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San Diego Gas & Electric Co: 32.47 ¢/kWh for homes, 71 minutes of SAIDI

In California, San Diego Gas & Electric Co bills 1,525,968 accounts, 89.4% residential, as an investor owned utility. Its home price moved +56.2% from 2015 to 2024, 32.0 points slower than California.

Encina Power Plant in Carlsbad, California, operated by San Diego Gas & Electric
Encina Power Plant. Photo by Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

San Diego Gas & Electric Co: 294 kWh a month costs roughly $95 in energy at 32.47 ¢/kWh, +1.6% on the California average of 31.97 ¢.

Its home price moved +56.2% from 2015 to 2024, 32.0 points slower than California.

San Diego Gas & Electric Co: price path since 2015

Home price since 2015
+56.2%California +88.2%, a gap of -32.0 points

The record that sets San Diego Gas & Electric Co apart is the path of its home price: 20.79 ¢ in 2015, 32.47 ¢ in 2024. That is +56.2%, while the California average went +88.2%, so this utility climbed slower by 32.0 points.

Among California utilities with 20,000+ homes it stood 20th cheapest of 21 in 2015 and is 20th of 21 in 2024, the same place.

How it compares

San Diego Gas & Electric Co
San Diego Gas & Electric Co, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
San Diego Gas & Electric Co32.47 ¢/kWh20.27 ¢/kWh$95at 294 kWh71 minSAIDI
California average against this company, which is 20 of 21 on price-0.50 ¢/kWhcompany 1.6% above+5.27 ¢/kWhcompany 20.6% below-$1a month at 294 kWh-10 mincompany 10 above
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Lowest in this table31.70 ¢/kWhcompany 2.4% above25.85 ¢/kWhcompany 21.6% below$932 less than company276 mincompany 204 below

Compare 29 California companies

San Diego Gas & Electric Co: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for San Diego Gas & Electric Co; 2024 stays the latest year.

San Diego Gas & Electric Co 2024 against California 2025
-0.07 ¢32.47 ¢ for San Diego Gas & Electric Co in 2024, 32.54 ¢ for California in 2025

No 2025 line exists yet for San Diego Gas & Electric Co, so 32.47 ¢/kWh and a SAIDI of 71 minutes (2024, 1,364,361 homes) are the latest figures.

Carbon context

San Diego Gas & Electric Co serves 1,364,361 homes in California. At 294 kWh a month that is about 52 kg of CO₂, or 629 kg a year, at the California plant rate, state generation and not this utility: California generation mix.

San Diego Gas & Electric Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 32.47 ¢ in 2024

20.79 ¢ in 2015, 32.47 ¢ in 2024 (+56.2%); California 16.99 to 31.97 ¢.

San Diego Gas & Electric Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearSan Diego Gas & Electric CoGap to California residentialGap to U.S. residential
201520.79+3.80+8.14
201620.71+3.32+8.16
201722.07+3.76+9.18
201825.28+6.44+12.41
201925.75+6.60+12.74
202025.48+5.03+12.33
202130.50+7.68+16.84
202234.49+8.65+19.45
202334.64+5.13+18.64
202432.47+0.50+15.99

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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San Diego Gas & Electric Co SAIDI, 2015-2024

58 min in 2015, 71 in 2024.

San Diego Gas & Electric Co SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearSan Diego Gas & Electr, no major eventsSan Diego Gas & Electr, all events
20155863
20167286
201765117
201878121
201969123
202071200
20217277
20227070
20237171
202471157

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 71.1 min

71.1 min, 0.72x the median reporter, rank 241 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events71.1
  • Company, with major events157.2

San Diego Gas & Electric Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 20.79 ¢ in 2015 to 32.47 ¢ in 2024, a move of +56.2%: San Diego Gas & Electric Co lagged its state (+88.2%) by 32.0 points, and +25.9 points against the U.S. Full-service customers alone pay 43.63 ¢ per EIA, against 32.47 ¢ for all rows: buyers of energy elsewhere pay San Diego Gas & Electric Co for delivery only. San Diego Gas & Electric Co's sharpest move came in 2021, +19.7%. The high is 34.64 ¢ (2023) and the low 20.71 ¢ (2016). 2024: -6.3% here, +8.3% for the California average. SAIDI at San Diego Gas & Electric Co (major events excluded) rose from 58 minutes in 2015 to 71 in 2024, +23%; worst year 2018 at 78. San Diego Gas & Electric Co filed SAIDI under the national median in 10 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 71 minutes, -28 from that year's median. 2020: 200 minutes with major events, 71 without, the widest gap of any year.

Price tracks California (+1.6%) while reliability, at 0.72x the national median, is the stronger side.

Home accounts at San Diego Gas & Electric Co went from 1,266,249 in 2015 to 1,364,361 in 2024, +7.7%. Business customers paid 0.62 times the home price in 2024 (20.27 against 32.47 ¢); the ratio was 0.97 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.53 in 2015 to 0.54 in 2024, between 0.51 and 0.68.

