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California Electricity: Generation Mix and Retail Prices

California generated 205 TWh of electricity in 2025, 36% of it from gas. The average retail price was 27.03 US cents/kWh in 2025. These are EIA statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through August 2026; they are not real time.

Key Facts

  • California generated 205 TWh of electricity in 2025, the 4th most of the 51 states and DC.
  • Gas was the largest source of California's electricity in 2025, at 36.2% of generation.
  • Solar was the second largest source of California's electricity in 2025, at 26.8% of generation.
  • California's electricity generation rose from 199 TWh in 2001 to 205 TWh in 2025.
  • The average retail price of electricity in California was 27.03 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 2nd highest of the 51 states and DC.
  • Residential customers in California paid an average of 31.35 US cents/kWh in 2025.
  • California generated 24.2 TWh of electricity in August 2026.

Key Figures

MeasureValueAs of / source
Total generation205 TWh2025 · EIA
Generation rank4 of 512025 · EIA
Average retail price, all sectors27.03 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Price rank, highest first2 of 512025 · EIA
Retail sales243 TWh2025 · EIA
Retail customers16,292,1412025 · EIA
Retail revenueUSD 65,688 million2025 · EIA

Generation Mix, 2025

SourceGenerationShare
Gas74.3 TWh36.2%
Solar54.9 TWh26.8%
Hydro28.1 TWh13.7%
Nuclear17.6 TWh8.6%
Wind15.1 TWh7.4%
Geothermal10.9 TWh5.3%
Bioenergy4.31 TWh2.1%
Other fossil1.11 TWh0.5%
Coal234 GWh0.1%
Storage219 GWh0.1%
Oil54.3 GWh0.0%

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025. Utility scale generation, all sectors; small scale solar is not included.

Year by Year

EIA annual statistics, 2001 to 2025
California electricity generation by source, 2001 to 2025 California's electricity generation by main source from 2001 to 2025, in TWh. In 2025 the largest sources were gas at 74.3 TWh, solar at 54.9 TWh, hydro at 28.1 TWh, nuclear at 17.6 TWh, wind at 15.1 TWh. 0 38 75 113 150 20012006201120162021
California's electricity generation by main source from 2001 to 2025, in TWh. In 2025 the largest sources were gas at 74.3 TWh, solar at 54.9 TWh, hydro at 28.1 TWh, nuclear at 17.6 TWh, wind at 15.1 TWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
California electricity generation by source, 2001 to 2025
YearGasSolarHydroNuclearWind
2001112 TWh542 GWh25.5 TWh33.2 TWh3.50 TWh
200289.6 TWh554 GWh31.1 TWh34.4 TWh3.80 TWh
200391.4 TWh534 GWh36.4 TWh35.6 TWh3.90 TWh
2004100 TWh571 GWh34.1 TWh30.3 TWh4.31 TWh
200593.4 TWh537 GWh39.6 TWh36.2 TWh4.26 TWh
2006106 TWh495 GWh48.0 TWh32.0 TWh4.88 TWh
2007116 TWh557 GWh27.3 TWh35.8 TWh5.58 TWh
2008120 TWh670 GWh24.1 TWh32.5 TWh5.38 TWh
2009113 TWh647 GWh27.9 TWh31.8 TWh5.84 TWh
2010108 TWh769 GWh33.4 TWh32.2 TWh6.08 TWh
201189.0 TWh889 GWh42.6 TWh36.7 TWh7.75 TWh
2012120 TWh1.38 TWh26.8 TWh18.5 TWh9.75 TWh
2013120 TWh3.81 TWh23.8 TWh17.9 TWh12.8 TWh
2014120 TWh9.93 TWh16.5 TWh17.0 TWh13.0 TWh
2015116 TWh14.8 TWh13.8 TWh18.5 TWh12.2 TWh
201697.1 TWh18.8 TWh28.9 TWh18.9 TWh13.5 TWh
201788.4 TWh24.4 TWh42.4 TWh17.9 TWh12.8 TWh
201889.8 TWh27.0 TWh26.3 TWh18.2 TWh14.0 TWh
201985.8 TWh28.3 TWh38.4 TWh16.2 TWh13.7 TWh
202092.0 TWh30.3 TWh21.4 TWh16.3 TWh13.6 TWh
202197.4 TWh34.9 TWh14.7 TWh16.5 TWh15.2 TWh
202296.4 TWh38.8 TWh17.6 TWh17.6 TWh14.6 TWh
202394.4 TWh41.0 TWh32.4 TWh17.7 TWh14.0 TWh
202486.7 TWh48.4 TWh29.5 TWh18.4 TWh15.6 TWh
202574.3 TWh54.9 TWh28.1 TWh17.6 TWh15.1 TWh
YearGenerationLargest sourceAverage retail price
2025 205 TWh Gas 36.2% 27.03 US cents/kWh
2024 214 TWh Gas 40.5% 27.04 US cents/kWh
2023 217 TWh Gas 43.6% 24.87 US cents/kWh
2022 203 TWh Gas 47.4% 22.33 US cents/kWh
2021 197 TWh Gas 49.4% 19.65 US cents/kWh
2020 193 TWh Gas 47.7% 18.00 US cents/kWh
2019 202 TWh Gas 42.5% 16.89 US cents/kWh
2018 195 TWh Gas 45.9% 16.58 US cents/kWh
2017 206 TWh Gas 42.9% 16.06 US cents/kWh
2016 197 TWh Gas 49.3% 15.23 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025.

