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Modesto Irrigation District: rates, outages and net metering
Roughly 133,517 California accounts belong to Modesto Irrigation District, classed by EIA as political subdivision; the residential count is 103,650. Its home price moved +21.3% from 2015 to 2024, 66.9 points slower than California.
Los Banos substation, California. Photo by JPxG, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.
At 808 kWh a month a Modesto Irrigation District home pays about $176 in energy: 21.78 ¢/kWh, 31.9% below the California average of 31.97 ¢.
Its home price moved +21.3% from 2015 to 2024, 66.9 points slower than California.
Modesto Irrigation District: price path since 2015
Home price since 2015
+21.3%California +88.2%, a gap of -66.9 points
The record that sets Modesto Irrigation District apart is the path of its home price: 17.96 ¢ in 2015, 21.78 ¢ in 2024. That is +21.3%, while the California average went +88.2%, so this utility climbed slower by 66.9 points.
Among California utilities with 20,000+ homes it stood 18th cheapest of 21 in 2015 and is 11th of 21 in 2024, so it moved up the list.
How it compares
Modesto Irrigation District
Modesto Irrigation District, 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
Modesto Irrigation DistrictLowest in this table
21.78 ¢/kWh
17.16 ¢/kWh
$176at 808 kWh
43 minSAIDI
California average against this company, which is 11 of 21 on price
No 2025 early-release row for Modesto Irrigation District; 2024 stays the latest year.
Modesto Irrigation District 2024 against California 2025
-10.76 ¢21.78 ¢ for Modesto Irrigation District in 2024, 32.54 ¢ for California in 2025
Modesto Irrigation District has no 2025 early-release row; for its 103,650 home accounts the latest year is 2024, at 21.78 ¢/kWh and 43 SAIDI minutes.
Carbon context
Modesto Irrigation District serves 103,650 homes in California. At 808 kWh a month that is about 144 kg of CO₂, or 1,731 kg a year, at the California plant rate, state generation and not this utility: California generation mix.
Modesto Irrigation District charts
Residential price since 2015: 21.78 ¢ in 2024
17.96 ¢ in 2015, 21.78 ¢ in 2024 (+21.3%); California 16.99 to 31.97 ¢.
Modesto Irrigation District residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
From 17.96 ¢ in 2015 to 21.78 ¢ in 2024, a move of +21.3%: Modesto Irrigation District lagged its state (+88.2%) by 66.9 points, and -9.0 points against the U.S. Modesto Irrigation District's sharpest move came in 2024, +10.6%. The latest year is the high at 21.78 ¢; the low was 17.30 ¢ (2018). 2024: +10.6% here, +8.3% for the California average. SAIDI at Modesto Irrigation District (major events excluded) rose from 33 minutes in 2019 to 43 in 2024, +31%; worst year 2022 at 49. At 43 minutes in 2024, Modesto Irrigation District sat -57 from the national SAIDI median, with 6 of 6 years below it. 2021: 87 minutes with major events, 37 without, the widest gap of any year. Modesto Irrigation District has 10 cheaper and 10 higher-priced California peers among 21 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, City of Palo Alto, bills 20.67 ¢ (-1.11). Next higher-priced, City of Lodi, bills 22.47 ¢ (+0.69).
The data favor customers here: bills run 31.9% under the California norm, and 43 outage minutes sit 57% under the national median.
Home accounts at Modesto Irrigation District went from 96,583 in 2015 to 103,650 in 2024, +7.3%. Business customers paid 0.79 times the home price in 2024 (17.16 against 21.78 ¢); the ratio was 0.79 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.45 in 2019 to 0.47 in 2024, between 0.45 and 0.58.
Outages and home price of Modesto Irrigation District (EIA utility 12745), 2013 to 2024
Yearly SAIDI at Modesto Irrigation District: 33 minutes in 2019, 43 in 2024, a rise of 31%. The low came in 2019 at 33, the high in 2022 at 49; 6 years were filed. The California median in 2024 was 58 minutes, so Modesto Irrigation District ran below it.
Home rates at Modesto Irrigation District went from 17.70 ¢ in 2013 to 21.78 ¢ in 2024 (+23.1%), which is 24.45 ¢ to 22.35 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−8.6%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $2,934 in 2013 and $2,682 in 2024. Of 36 California utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Modesto Irrigation District stood 19th cheapest (32nd of 37 in 2013).
Modesto Irrigation District outage minutes a customer, 2019 to 2024: 43 in 2024
Modesto Irrigation District at 43 min in 2024 and the California median at 58.
Modesto Irrigation District home price since 2013: −8.6% after inflation
Modesto Irrigation District: 22.35 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 21.78 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Modesto Irrigation District, EIA utility 12745, year by year among California utilities
How many customers does Modesto Irrigation District serve in California?
133,517 accounts in 2024: residential 103,650, commercial 29,728, industrial 139.
What is the average residential rate of Modesto Irrigation District?
In 2024 homes paid 21.78 cents; against the California average that is -31.9%.
How reliable is Modesto Irrigation District by SAIDI and SAIFI?
SAIDI 42.8 min and SAIFI 0.47 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.43, CAIDI 92 min.
How much solar net metering is on the Modesto Irrigation District grid?
11,412 installations with 87.3 MW, of which residential installations number 11,160.
What is the monthly bill at Modesto Irrigation District for average use?
808 kWh at 21.78 cents comes to about $176, energy only.
How does Modesto Irrigation District rank on price within California?
Rank 11 of 21 in California on price, -31.9% against the state average; 10 charge less than 21.78 ¢.
How much of the Modesto Irrigation District load is business?
Homes take 37.7% of 2,669,292 MWh, commercial accounts 32.0%, industrial and other 30.3%; the 29,728 commercial accounts use 28,769 kWh each, 3.0 times a home.
Does Modesto Irrigation District have smart meters or TOU rates?
103,650 of 103,650 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Modesto Irrigation District reports no home time-of-use rate; 24 of 41 California filers do.
Since 2015, has Modesto Irrigation District become cheaper than other California utilities?
18th cheapest of 21 in 2015, 11th of 21 in 2024; its price rose 21.3% while California rose 88.2%.
How does Modesto Irrigation District compare with 2 similar utilities?
Place 3 of 3 on home price at 21.78 ¢ (California political subdivisions); median 17.91 ¢, cheapest member 16.34 ¢.
Has Modesto Irrigation District filed 2025 data with EIA?
Modesto Irrigation District has no early-release row; 2024 stands at 21.78 cents and 43 SAIDI minutes.
Utilities with a similar home price
Home prices nearest to Modesto Irrigation District at 21.78 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.