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In California, City of Riverside bills 113,373 accounts, 88.6% residential, as an municipal utility. Its home price sits 36.8% under the California average and ranks 9 of 21 among larger utilities.
At 637 kWh a month a City of Riverside home pays about $129 in energy: 20.20 ¢/kWh, 36.8% below the California average of 31.97 ¢.
Its home price sits 36.8% under the California average and ranks 9 of 21 among larger utilities.
Home price is where City of Riverside departs furthest from the California pattern: 20.20 ¢ against a state average of 31.97 ¢, place 9 of 21 among California utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is Turlock Irrigation District at 16.34 ¢ (-3.86 ¢ from here), the most expensive City of Glendale at 33.81 ¢ (+13.61 ¢).
A home using 637 kWh a month pays about $129 in energy here; at the California average the same use would cost $204, a difference of -$75 a month.
| City of Riverside, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of RiversideLowest in this table | 20.20 ¢/kWh | 19.10 ¢/kWh | $129at 637 kWh | 77 minSAIDI |
| California average against this company, which is 9 of 21 on price | +11.77 ¢/kWhcompany 36.8% below | +6.44 ¢/kWhcompany 25.2% below | +$75a month at 637 kWh | -16 mincompany 16 above |
| Modesto Irrigation District | 21.78 ¢/kWhcompany 7.3% below | 17.16 ¢/kWhcompany 11.3% above | $13910 more than company | 43 mincompany 34 above |
Compare 29 California companies
City of Riverside: +8.6% on 2024 for homes, California +1.8%.
City of Riverside reported 21.94 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +8.6% on its 2024 figure of 20.20, while the California average moved +1.8%. Its SAIDI is 76 minutes against 77 in 2024.
City of Riverside serves 100,450 homes in California. At 637 kWh a month that is about 114 kg of CO₂, or 1,365 kg a year, at the California plant rate, state generation and not this utility: California generation mix.
16.08 ¢ in 2015, 20.20 ¢ in 2024 (+25.6%); California 16.99 to 31.97 ¢.
| Year | City of Riverside | Gap to California residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.08 | -0.91 | +3.43 |
| 2016 | 16.08 | -1.31 | +3.53 |
| 2017 | 16.12 | -2.19 | +3.23 |
| 2018 | 15.95 | -2.89 | +3.08 |
| 2019 | 16.27 | -2.88 | +3.26 |
| 2020 | 16.95 | -3.50 | +3.80 |
| 2021 | 17.26 | -5.56 | +3.60 |
| 2022 | 18.06 | -7.78 | +3.02 |
| 2023 | 18.37 | -11.14 | +2.37 |
| 2024 | 20.20 | -11.77 | +3.72 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV63 min in 2015, 77 in 2024.
| Year | City of Riverside, no major events | City of Riverside, all events |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 63 | 76 |
| 2016 | 51 | 51 |
| 2017 | 43 | 48 |
| 2018 | 54 | 90 |
| 2019 | 65 | 78 |
| 2020 | 87 | 87 |
| 2021 | 83 | 116 |
| 2022 | 74 | 79 |
| 2023 | 61 | 67 |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 |
10 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV76.6 min, 0.77x the median reporter, rank 257 of 673.
City of Riverside, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVCity of Riverside billed homes 16.08 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 20.20 ¢ in 2024, +25.6% in all, and lagged the California average (+88.2%) by 62.5 points. City of Riverside's sharpest move came in 2024, +9.9%. The latest year is the high at 20.20 ¢; the low was 15.95 ¢ (2018). 2024: +9.9% here, +8.3% for the California average. SAIDI at City of Riverside (major events excluded) rose from 63 minutes in 2015 to 77 in 2024, +21%; worst year 2020 at 87. Against the national median, City of Riverside came in lower on SAIDI in 10 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 77 minutes, -23 from the median. 2021: 116 minutes with major events, 83 without, the widest gap of any year. City of Riverside has 8 cheaper and 12 higher-priced California peers among 21 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, City of Burbank Water and Power, bills 19.25 ¢ (-0.95). Next higher-priced, City of Palo Alto, bills 20.67 ¢ (+0.47).
