electricity generation being produced from each type, respectively. For every citizen in the county there are 1,595.22 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. This ranks them 2652nd highest in the country for emissions per capita. Total emissions in the county are 5,262,032,939.85 kilograms, which is the 38th highest total amount of pollution for a county in the United States. San Diego County has 65 power plants within its borders. This is the 6th most plants within a single county.
Providers In Each City in San Diego County:
- Carlsbad, California:
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Chula Vista, California:
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Coronado, California:
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Del Mar, California:
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- El Cajon, California:
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Encinitas, California:
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Escondido, California:
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Imperial Beach, California:
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- La Mesa, California:
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- Lemon Grove, California:
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- National City, California:
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Oceanside, California:
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Poway, California:
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- San Diego, California:
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- San Marcos, California:
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Santee, California:
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Solana Beach, California:
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Vista, California:
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- San Diego Gas and Electric: 14.29%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
What electricity company is the largest provider in San Diego County, California?
By total revenue, San Diego Gas and Electric is the largest electricity supplier in San Diego County, California.
How many electric companies offer service in San Diego County, California?
There are 4 electricity suppliers operating in San Diego County, California.
How many power plants are in San Diego County, California?
There are 65 electricity plants in San Diego County, California
Which electricity companies offer service in San Diego County, California?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Gas and Electric | 1,180,756 |
| 2 | Imperial Irrigation District | 6,951 |
| 3 | Pilot Power Group | 77 |
| 4 | Commercial Energy of California | 7 |
