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.
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; rate-case facts are from the California Public Utilities Commission docket linked on this page. 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)