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Prices here are state averages across all utilities and rate plans, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration — not the rate on any one bill. Generation-mix figures are reported annually, not real time.

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Electricity & Energy in California

U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2025 data.

Residential price
32.54¢/kWh
Commercial price
26.36¢/kWh
Industrial price
21.62¢/kWh
Renewable share
48.42%

Residential price over time

20012025, cents per kWh

Where the power comes from (2025)

Natural gas
35.6%
Solar
27.0%
Hydro
13.5%
Nuclear
8.5%
Wind
7.9%
Other
7.3%
Coal
0.1%

Renewable share, over the years

20012025, wind + solar + hydro as % of total generation

Natural gas price

Residential: $22.01 per thousand cubic feet (2025)

19672025, $/MCF

Gasoline price trend

California is one of the nine states in the EIA's weekly retail gasoline survey. See recent weekly prices for regular, midgrade, premium and diesel — this is the same EIA series NowInUSA uses for today's price; here it's the multi-year trend, not a daily ticker.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Prices are state averages across all utilities and rate plans, not any single bill. Generation-mix figures are reported annually.