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Los Angeles County, California Electricity Overview
Los Angeles County residents are faced with an average residential monthly electricity bill of $152.76, which is 10.76% higher than the national average bill of $137.93.
The largest provider in Los Angeles County by megawatt hours sold is Clean Power Alliance.
There was a 12.27% drop in CO2 emissions per capita in the last 12 months in Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles County is the 16th highest county out of 58 counties in the state for electricity generation from wind per capita, averaging 0 megawatt hours per person generated from wind turbines.
With 3,754,857.02 megawatt hours generated using solar, Los Angeles County ranks 6th in the nation out of 3230 counties for solar power electricity production.
Consumers in the county use approximately 268.99% of the total amount of the electricity that the county generates.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
58,907,363MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.06MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
21,899,735MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
4,766,791MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
17,132,944MWh
Production per Capita
2.25MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
14,401,217,657kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1,481.43kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Los Angeles
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Rates and Production Categories
Los Angeles Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for March, 2024
22.77¢ per kWh
- 1.31% lower than last month
- 4.93% higher than March last year
- 39.68% lower than the California average
- 33.79% higher than the US average
- 145th in the state out of 1,588 cities
- The state rank has increased by 46 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 47 since March last year
- 28,644th in the US out of 31,812 cities
- The national rank has increased by 60 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 74 since March last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
23.18¢ per kWh
- 0.39% higher than last month
- 4.4% higher than March last year
- 29.37% lower than the California average
- 39.65% higher than the US average
- 190th in the state out of 1,588 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 14 since March last year
- 29,001st in the US out of 31,812 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 4 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 627 since March last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for March, 2024
$98.59 per month
- 12.09% lower than last month
- 4.14% lower than March last year
- 32.33% lower than the California average
- 18.06% lower than the US average
- 73rd in the state out of 1,588 cities
- The state rank has increased by 18 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 449 since March last year
- 7,230th in the US out of 31,812 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,540 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,023 since March last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$109.95 per month
- 0.32% lower than last month
- 4.25% lower than March last year
- 30.88% lower than the California average
- 18.59% lower than the US average
- 51st in the state out of 1,588 cities
- The state rank has increased by 6 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 8 since March last year
- 5,968th in the US out of 31,812 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 76 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,908 since March last year
Los Angeles, CA Electricity Overview
The residential electricity rate is 23.18 cents per kilowatt hour for Los Angeles. This is 22.30% below the state's average price of 29.83 cents. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. The average monthly residential power bill for a customer in the city is $109.95 per month, while the US average is $137.93.
For electricity production purposes, Los Angeles' primary fuel source is Natural Gas, making up 77.61%, or 3,830,771.9 megawatt hours of production in the city. Other Gas and Waste Heat make up 10.31% and 5.92% of electricity production, respectively. The city emits 1,346.32 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 57th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in California based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 5,145,923,300.92 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city highest for total emissions in California. There are 56 electricity generation plants in Los Angeles, which is the most plants in a city in California.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Los Angeles
Los Angeles residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
190th23.18¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Los Angeles
51st$109.95Average residential monthly electricity bill for Los Angeles Residents
Electric Companies With Service in Los Angeles, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUNDLED | 23.30 | 110.03 | 2,898,526 | 7,921,235.6 | 1,845,253,196 |
1 providers total
Zips with electric coverage in Los Angeles, California include: 90011, 91331, 90044, 90280, 91342, 91335, 90003, 90037, 91402, 90026, 91343 and 132 other zip code(s).
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Long Beach, CA Electricity Overview
The residential electricity rate is 29.90 cents per kilowatt hour for Long Beach. This is 0.22% higher than California's average price of 29.83 cents. There is 122.19% more electricity generated than consumed in Long Beach, which results in the ability to export the surplus. There has been a 4.09% increase in the amount of electricity generated from solar fields over the past 12 months, which is an increase of 298 megawatt hours a year.