Two good signs together. Rates are 36.8% below California and outage time of 77 minutes beats the national median by 23%.
Home accounts at City of Riverside went from 96,664 in 2015 to 100,450 in 2024, +3.9%. Business customers paid 0.95 times the home price in 2024 (19.11 against 20.20 ¢); the ratio was 1.01 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.86 in 2015 to 0.61 in 2024, between 0.50 and 0.86.
By 2024 the average City of Riverside customer sat through 77 minutes of outage, against 41 in 2013 (+87%). Its best year was 2014 (39 min), its worst 2020 (87 min), across 12 filed years. Against a California median of 58 minutes in 2024, City of Riverside was above the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a City of Riverside home paid 20.73 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 22.46 ¢ in 2013, −7.7%; the bill itself went 16.25 ¢ to 20.20 ¢ (+24.3%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $2,695 for the year at the 2013 real price and $2,488 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 24th cheapest of 37 in 2013, 16th of 36 in 2024 among California utilities with 1,000+ homes.
City of Riverside at 77 min in 2024 and the California median at 58.
City of Riverside: 20.73 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 20.20 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, City of Riverside | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, City of Rivers | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, City of Rivers | California median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.25 | 22.46 | 24 of 37 | 41 | 0.61 | 4 of 12 | 57 |
| 2014 | 15.95 | 21.69 | 23 of 41 | 39 | 0.88 | 3 of 11 | 65 |
| 2015 | 16.08 | 21.84 | 25 of 44 | 63 | 0.86 | 5 of 10 | 78 |
| 2016 | 16.08 | 21.57 | 21 of 44 | 51 | 0.81 | 5 of 14 | 72 |
| 2017 | 16.12 | 21.17 | 19 of 45 | 43 | 0.66 | 5 of 16 | 58 |
| 2018 | 15.95 | 20.45 | 15 of 45 | 54 | 0.82 | 5 of 16 | 73 |
| 2019 | 16.27 | 20.49 | 21 of 51 | 65 | 0.64 | 7 of 18 | 81 |
| 2020 | 16.95 | 21.09 | 16 of 35 | 87 | 0.78 | 11 of 16 | 58 |
| 2021 | 17.26 | 20.50 | 17 of 34 | 83 | 0.72 | 10 of 16 | 73 |
| 2022 | 18.06 | 19.86 | 18 of 34 | 74 | 0.64 | 11 of 17 | 68 |
| 2023 | 18.37 | 19.41 | 14 of 37 | 61 | 0.50 | 9 of 19 | 61 |
| 2024 | 20.20 | 20.73 | 16 of 36 | 77 | 0.61 | 14 of 20 | 58 |
City of Riverside, EIA utility 16088: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| City of Riverside sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to California ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 100,450 | 20.20 | -11.77 |
| Commercial | 12,243 | 19.10 | -6.44 |
| Year | Home accounts, City of Riverside | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96,664 | 16.08 | 16.18 | 1.01 | 63 | 0.86 |
| 2016 | 96,778 | 16.08 | 16.16 | 1.01 | 51 | 0.81 |
| 2017 | 97,347 | 16.12 | 16.20 | 1.01 | 43 | 0.66 |
| 2018 | 97,588 | 15.95 | 16.23 | 1.02 | 54 | 0.82 |
| 2019 | 98,284 | 16.27 | 16.70 | 1.03 | 65 | 0.64 |
| 2020 | 98,914 | 16.95 | 17.24 | 1.02 | 87 | 0.78 |
| 2021 | 99,280 | 17.26 | 17.39 | 1.01 | 83 | 0.72 |
| 2022 | 99,639 | 18.06 | 17.83 | 0.99 | 74 | 0.64 |
| 2023 | 100,056 | 18.37 | 18.54 | 1.01 | 61 | 0.50 |
| 2024 | 100,450 | 20.20 | 19.11 | 0.95 | 77 | 0.61 |
| Utility near City of Riverside on price | SAIDI min, gap to City of Riverside | Home ¢, gap to City of Riverside | Gap % to City of Riverside | Accounts, City of Riverside = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. Imperial Irrigation District | -16 | -2.29 | -11.3% | 1.45 |
| 7. City of Roseville | No data | -1.54 | -7.6% | 0.62 |
| 8. City of Burbank Water and Power | No data | -0.95 | -4.7% | 0.47 |
| 9. City of Riverside (this utility) | 77 | 20.20 | - | 1.00 |
| 10. City of Palo Alto | No data | +0.47 | +2.3% | 0.26 |
