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Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power served 1,415,602 residential customers in California in 2025 (9.9% of the state's residential customers), the 3rd largest of 59 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: municipal; balancing authority LDWP.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 469 kWh
- At 26.48¢/kWh
- $124
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 26.48¢ sits.
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power averaged 26.48¢ per kWh against a California residential average of 32.54¢: 18.6% below the state figure. Among the 19 municipal utilities in California with bundled residential sales, it ranks 16th from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Los Angeles Department of Water & Power home used 528 kWh a month at 20.63¢ and paid $109. In 2025 it used 469 kWh at 26.48¢ and paid $124: the price per kWh is up 28.4%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 20.63 | 26.48 |
| Use, kWh a month | 528 | 469 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 108.96 | 124.2 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 1,415,602 | 7,966,454 | 26.48 |
| Commercial | 91,316 | 11,648,879 | 25.0 |
| Industrial | 9,533 | 993,563 | 22.73 |
| Transportation | 2 | 113,921 | 24.01 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 38.4% of the electricity Los Angeles Department of Water & Power sold in California in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
95,898 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 95,898installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 603.1 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 67.7installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
2 counties.
InyoLos Angeles
Counties in California where Los Angeles Department of Water & Power reported serving customers in 2025 (2 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 11208
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 26.48 | ¢/kWh |
| California average price | 32.54 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | -18.6 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 28.4 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 469 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 124.2 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 1,415,602 | accounts |
| Share of CA residential customers | 9.9 | % |
| Size rank in CA | 3 of 59 | by customers |
| Price rank, municipal peers | 16 of 19 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
7 active plans.
- Time-of-use
- 1more than one energy period within a month
- Seasonal only
- 6price changes by month, not by hour
- Median fixed charge
- $7.95US dollars per month
Active residential plans: not ended, started within the last 5 years, latest version of each plan name. Time-of-use means more than one energy period within a single month; plans whose price changes only by season are counted as seasonal.
California: state average, five-year steps and every provider