For electricity production purposes, Long Beach's primary fuel source is Natural Gas, making up 99.56%, or 6,049,733.44 megawatt hours of production in the city. Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste and Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste make up 0.29% and 0.24% of electricity production, respectively. The city emits 2,676.41 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 16th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in California based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 1,207,913,781.17 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city 4th highest for total emissions in California. There are 8 electricity generation plants in Long Beach, which is the 17th most plants in a city in California.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Long Beach
Long Beach residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
646th29.90¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Long Beach
552nd$147.22Average residential monthly electricity bill for Long Beach Residents
Electric Companies With Service in Long Beach, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 15.34 | 78.47 | 27,892.26 | 4,278,401.6 | |
| Southern California Edison | BUNDLED | 30.74 | 147.2 | 18,298,868 | 5,625,318,000 |
3 providers total
Zips with electric coverage in Long Beach, California include: 90805, 90731, 90744, 90813, 90815, 90806, 90808, 90802, 90804, 90810, 90807 and 8 other zip code(s).
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Santa Clarita, CA Electricity Overview
The residential electricity rate is 29.90 cents per kilowatt hour for Santa Clarita. This is 0.22% higher than California's average price of 29.83 cents. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Southern California Edison. The average monthly residential power bill for a customer in the city is $147.22 per month.
Santa Clarita is the 28th highest ranked city in the state out of 1617 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 261,237,260.3 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 1,180.14 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, the city ranks 109th worst in California for emissions per capita from electricity use. Natural Gas makes up 84.28% of the fuel sources used for electricity production in Santa Clarita. Santa Clarita has 2 electricity generation plants in the city. This is the 87th most power plants within a single city in the state.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
646th29.90¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Santa Clarita
552nd$147.22Average residential monthly electricity bill for Santa Clarita Residents
Electric Companies With Service in Santa Clarita, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 15.34 | 78.47 | 27,892.26 | 4,278,401.6 | |
| Southern California Edison | BUNDLED | 30.74 | 147.2 | 18,298,868 | 5,625,318,000 |
3 providers total
Zips with electric coverage in Santa Clarita, California include: 91342, 91387, 91350, 91321, 91354, 91351, 91355, 91384, 91381, 91390
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Electricity Production in Los Angeles County, California
MonthlyWe report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2023 and 2022 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.
AnnualAnnual data for 2022 will be finalized in the fall of 2023. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2023 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.
Power Plants in Los Angeles County, California
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AES Alamitos Energy CenterAES Corporation (60.64%)Ullico Infrastructure Southland Borrower (39.36%) | Long Beach | CA | Natural Gas | 2,651,055 | 992,332,577.04 | 374.32 | ||
Haynes | Long Beach | CA | Natural Gas | 2,540,618 | 1,051,313,011.84 | 413.8 | ||
