San Diego Gas & Electric Co Electricity Rates and Average Bill (California)

Data through June 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated September 04, 2026

As of June 2026, San Diego Gas & Electric Co's residential customers in California paid an average effective rate of 51.64¢/kWh with an average monthly bill of $146.95, per EIA Form 861-M data. That rate is 16.9¢ above the California average of 34.74¢/kWh; the U.S. average is 18.34¢/kWh.

Average rate
51.64¢/kWh
+16.4% year over year
Average bill
$146.95
+11.2% year over year
Average usage
285 kWh/mo
vs 474 CA average
Residential customers
284,562
Investor Owned

Rate trend vs the California average

View this chart as a table (last 12 months)
MonthRate (¢/kWh)Avg bill ($/mo)Avg usage (kWh/mo)
July 202545.81164.83360
August 202543.77169.88388
September 202541.00222.38542
October 202567.38295.38438
November 202546.32141.51306
December 202539.12161.60413
January 202640.39177.71440
February 202644.84142.74318
March 202647.08154.89329
April 202649.95152.20305
May 202653.16125.18236
June 202651.64146.95285

San Diego Gas & Electric Co vs California vs the U.S.

San Diego Gas & Electric CoCaliforniaU.S. average
Rate (June 2026)51.64¢/kWh34.74¢/kWh18.34¢/kWh
Average monthly bill$146.95$164.72$170.65
Average monthly usage285 kWh474 kWh930 kWh
Rate change, 1 year+16.4%+3.4%+5.0%

Estimate a bill at San Diego Gas & Electric Co rates

1,000 kWh × 51.64¢ ≈ $516.40

Worked example: 1,000 kWh at San Diego Gas & Electric Co's average effective rate of 51.64¢/kWh is about $516.40. The utility's actual average usage is 285 kWh/month, which produces the $146.95 average bill. This is an all-in average (energy, delivery, fixed charges, riders); your tariff's marginal price will differ.

See the full California rate trend, look up another utility by ZIP code, or read why electric bills are rising.

Source: EIA Form 861-M (monthly utility-level sales to ultimate customers, residential), published with roughly a two-month lag. Rate = revenue ÷ sales; bill = revenue ÷ customers. Months failing basic sanity screens are excluded. See methodology.