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Ownership type · Form EIA-861, 2024
Community choice aggregators
Community choice aggregators are local-government programmes, mostly in California, that buy energy on behalf of residents while the investor-owned utility delivers and bills it. They report energy-only revenue, so no whole price is shown.
26 respondents classed by EIA as community choice aggregators reported at least 1,000 residential customers for 2024, 5,484,824 residential customers between them.
They sell energy only, so EIA's revenue figures cover part of each bill and no bundled price is shown for the group.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Group figures are medians across utilities from the final 2024 file.
Against all utilities
| Median, 2024 | Community choice aggregators | All ownership types | US average (customer-weighted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | — | 13.33¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | — | $134.12 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | — | — | 863 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 184.5 | — |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 99.8 | — |
| Residential customers per utility | 124,643 | — | — |
Largest by residential customers
By state
| State | Filings | Residential customers | Share of state's reported customers | Median ¢ per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 25 | 5,380,262 | 27.6% | — |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 104,562 | 12% | — |
Questions and answers
How many community choice aggregators are there?
26 respondents of this type reported at least 1,000 residential customers on Form EIA-861 for 2024, with 5,484,824 residential customers in total. Smaller ones are not counted here.
What do community choice aggregators charge?
They report energy-only revenue to EIA, which covers part of a bill, so no whole price is available.
How reliable are community choice aggregators?
This type does not own distribution lines, so it files no reliability data.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 final release; ownership class as assigned by EIA. Medians computed on this site over utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers. US average from the Form EIA-861M workbook. Public domain.