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Liberty Utilities
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.
Liberty Utilities serves 43,902 residential customers in California as an investor-owned utility, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 7 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 25.92¢ per kilowatthour, 19% below the California average of 31.97¢ and 57% 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 $144.49 a month on average use of 557 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.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 742.8 minutes per customer with major event days included and 496.2 minutes with them excluded, calculated under IEEE 1366 standard. The median among California utilities reporting was 74.0 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 904% above that median.
The average price is up 93.1% on 2019, against up 66.9% for California as a whole, and up 38.2% on 2023.
Compared with California, the US and other investor-owned utilities
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Investor-owned utilities, US median | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 25.92¢ | 16.17¢ | 31.97¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $144.49 | $131.47 | $160.86 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 557 | 787 | 503 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +38.2% | — | +8.3% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +93.1% | — | +66.9% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 742.8 | 278.7 | 74.0 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 496.2 | 106.5 | 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 6 filings by investor-owned utilities in California, the median price was 31.55¢. In California this utility's price ranks 8 of 30, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
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Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | California ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.92¢ | 31.97¢ | $144.49 | 557 | 43,902 | 573.5 GWh |
| 2023 | 18.75¢ | 29.51¢ | $109.70 | 585 | 43,902 | 544.4 GWh |
| 2022 | 15.90¢ | 25.84¢ | $88.82 | 559 | 43,856 | 561.7 GWh |
| 2021 | 15.23¢ | 22.82¢ | $85.86 | 564 | 43,546 | 560.7 GWh |
| 2020 | 14.00¢ | 20.45¢ | $78.45 | 560 | 44,013 | 554.4 GWh |
| 2019 | 13.42¢ | 19.15¢ | $74.51 | 555 | 43,032 | 564.5 GWh |
| 2018 | 14.11¢ | 18.84¢ | $75.99 | 539 | 42,882 | 594.8 GWh |
| 2017 | 13.79¢ | 18.31¢ | $78.55 | 570 | 42,323 | 567.7 GWh |
| 2016 | 13.61¢ | 17.39¢ | $74.74 | 549 | 42,279 | 557.4 GWh |
| 2015 | 13.90¢ | 16.99¢ | $71.26 | 513 | 41,980 | 527.8 GWh |
| 2014 | 14.15¢ | 16.25¢ | $73.92 | 522 | 41,941 | 533.2 GWh |
| 2013 | 13.71¢ | 16.23¢ | $77.08 | 562 | 41,701 | 559.9 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 43,902 | 293.6 GWh | 51% | $76,119,400 | 25.92¢ |
| Commercial | 6,128 | 279.8 GWh | 49% | $72,586,200 | 25.94¢ |
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: 603.7 GWh in total, of which 18.2% was its own net generation and 494 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 87 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under IEEE 1366 standard. SAIFI: 2.57 interruptions per customer with major event days, 2.37 without; CAIDI 289.0 minutes per interruption. EIA's California total across all reporting utilities was 279.6 minutes with major event days and 158.2 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 742.8 | 496.2 | 2.57 | 2.37 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2023 | 264.6 | 264.6 | 1.97 | 1.97 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2022 | 1,528.1 | 471.7 | 5.19 | 3.55 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2021 | 1,007.1 | 701.7 | 4.60 | 3.86 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2020 | 242.7 | 242.7 | 1.87 | 1.87 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2019 | 416.5 | 416.5 | 2.96 | 2.96 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2018 | 288.0 | 288.0 | 2.19 | 2.19 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2017 | 1,597.4 | 772.8 | 3.97 | 2.86 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2016 | 189.9 | 166.2 | 1.48 | 1.44 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2015 | 357.5 | 357.5 | 2.01 | 2.01 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2014 | 698.3 | 323.7 | 3.63 | 2.24 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2013 | 119.0 | 119.0 | 1.23 | 1.23 | IEEE 1366 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Valley Electric Service | Investor-owned | 23,327 | 30.67¢ | $95.01 | 101.0 | 64.2 |
| Southern California Edison Co | Investor-owned | 4,594,415 | 32.43¢ | $164.02 | 158.3 | 100.2 |
| City of Burbank Water and Power | Municipal | 46,157 | 19.25¢ | $89.90 | 23.2 | 23.2 |
| City of Redding | Municipal | 38,170 | 17.85¢ | $151.57 | 34.1 | 34.1 |
| City of Santa Clara | Municipal | 50,949 | 16.88¢ | $71.80 | 208.7 | 161.7 |
| Alameda Municipal Power | Municipal | 33,174 | 22.98¢ | $80.66 | 54.9 | 54.9 |
| City of Pasadena | Municipal | 58,551 | 25.98¢ | $123.59 | 42.9 | 42.9 |
| City of Roseville | Municipal | 63,052 | 18.66¢ | $134.32 | 23.2 | 21.5 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Liberty Utilities?
Residential customers paid an average of 25.92¢ 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¢; Liberty Utilities was 19% below the state figure. Among 30 utility filings with a bundled residential price in California, it had the 8th highest.
What is the average Liberty Utilities bill?
$144.49 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 557 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 Liberty Utilities service?
It reported 742.8 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 496.2 minutes excluding them, with 2.57 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the Liberty Utilities price rising?
The average residential price was up 38.2% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 93.1% compared with 2019.
Which counties does Liberty Utilities serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 7 counties: Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA and Sierra 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 "Liberty Utilities", utility number 57483. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. 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.