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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.

The Los Banos substation (which ties into Path 15) in California, as viewed from SR-152
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, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Modesto Irrigation DistrictLowest in this table21.78 ¢/kWh17.16 ¢/kWh$176at 808 kWh43 minSAIDI
California average against this company, which is 11 of 21 on price+10.19 ¢/kWhcompany 31.9% below+8.38 ¢/kWhcompany 32.8% below+$82a month at 808 kWh+18 mincompany 18 below
City of Lodi22.47 ¢/kWhcompany 3.1% below19.71 ¢/kWhcompany 12.9% below$1826 more than company17 mincompany 26 above

Compare 29 California companies

Modesto Irrigation District: 2025

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
YearModesto Irrigation DistrictGap to California residentialGap to U.S. residential
201517.96+0.97+5.31
201618.14+0.75+5.59
201717.81-0.50+4.92
201817.30-1.54+4.43
201917.38-1.77+4.37
202018.00-2.45+4.85
202118.05-4.77+4.39
202218.04-7.80+3.00
202319.68-9.83+3.68
202421.78-10.19+5.30

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Modesto Irrigation District SAIDI, 2019-2024

33 min in 2019, 43 in 2024.

Modesto Irrigation District SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearModesto Irrigation Dis, no major eventsModesto Irrigation Dis, all events
2015No data31
2016No data30
2017No data48
2018No data28
20193333
20204452
20213787
20224949
20233960
20244358

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 42.8 min

42.8 min, 0.43x the median reporter, rank 136 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events42.8
  • Company, with major events58.2

Modesto Irrigation District, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

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.

Facts

Customer accounts
133,5170.8% of California total
Residential accounts
103,6500.7% of California homes
Commercial accounts
29,72822.3% of the base
Residential rate
21.78 ¢/kWhplace 11 of 21, -31.9% against the state
Commercial rate
17.16 ¢/kWhplace 5 of 25, -32.8% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
42.8 minbetter than 80% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
0.470.46x the median
SAIDI with major events
58.2 min26.4% from event days
Net-metered capacity
87.3 MW11,412 installations
Counties served
2all in California
Average residential use
9,697 kWh/yr808 a month
Implied monthly bill
$176+$43 on the U.S. rate, 808 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+21.3%17.96 to 21.78 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+31%33 min in 2019, 43 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Modesto Irrigation District

Modesto Irrigation District sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to California ¢/kWh
Residential103,65021.78-10.19
Commercial29,72817.16-8.38

Year by year, Modesto Irrigation District

YearHome accounts, Modesto Irrigation DisHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
201596,58317.9614.250.79No dataNo data
201697,47118.1414.310.79No dataNo data
201797,93517.8114.020.79No dataNo data
201898,54417.3014.230.82No dataNo data
2019100,18917.3814.330.82330.45
2020100,33418.0014.260.79440.58
2021101,78418.0514.490.80370.46
2022102,39718.0414.330.79490.51
2023102,86219.6815.570.79390.47
2024103,65021.7817.160.79430.47

Peers of Modesto Irrigation District in California, place 11 of 21 on home price

Utility near Modesto Irrigation District on priceSAIDI min, gap to Modesto Irrigation DistrictHome ¢, gap to Modesto Irrigation DistrictGap % to Modesto Irrigation DistrictAccounts, Modesto Irrigation District = 1
8. City of Burbank Water and PowerNo data-2.53-11.6%0.40
9. City of Riverside+34-1.58-7.3%0.85
10. City of Palo AltoNo data-1.11-5.1%0.22
11. Modesto Irrigation District (this utility)4321.78-1.00
12. City of Lodi-26+0.69+3.2%0.19
13. Alameda Municipal Power+12+1.20+5.5%0.28
14. Los Angeles Department of Water & Power+68+2.06+9.4%11.32

Who buys Modesto Irrigation District's electricity

Class at Modesto Irrigation DistrictAccountsOf Modesto Irrigation District accountsOf Modesto Irrigation District MWh soldkWh a year per Modesto Irrigation District account
Residential103,65077.6%37.7%9,697
Commercial29,72822.3%32.0%28,769
Industrial and other1390.10%30.3%5,819,633

Modesto Irrigation District among California political subdivisions

Modesto Irrigation District and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Modesto Irrigation DistrictHome ¢, gap to Modesto Irrigation DistrictAccounts, Modesto Irrigation District = 1
1. Turlock Irrigation District (CA)+6-5.450.72
2. Imperial Irrigation District (CA)+18-3.871.23
3. Modesto Irrigation District (CA, this utility)4321.781.00

Modesto Irrigation District: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureModesto Irrigation DistrictCalifornia contextModesto Irrigation District detail
Modesto Irrigation District home meters on AMI100.0%California 86.6%103,650 of 103,650 meters
Time-of-use rate for Modesto Irrigation District homesNot on file24 of 41 California utilities offer oneno dynamic-pricing count filed by Modesto Irrigation District
Net-metered installations11,41298% residential107.7 homes per 1,000 accounts, 7.6 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Modesto Irrigation District

kWhShare of a 808 kWh monthCost a month at 21.78 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25031%$54.45+$13.25$653
50062%$108.90+$26.50$1,307
75093%$163.36+$39.76$1,960
1,000124%$217.81+$53.01$2,614
1,500186%$326.71+$79.51$3,921
2,000247%$435.62+$106.02$5,227

Outage record, Modesto Irrigation District

Measure, Modesto Irrigation DNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes42.858.20.71 h
SAIFI interruptions0.4650.6082.15 yr apart
CAIDI minutes92.095.71.53 h

Territory of Modesto Irrigation District

2 California counties, region WECC:

Counties served by Modesto Irrigation DistrictSan JoaquinStanislaus

California other states: 2 of 2 counties of Modesto Irrigation District drawn

Modesto Irrigation District: 2 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • San Joaquin
  • Stanislaus

Questions on Modesto Irrigation District

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.

More on Modesto Irrigation District

Rate plans on file

1 home plan record, energy charges: 15.9 to 20.3 ¢/kWh.

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Modesto Irrigation District: rates, outages and net metering

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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 ¢.