Territory and usage

Scale and consumption

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power reported 1.4M residential customers, ranking 3rd of 39 utilities in California by customers served and covering 15.4% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 5,821 kWh per customer per year - -13.0% against the California median of 6,688 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $1,388.

State peers

Utilities reporting alongside this city system in California

All 39 utilities reporting bundled residential service in California, largest first, with Los Angeles Department of Water & Power marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.

For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in California.

Rate comparison

City rate against the state field

Ranked by price against the 39 utilities reporting residential rates in California, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power comes 24th of 39. The state's range runs from Surprise Valley Electrification at 13.14¢ to San Diego Gas & Electric Co at 43.63¢, so where a household sits inside California depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.

Against the 18 other municipal utilities reporting in California, whose customer-weighted average is 21.75¢, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power is above its own ownership class within the state (+9.6%).

Price distribution in the state

Ownership class peers

Municipal utilities with similar residential prices

Beyond California, these indexable municipal utilities report the closest residential averages to Los Angeles Department of Water & Power in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.

FAQ

Common questions about Los Angeles Department of Water & Power rates

How much does Los Angeles Department of Water & Power charge per kWh?

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power reported an average residential price of 23.84¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.

Is Los Angeles Department of Water & Power expensive compared with the rest of California?

Its average residential price is below the California customer-weighted average of 30.02¢ per kWh, a difference of -20.6%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 39 utilities reporting residential service in California.

What is the average electricity bill for Los Angeles Department of Water & Power customers?

Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 5,821 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,388 a year, or about $116 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.

Who owns Los Angeles Department of Water & Power?

EIA classifies Los Angeles Department of Water & Power as Municipal, a utility owned and operated by the local government it serves. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Municipal utilities was 14.41¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.

Limitations

What this page does and does not tell you

• An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
• Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.

See our methodology and why energy prices vary .

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.