Retail Electricity Prices

Average revenue per kWh sold, 2001 to 2025
California average retail electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025 Average retail electricity prices in California by customer sector, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the all sector average was 27.03 US cents/kWh and residential customers paid 31.35 US cents/kWh. 0 10 20 30 40 20012006201120162021
Average retail electricity prices in California by customer sector, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the all sector average was 27.03 US cents/kWh and residential customers paid 31.35 US cents/kWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, US cents/kWh
California average retail electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025
YearAll sectorsResidentialCommercialIndustrial
200111.22 US cents/kWh12.09 US cents/kWh12.15 US cents/kWh9.23 US cents/kWh
200212.19 US cents/kWh12.64 US cents/kWh13.36 US cents/kWh9.81 US cents/kWh
200311.78 US cents/kWh12.23 US cents/kWh12.48 US cents/kWh9.59 US cents/kWh
200411.35 US cents/kWh12.20 US cents/kWh11.64 US cents/kWh9.27 US cents/kWh
200511.63 US cents/kWh12.51 US cents/kWh11.92 US cents/kWh9.55 US cents/kWh
200612.82 US cents/kWh14.33 US cents/kWh12.90 US cents/kWh10.09 US cents/kWh
200712.80 US cents/kWh14.42 US cents/kWh12.82 US cents/kWh9.98 US cents/kWh
200812.49 US cents/kWh13.81 US cents/kWh12.54 US cents/kWh10.09 US cents/kWh
200913.24 US cents/kWh14.74 US cents/kWh13.27 US cents/kWh10.42 US cents/kWh
201013.01 US cents/kWh14.75 US cents/kWh13.09 US cents/kWh9.80 US cents/kWh
201113.05 US cents/kWh14.78 US cents/kWh13.05 US cents/kWh10.11 US cents/kWh
201213.53 US cents/kWh15.34 US cents/kWh13.41 US cents/kWh10.49 US cents/kWh
201314.30 US cents/kWh16.23 US cents/kWh14.20 US cents/kWh11.44 US cents/kWh
201415.15 US cents/kWh16.25 US cents/kWh15.62 US cents/kWh12.34 US cents/kWh
201515.42 US cents/kWh16.99 US cents/kWh15.73 US cents/kWh12.17 US cents/kWh
201615.23 US cents/kWh17.39 US cents/kWh15.07 US cents/kWh11.92 US cents/kWh
201716.06 US cents/kWh18.31 US cents/kWh15.76 US cents/kWh12.73 US cents/kWh
201816.58 US cents/kWh18.84 US cents/kWh16.34 US cents/kWh13.20 US cents/kWh
201916.89 US cents/kWh19.15 US cents/kWh16.67 US cents/kWh13.40 US cents/kWh
202018.00 US cents/kWh20.45 US cents/kWh17.53 US cents/kWh14.27 US cents/kWh
202119.65 US cents/kWh22.82 US cents/kWh19.18 US cents/kWh14.82 US cents/kWh
202222.33 US cents/kWh25.84 US cents/kWh21.81 US cents/kWh17.09 US cents/kWh
202324.87 US cents/kWh29.51 US cents/kWh23.91 US cents/kWh18.64 US cents/kWh
202427.04 US cents/kWh31.97 US cents/kWh25.54 US cents/kWh21.53 US cents/kWh
202527.03 US cents/kWh31.35 US cents/kWh26.16 US cents/kWh20.96 US cents/kWh
Sector, 2025Average priceSalesCustomers
All sectors 27.03 US cents/kWh 243 TWh 16,292,141
Residential 31.35 US cents/kWh 85.1 TWh 14,371,581
Commercial 26.16 US cents/kWh 114 TWh 1,775,143
Industrial 20.96 US cents/kWh 43.0 TWh 145,404
Transportation 17.09 US cents/kWh 706 GWh 13

Prices are average revenue per kWh sold, including delivery charges and taxes collected by utilities, in nominal US cents.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025.

Month by Month

EIA monthly statistics, preliminary for recent months
MonthGenerationAverage price, all sectorsResidential price
August 2026 24.2 TWh 29.02 US cents/kWh 29.75 US cents/kWh
July 2026 22.0 TWh 30.71 US cents/kWh 33.61 US cents/kWh
June 2026 17.2 TWh 28.49 US cents/kWh 34.74 US cents/kWh
May 2026 15.4 TWh 26.27 US cents/kWh 33.25 US cents/kWh
April 2026 14.1 TWh 27.37 US cents/kWh 35.29 US cents/kWh
March 2026 15.1 TWh 28.54 US cents/kWh 33.28 US cents/kWh
February 2026 13.0 TWh 26.55 US cents/kWh 33.22 US cents/kWh
January 2026 14.3 TWh 25.55 US cents/kWh 30.29 US cents/kWh
December 2025 14.1 TWh 26.68 US cents/kWh 29.95 US cents/kWh
November 2025 14.6 TWh 25.72 US cents/kWh 32.03 US cents/kWh
October 2025 15.9 TWh 28.16 US cents/kWh 33.62 US cents/kWh
September 2025 19.5 TWh 29.87 US cents/kWh 31.89 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of August 2026.

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World Power Monitor. California Electricity: Generation Mix and Retail Prices. Data as of 2026-08. Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://worldpowermonitor.com/us/california/

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  title = {{California Electricity: Generation Mix and Retail Prices}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Data as of 2026-08. Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration.},
  url = {https://worldpowermonitor.com/us/california/}
}

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