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City of Riverside electricity: 113,373 accounts in California, SAIDI 77 min in 2024
In California, City of Riverside bills 113,373 accounts, 88.6% residential, as a municipal utility. It connects 72.8 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 8.3 times the national median.
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 ¢.
It connects 72.8 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 8.3 times the national median.
Rooftop solar on the City of Riverside grid
Net-metered homes per 1,000
72.88.3x the national median of 8.7
Net metering stands out at City of Riverside: 7,316 residential installations on 100,450 home accounts, 72.8 per 1,000. That is 8th place of 21 California utilities and 8.3 times the national median (8.7). All installations together total 70.6 MW, an average of 9.3 kW each, and 1,039 MWh went back to the utility.
How it compares
City of Riverside
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
City of Riverside: +8.6% on 2024 for homes, California -1.9%.
City of Riverside home price, 2025
21.94 ¢/kWh+8.6% on 2024, early release
City of Riverside SAIDI, 2025
76 min-1% on 2024, early release
City of Riverside against California, 2025
+10.6 pointsCity of Riverside +8.6%, California -1.9%, price in California 31.35 ¢
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 -1.9%. Its SAIDI is 76 minutes against 77 in 2024.
Carbon context
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.
City of Riverside charts
Residential price since 2015: 20.20 ¢ in 2024
16.08 ¢ in 2015, 20.20 ¢ in 2024 (+25.6%); California 16.99 to 31.97 ¢.
City of Riverside residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
City 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.
Outages and home price of City of Riverside (EIA utility 16088), 2013 to 2024
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 outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 77 in 2024
City of Riverside at 77 min in 2024 and the California median at 58.
City of Riverside home price since 2013: −7.7% after inflation
City of Riverside: 20.73 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 20.20 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
City of Riverside, EIA utility 16088, year by year among California utilities
City of Riverside 2013-2024: 12 rows
Year, City of Riverside
¢ billed
¢ in 2025 $
Price place, City of Riverside
SAIDI min
SAIFI
SAIDI place, City of Riverside
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.
City of Riverside files with EIA as a municipal utility. In California, municipal utilities serve 15% of residential customers at an average 23.0 cents per kWh, 35% below investor-owned utilities in California. City of Riverside itself averaged 20.2 cents, 2.8 cents below its type in California.
Shutoffs: this utility reported 12,799 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 12.7 per 100 accounts (California: 3.4; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.
Reliability and meters, 2024
In 2024 the average City of Riverside - (CA) customer was without power 77 minutes without major events and 77 with them. That is 12th fewest of 18 California utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median California utility reported 58 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 23% of its 100,450 residential meters.
How big is City of Riverside in California, by customer accounts?
113,373 accounts in 2024: residential 100,450, commercial 12,243, industrial 680.
How many cents per kWh does City of Riverside charge homes?
In 2024 homes paid 20.20 cents; against the California average that is -36.8%.
What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of City of Riverside?
SAIDI 76.6 min and SAIFI 0.61 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.77, CAIDI 126 min.
How many net-metered systems connect to City of Riverside?
7,562 installations with 70.6 MW, of which residential installations number 7,316.
What would a typical City of Riverside home pay each month?
637 kWh at 20.20 cents comes to about $129, energy only.
Is City of Riverside cheaper than other California utilities?
Rank 9 of 21 in California on price, -36.8% against the state average; 8 charge less than 20.20 ¢.
How much of the City of Riverside load is business?
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.
Does City of Riverside have smart meters or TOU rates?
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.
Since 2015, has City of Riverside become cheaper than other California utilities?
12th cheapest of 21 in 2015, 9th of 21 in 2024; its price rose 25.6% while California rose 88.2%.
Where does City of Riverside stand among 6 peers?
Place 4 of 7 on home price at 20.20 ¢ (California municipals); median 20.20 ¢, cheapest member 16.88 ¢.
What did City of Riverside charge homes in 2025?
21.94 cents per kWh, +8.6% on the 20.20 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Utilities with a similar home price
Home prices nearest to City of Riverside at 20.20 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
EIA-861 form instructions for City of Riverside electricity: 113,373 accounts in California, SAIDI 77 min in 2024, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for City of Riverside electricity: 113,373 accounts in California, SAIDI 77 min in 2024, the state price average
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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 ¢.
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author = "Electric Consumer",
title = {City of Riverside solar and net metering: 21.94 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 77 min in 2024},
year = {2026},
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