Territory and usage

Scale and consumption

Modesto Irrigation District reported 103.7K residential customers, ranking 10th of 39 utilities in California by customers served and covering 1.1% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 9,697 kWh per customer per year - +45.0% against the California median of 6,688 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $2,112.

Rate comparison

Public-power price placement

Ranked by price against the 39 utilities reporting residential rates in California, Modesto Irrigation District comes 21st 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 4 other political subdivision utilities reporting in California, whose customer-weighted average is 17.82¢, Modesto Irrigation District is above its own ownership class within the state (+22.3%).

Price distribution in the state

State peers

Every utility reporting in California

All 39 utilities reporting bundled residential service in California, largest first, with Modesto Irrigation District 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.

Ownership class peers

Political Subdivision utilities with similar residential prices

Beyond California, these indexable political subdivision utilities report the closest residential averages to Modesto Irrigation District in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.

FAQ

Common questions about Modesto Irrigation District rates

How much does Modesto Irrigation District charge per kWh?

Modesto Irrigation District reported an average residential price of 21.78¢ 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 Modesto Irrigation District expensive compared with the rest of California?

Its average residential price is far below the California customer-weighted average of 30.02¢ per kWh, a difference of -27.4%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 39 utilities reporting residential service in California.

What is the average electricity bill for Modesto Irrigation District customers?

Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 9,697 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $2,112 a year, or about $176 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.

Who owns Modesto Irrigation District?

EIA classifies Modesto Irrigation District as Political Subdivision, a public utility district or authority created under state law rather than a city government. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Political Subdivision utilities was 13.45¢ 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.