Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: average rate and electric bill (2025)
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (investor-owned utility, California) served 1,738,444 homes in 2025. The average customer used 464 kWh a month and paid $174, an average price of 37.5¢ per kWh including fixed charges, riders and taxes. That is 20% above the California average of 31.4¢.
What a bill costs at Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s average price
| Monthly usage | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $188 |
| 1,000 kWh | $375 |
| 1,500 kWh | $563 |
The average price spreads fixed monthly charges over all kWh. At low usage your price per kWh is higher, at high usage lower. Your current tariff can differ from the 2025 average, especially after a rate case.
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Delivery-only customers
3,317,112 customers of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. bought their electricity supply from another provider and paid Pacific Gas & Electric Co. only for delivery: an average of 24.6¢/kWh. Their total price is that delivery charge plus their supplier's energy price (California average for supplier energy: 14.5¢/kWh).
Compare with other utilities in California
| Name | ¢/kWh | Avg. bill |
|---|---|---|
| Turlock Irrigation District | 17.4 | $142 |
| City of Santa Clara | 17.9 | $71 |
| Imperial Irrigation District | 18.7 | $202 |
| Tesla Inc. | 18.9 | $105 |
| Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | 18.9 | $125 |
| City of Redding | 19.0 | $152 |
| Spruce Finance | 19.3 | $126 |
| City of Anaheim | 19.4 | $92 |
| City of Roseville | 21.3 | $145 |
| City of Palo Alto | 21.4 | $110 |
| City of Burbank Water and Power | 21.5 | $106 |
| City of Riverside | 21.9 | $135 |
| City of Lodi | 22.8 | $128 |
| Modesto Irrigation District | 23.0 | $173 |
| Alameda Municipal Power | 24.0 | $87 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual data 2025 (released October 2026), utility ID 14328. Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold; average bill = revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12.