Watson CogenerationTesoro SoCal Cogen LLC (51.00%)NRG Energy (49.00%) | Carson | CA | Natural Gas | 2,359,069 | 575,646,381.08 | 244.01 | ||
Magnolia Power ProjectSouthern California Public Power Authority (100.00%) | Burbank | CA | Natural Gas | 1,493,942 | 610,483,474.86 | 408.64 | ||
Valley (CA) | Los Angeles | CA | Natural Gas | 1,462,082 | 557,469,902.36 | 381.28 | ||
Scattergood | Los Angeles | CA | Natural Gas | 1,307,021 | 549,228,145.62 | 420.21 | ||
El Segundo CogenChevron USA Inc-El Segundo (25.47%)Chevron USA Inc (74.53%) | El Segundo | CA | Natural Gas | 1,079,694.86 | 643,777,775.9 | 596.26 | ||
Solar Star 1BHE Renewables (100.00%) | Los Angeles County | CA | Solar | 852,247 | ||||
AV Solar Ranch OneExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Los Angeles County | CA | Solar | 572,539 | ||||
AES Alamitos LLCAES Corporation (100.00%) | Long Beach | CA | Natural Gas | 537,430 | 398,847,456.84 | 742.14 | ||
Walnut Creek Energy ParkClearway Energy (100.00%) | Industry | CA | Natural Gas | 403,541 | 199,119,376.26 | 493.43 | ||
Los Angeles Refinery WilmingtonPhillips 66 - Los Angeles (100.00%) | Los Angeles | CA | Other Gas | 391,360 | 47,577,204.08 | 121.57 | ||
Equilon Los Angeles RefiningTesoro Refining and Marketing Company (100.00%) | Los Angeles | CA | Other Gas | 332,532.05 | 7,131,688.48 | 21.45 | ||
THUMSTHUMS Long Beach Company (100.00%) | Long Beach | CA | Natural Gas | 318,528 | 181,556,781.56 | 569.99 | ||
MalburgCity of Vernon Utilities (100.00%) | Vernon | CA | Natural Gas | 294,879 | 136,833,993.24 | 464.03 | ||
UCLA So Campus Cogen ProjectUniversity of California-LA (100.00%) | Los Angeles | CA | Natural Gas | 247,667 | 61,760,248.2 | 249.37 | ||
San Pablo RacewayAES Distributed Energy (100.00%) | Lancaster | CA | Solar | 239,384 | ||||
AES Redondo Beach LLCAES Corporation (100.00%) | Redondo Beach | CA | Natural Gas | 238,857 | 234,668,886.48 | 982.47 | 12/2023 | |
Antelope Expansion 2AES Distributed Energy (100.00%) | Lancaster | CA | Solar | 227,817 | ||||
Valero Wilmington Cogeneration PlantValero Wilmington (100.00%) | Los Angeles | CA | Natural Gas | 221,405 | 99,495,565.12 | 449.38 |
211 power plants total
Los Angeles County, California Details
Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors
For electricity production purposes, Los Angeles County's primary fuel source is Natural Gas, making up 72.13%, or 15,795,292.27 megawatt hours of production in the county. Solar and Other Gas make up 17.15% and 4.66% of electricity production, respectively. The county emits 1,481.43 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the county from electricity consumption, which makes it the 13th highest polluting county out of 58 counties in the state. This adds up to total emissions of 14,401,217,656.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, ranking the county the highest for total emissions in California. Los Angeles County has 211 electricity producing plants in the county. This is the most plants in a single county.
NATURAL GAS
72.13%
SOLAR
17.15%
OTHER GAS
4.66%
LANDFILL GAS
1.91%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
1.73%
OTHER
2.43%
Los Angeles County, California Net Metering
Los Angeles County has 7 out of 14 electricity providers reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. At the state level, California has great net metering and feed in tariff regulations.
Energy Loss
The average energy loss for electricity companies in Los Angeles County is 4.00%. This includes data from 11 suppliers, including Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Southern California Edison, and Glendale Water and Power. The countrywide average is 2.87%, resulting in Los Angeles County receiving a rank of 850th best in the country for energy loss efficiency.
