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City & County of San Francisco
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
City & County of San Francisco serves 2,618 residential customers in California as a municipal utility, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 2 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 24.05¢ per kilowatthour, 25% below the California average of 31.97¢ and 46% above the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $325.11 a month on average use of 1,352 kWh a month. Across California the average bill was $160.86 on 503 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2024; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is up 27.0% on 2019, against up 66.9% for California as a whole, and up 20.9% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 27.13¢.
Compared with California, the US and other municipal utilities
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Municipal utilities, US median | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 24.05¢ | 12.45¢ | 31.97¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $325.11 | $113.02 | $160.86 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,352 | 905 | 503 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +20.9% | — | +8.3% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +27.0% | — | +66.9% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 64.4 | 74.0 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 40.3 | 50.4 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 19 filings by municipal utilities in California, the median price was 20.44¢. In California this utility's price ranks 11 of 30, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | California ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 27.13¢ | 32.54¢ | $295.48 | 1,089 | 3,670 | 962.9 GWh |
| 2024 | 24.05¢ | 31.97¢ | $325.11 | 1,352 | 2,618 | 953.7 GWh |
| 2023 | 19.90¢ | 29.51¢ | $175.95 | 884 | 1,924 | 937.3 GWh |
| 2022 | 19.61¢ | 25.84¢ | $184.99 | 943 | 1,618 | 927.2 GWh |
| 2021 | 15.07¢ | 22.82¢ | $175.12 | 1,162 | 1,075 | 862.8 GWh |
| 2020 | 21.20¢ | 20.45¢ | $94.46 | 446 | 1,195 | 851 GWh |
| 2019 | 18.94¢ | 19.15¢ | $159.94 | 845 | 1,064 | 1 TWh |
| 2018 | 16.76¢ | 18.84¢ | $45.72 | 273 | 570 | 992.3 GWh |
| 2017 | 17.00¢ | 18.31¢ | $36.90 | 217 | 238 | 957.6 GWh |
| 2016 | 19.86¢ | 17.39¢ | $39.72 | 200 | 120 | 970.9 GWh |
| 2015 | 22.83¢ | 16.99¢ | $48.02 | 210 | 21 | 992.9 GWh |
| 2014 | — | 16.25¢ | — | — | 0 | 974.6 GWh |
| 2013 | — | 16.23¢ | — | — | 0 | 976.1 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Month by month
City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia average
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 2,618 | 42.5 GWh | 4% | $10,213,600 | 24.05¢ |
| Commercial | 291 | 743.8 GWh | 78% | $137,259,100 | 18.45¢ |
| Industrial | 31 | 69.6 GWh | 7% | $16,466,800 | 23.67¢ |
| Transportation | 1 | 97.8 GWh | 10% | $19,069,100 | — |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 1.6 TWh in total, of which 77.1% was its own net generation and 361.6 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 139 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for City & County of San Francisco in 2024. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
Generation at plants it operates, 2025
- Hydro 100% 1.3 TWh
Net generation of 1.3 TWh at power plants this utility operates, from Form EIA-923. It is not the mix delivered to customers: utilities also buy power wholesale (361.6 GWh in 2024), sell generation to others and may co-own plants that another company operates.
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in California
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Shasta Lake | Municipal | 4,268 | 19.26¢ | $159.99 | 76.5 | 76.5 |
| City of Corona | Municipal | 1,285 | 15.50¢ | $83.24 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| City of Moreno Valley | Municipal | 7,936 | 39.87¢ | $193.74 | 44.8 | 44.8 |
| City of Azusa | Municipal | 15,599 | 19.08¢ | $90.88 | — | 11.5 |
| City of Colton | Municipal | 17,472 | 24.85¢ | $133.37 | 50.4 | 50.4 |
| City of Lodi | Municipal | 23,751 | 22.47¢ | $136.82 | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| City of Palo Alto | Municipal | 26,249 | 20.67¢ | $103.58 | 134.7 | — |
| Alameda Municipal Power | Municipal | 33,174 | 22.98¢ | $80.66 | 54.9 | 54.9 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from City & County of San Francisco?
Residential customers paid an average of 24.05¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with California?
The California average residential price in 2024 was 31.97¢ and the US average 16.48¢; City & County of San Francisco was 25% below the state figure. Among 30 utility filings with a bundled residential price in California, it had the 11th highest.
What is the average City & County of San Francisco bill?
$325.11 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,352 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The California average was $160.86 on 503 kWh.
How reliable is City & County of San Francisco service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for City & County of San Francisco.
Is the City & County of San Francisco price rising?
The average residential price was up 20.9% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 27.0% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 27.13¢.
Which counties does City & County of San Francisco serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 2 counties: San Francisco County, CA and San Mateo County, CA. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "City & County of San Francisco", utility number 16612; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. Generation by fuel is from Form EIA-923, 2025 final. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.