| 11. Modesto Irrigation District | -34 | +1.58 | +7.8% | 1.18 |
| 12. City of Lodi | -60 | +2.28 | +11.3% | 0.23 |
| Class at City of Riverside | Accounts | Of City of Riverside accounts | Of City of Riverside MWh sold | kWh a year per City of Riverside account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 100,450 | 88.6% | 35.9% | 7,645 |
| Commercial | 12,243 | 10.8% | 20.8% | 36,377 |
| Industrial and other | 680 | 0.60% | 43.4% | 1,365,529 |
| City of Riverside and its neighbours on price | SAIDI min, gap to City of Riverside | Home ¢, gap to City of Riverside | Accounts, City of Riverside = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. City of Santa Clara (CA) | +85 | -3.32 | 0.52 |
| 2. City of Anaheim (CA) | -30 | -3.09 | 1.09 |
| 3. City of Redding (CA) | -43 | -2.35 | 0.39 |
| 4. City of Riverside (CA, this utility) | 77 | 20.20 | 1.00 |
| 5. Alameda Municipal Power (CA) | -22 | +2.78 | 0.33 |
| 6. Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (CA) | +35 | +3.64 | 13.33 |
| 7. City of Pasadena (CA) | -34 | +5.78 | 0.59 |
| Measure | City of Riverside | California context | City of Riverside detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Riverside home meters on AMI | 23.4% | California 86.6% | 23,468 of 100,450 meters |
| Home meters, AMR (drive-by read) | 76,790 | California figure not published | 76.4% of meters |
| Time-of-use rate for City of Riverside homes | Offered | 24 of 41 California utilities offer one | 2,034 homes on dynamic pricing, 2.02% of 100,450 |
| Net-metered installations | 7,562 | 97% residential | 72.8 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.3 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 637 kWh month | Cost a month at 20.20 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 39% | $50.50 | +$9.30 | $606 |
| 500 | 78% | $100.99 | +$18.59 | $1,212 |
| 750 | 118% | $151.49 | +$27.89 | $1,818 |
| 1,000 | 157% | $201.99 | +$37.19 | $2,424 |
| 1,500 | 235% | $302.98 | +$55.78 | $3,636 |
| 2,000 | 314% | $403.97 | +$74.37 | $4,848 |
| Measure, City of Riverside | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 76.6 | 76.6 | 1.28 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 0.610 | 0.610 | 1.64 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 125.6 | 125.6 | 2.09 h |
1 California counties, region WECC:
California other states: 1 of 1 county of City of Riverside drawn
City of Riverside: 1 county listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV113,373 accounts in 2024: residential 100,450, commercial 12,243, industrial 680.
In 2024 homes paid 20.20 cents; against the California average that is -36.8%.
SAIDI 76.6 min and SAIFI 0.61 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.77, CAIDI 126 min.
7,562 installations with 70.6 MW, of which residential installations number 7,316.
637 kWh at 20.20 cents comes to about $129, energy only.
Rank 9 of 21 in California on price, -36.8% against the state average; 8 charge less than 20.20 ¢.
Homes take 35.9% of 2,141,863 MWh, commercial accounts 20.8%, industrial and other 43.4%; the 12,243 commercial accounts use 36,377 kWh each, 4.8 times a home.
23,468 of 100,450 home meters are AMI, 23.4%. City of Riverside offers a home time-of-use rate; 2,034 customers use dynamic pricing, 2.02% of its homes.
12th cheapest of 21 in 2015, 9th of 21 in 2024; its price rose 25.6% while California rose 88.2%.
Place 4 of 7 on home price at 20.20 ¢ (California municipals); median 20.20 ¢, cheapest member 16.88 ¢.
21.94 cents per kWh, +8.6% on the 20.20 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to City of Riverside at 20.20 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
9 home plan records, energy charges: 8.5 to 45.0 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).