Power Companies in Los Angeles County, California
- Southern California Edison
- Clean Power Alliance
- Glendale Water and Power
- Pasadena Water and Power
- Burbank Water and Power
- Lancaster Choice Energy
- Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy
- Azusa Light and Power
- Pilot Power Group
- City of Vernon Utilities
- Commercial Energy of California
- Cerritos, Californina Electric Utility
- City of Industry Electricity
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Providers In Each City in Los Angeles County:
- Agoura Hills, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.98%
- Alhambra, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 50.03%
- Southern California Edison: 49.97%
- Arcadia, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.98%
- Artesia, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Avalon, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Azusa, California:
- Azusa Light and Power: 100.00%
- Baldwin Park, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Bell, California:
- City of Vernon Utilities: 2.89%
- Southern California Edison: 97.11%
- Bell Gardens, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Bellflower, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Beverly Hills, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 50.21%
- Southern California Edison: 49.79%
- Bradbury, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Burbank, California:
- Burbank Water and Power: 100.00%
- Calabasas, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.95%
- Southern California Edison: 50.05%
- Carson, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.00%
- Clean Power Alliance: 50.00%
- Cerritos, California:
- Southern California Edison: 1.55%
- Cerritos, Californina Electric Utility: 98.45%
- Claremont, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.97%
- Southern California Edison: 50.03%
- Commerce, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Compton, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Covina, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Cudahy, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Culver City, California:
- Southern California Edison: 48.97%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.95%
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power: 1.08%
- Diamond Bar, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Downey, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.98%
- Duarte, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- El Monte, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- El Segundo, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Gardena, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Glendale, California:
- Glendale Water and Power: 100.00%
- Glendora, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Hawaiian Gardens, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.94%
- Southern California Edison: 50.06%
- Hawthorne, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 50.02%
- Southern California Edison: 49.98%
- Hermosa Beach, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Hidden Hills, California:
- Southern California Edison: 97.55%
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power: 2.45%
- Huntington Park, California:
- City of Vernon Utilities: 2.03%
- Southern California Edison: 97.97%
- Industry, California:
- City of Industry Electricity: 100.00%
- Inglewood, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Irwindale, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- La Cañada Flintridge, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- La Habra Heights, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- La Mirada, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- La Puente, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- La Verne, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Lakewood, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Lancaster, California:
- Lancaster Choice Energy: 49.98%
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
- Lawndale, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Lomita, California:
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power: 2.67%
- Southern California Edison: 97.33%
- Long Beach, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Los Angeles, California:
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power: 100.00%
- Lynwood, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Malibu, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.97%
- Southern California Edison: 50.03%
- Manhattan Beach, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.22%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.78%
- Maywood, California:
- City of Vernon Utilities: 1.98%
- Southern California Edison: 98.02%
- Monrovia, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Montebello, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Monterey Park, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Norwalk, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Palmdale, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Palos Verdes Estates, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Paramount, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.03%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.97%
- Pasadena, California:
- Pasadena Water and Power: 100.00%
- Pico Rivera, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.10%
- Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy: 49.90%
- Pomona, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Rancho Palos Verdes, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Redondo Beach, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.06%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.94%
- Rolling Hills, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Rolling Hills Estates, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.10%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.90%
- Rosemead, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- San Dimas, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- San Fernando, California:
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power: 1.39%
- Southern California Edison: 98.61%
- San Gabriel, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- San Marino, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Santa Clarita, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Santa Fe Springs, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Santa Monica, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 50.20%
- Southern California Edison: 49.80%
- Sierra Madre, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 50.00%
- Southern California Edison: 50.00%
- Signal Hill, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- South El Monte, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- South Gate, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- South Pasadena, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 50.05%
- Southern California Edison: 49.95%
- Temple City, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.97%
- Southern California Edison: 50.03%
- Torrance, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- Vernon, California:
- City of Vernon Utilities: 96.61%
- Southern California Edison: 3.39%
- Walnut, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- West Covina, California:
- Southern California Edison: 100.00%
- West Hollywood, California:
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.98%
- Whittier, California:
- Clean Power Alliance: 49.98%
- Southern California Edison: 50.02%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
Which electricity company is the largest provider in Los Angeles County, California?
The largest electricity supplier in Los Angeles County, California by total customer count is Clean Power Alliance.
How many power plants are located in Los Angeles County, California?
There are 211 electricity plants in Los Angeles County, California
How many electric companies offer service in Los Angeles County, California?
Los Angeles County, California has 14 electricity suppliers operating in the area.
Which electricity companies offer service in Los Angeles County, California?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Power Alliance | 388,590 |
| 2 | 298,685 | |
| 3 | Southern California Edison | 242,121 |
| 4 | Glendale Water and Power | 90,029 |
| 5 | Pasadena Water and Power | 66,697 |
| 6 | Burbank Water and Power | 53,112 |
| 7 | Lancaster Choice Energy | 50,611 |
| 8 | Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy | 16,964 |
| 9 | Azusa Light and Power | 16,925 |
| 10 | City of Vernon Utilities | 1,862 |
Last Reviewed By: Fernando García
Published: 2024-05-29
