Merced Irrigation District

About Merced Irrigation District

Merced Irrigation District is a political subdivision serving 3 cities throughout the state of California including Merced, Atwater, Livingston, Winton CDP, and Franklin CDP (Merced County). Presently, 12,498 consumers receive their electricity from the supplier. These customers are a mix of 0.82% industrial locations, 12.66% commercial customer accounts and 86.53% residential customer accounts. On average, Merced Irrigation District charges their consumers a residential electricity price of 20.47 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 28.70% lower than the average California rate of 28.72 cents. They had total sales and disposition of 717,042 megawatt hours in 2022, of which 21.85% were by way of wholesale channels. The electricity sourced by Merced Irrigation District is made up of multiple sources including megawatt hours they generate and other megawatt hours purchased by way of wholesale channels. Of the total electricity sourced these two categories comprise 20.54% and 79.46%, respectively. In 2022, the company made a total of $109,688,300 from business activities relating to the sale and transfer of electricity. They had revenue of $80,660,500 coming from retail sales to end users and $24,455,400 from sales to the wholesale market.

The average residential electricity bill for a customer of Merced Irrigation District is $131.4 per month, while the state average is $137.13. Customers of the company pay a 4.32% markdown compared to other residents of California. The supplier is the 21st largest generator of hydroelectric power out of 63 suppliers in the state. Based on megawatt hours produced, Merced Irrigation District is the 69th largest provider out of 186 providers in the state. Merced Irrigation District generates 147,169 megawatt hours from their generation facilities, which ranks them as the 69th highest producer of electricity in California out of 63 suppliers.