Facts

Customer accounts
1,525,9689.5% of California total
Residential accounts
1,364,3619.6% of California homes
Commercial accounts
156,95810.3% of the base
Residential rate
32.47 ¢/kWhplace 20 of 21, +1.6% against the state
Commercial rate
20.27 ¢/kWhplace 16 of 25, -20.6% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
71.1 minbetter than 64% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
0.540.54x the median
SAIDI with major events
157.2 min54.8% from event days
Net-metered capacity
2,316.6 MW332,197 installations
Counties served
2all in California
Average residential use
3,525 kWh/yr294 a month
Implied monthly bill
$95+$47 on the U.S. rate, 294 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+56.2%20.79 to 32.47 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+23%58 min in 2015, 71 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, San Diego Gas & Electric Co

San Diego Gas & Electric Co sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to California ¢/kWh
Residential1,364,36132.47+0.50
Commercial156,95820.27-5.27

Year by year, San Diego Gas & Electric Co

YearHome accounts, San Diego Gas & ElectrHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
20151,266,24920.7920.070.97580.53
20161,273,59420.7118.060.87720.61
20171,281,72122.0719.520.88650.51
20181,295,12725.2821.260.84780.63
20191,306,31825.7521.670.84690.60
20201,318,52225.4822.000.86710.68
20211,319,78630.5021.400.70720.67
20221,338,97934.4921.910.64700.59
20231,350,21934.6423.370.67710.59
20241,364,36132.4720.270.62710.54

Peers of San Diego Gas & Electric Co in California, place 20 of 21 on home price

Utility near San Diego Gas & Electric Co on priceSAIDI min, gap to San Diego Gas & Electric CoHome ¢, gap to San Diego Gas & Electric CoGap % to San Diego Gas & Electric CoAccounts, San Diego Gas & Electric Co = 1
17. Southern California Edison Co+29-4.21-13.0%3.47
18. Bear Valley Electric Service-7-1.80-5.5%0.02
19. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.+204-0.77-2.4%3.75
20. San Diego Gas & Electric Co (this utility)7132.47-1.00
21. City of GlendaleNo data+1.34+4.1%0.06

Who buys San Diego Gas & Electric Co's electricity

Class at San Diego Gas & Electric CoAccountsOf San Diego Gas & Electric Co accountsOf San Diego Gas & Electric Co MWh soldkWh a year per San Diego Gas & Electric Co account
Residential1,364,36189.4%28.8%3,525
Commercial156,95810.3%44.4%47,256
Industrial and other4,6440.30%26.7%961,249

San Diego Gas & Electric Co among California investor owneds

San Diego Gas & Electric Co and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to San Diego Gas & Electric CoHome ¢, gap to San Diego Gas & Electric CoAccounts, San Diego Gas & Electric Co = 1
1. Southern California Edison Co (CA)+29-4.213.47
2. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (CA)+204-0.773.75
3. San Diego Gas & Electric Co (CA, this utility)7132.471.00

San Diego Gas & Electric Co: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureSan Diego Gas & Electric CoCalifornia contextSan Diego Gas & Electric Co detail
San Diego Gas & Electric Co home meters on AMI99.8%California 86.6%1,370,032 of 1,372,341 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)38California figure not published0.0% of meters
Time-of-use rate for San Diego Gas & Electric Co homesOffered24 of 41 California utilities offer one8,125 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.60% of 1,364,361
Net-metered installations332,19798% residential239.0 homes per 1,000 accounts, 7.0 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, San Diego Gas & Electric Co

kWhShare of a 294 kWh monthCost a month at 32.47 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25085%$81.17+$39.97$974
500170%$162.34+$79.94$1,948
750255%$243.51+$119.91$2,922
1,000340%$324.68+$159.88$3,896
1,500511%$487.02+$239.82$5,844
2,000681%$649.36+$319.76$7,792

Outage record, San Diego Gas & Electric Co

Measure, San Diego Gas & ElecNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes71.1157.21.19 h
SAIFI interruptions0.5420.6111.85 yr apart
CAIDI minutes131.2257.32.19 h

Territory of San Diego Gas & Electric Co

2 California counties, region WECC:

Counties served by San Diego Gas & Electric CoOrangeSan Diego

California other states: 2 of 2 counties of San Diego Gas & Electric Co drawn

San Diego Gas & Electric Co: 2 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Orange
  • San Diego

Questions on San Diego Gas & Electric Co

How many customers does San Diego Gas & Electric Co serve in California?

1,525,968 accounts in 2024: residential 1,364,361, commercial 156,958, industrial 4,644.

What is the average residential rate of San Diego Gas & Electric Co?

In 2024 homes paid 32.47 cents; against the California average that is +1.6%.

How reliable is San Diego Gas & Electric Co by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 71.1 min and SAIFI 0.54 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.72, CAIDI 131 min.

How much solar net metering is on the San Diego Gas & Electric Co grid?

332,197 installations with 2,316.6 MW, of which residential installations number 326,088.

What is the monthly bill at San Diego Gas & Electric Co for average use?

294 kWh at 32.47 cents comes to about $95, energy only.

How does San Diego Gas & Electric Co rank on price within California?

Rank 20 of 21 in California on price, +1.6% against the state average; 19 charge less than 32.47 ¢.

What share of San Diego Gas & Electric Co sales do homes buy?

Homes take 28.8% of 16,691,173 MWh, commercial accounts 44.4%, industrial and other 26.7%; the 156,958 commercial accounts use 47,256 kWh each, 13.4 times a home.

At San Diego Gas & Electric Co, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

1,370,032 of 1,372,341 home meters are AMI, 99.8%. San Diego Gas & Electric Co offers a home time-of-use rate; 8,125 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.60% of its homes.

Has San Diego Gas & Electric Co moved up the California price list since 2015?

20th cheapest of 21 in 2015, 20th of 21 in 2024; its price rose 56.2% while California rose 88.2%.

How does San Diego Gas & Electric Co compare with 2 similar utilities?

Place 3 of 3 on home price at 32.47 ¢ (California investor owneds); median 31.70 ¢, cheapest member 28.25 ¢.

Has San Diego Gas & Electric Co filed 2025 data with EIA?

San Diego Gas & Electric Co has no early-release row; 2024 stands at 32.47 cents and 71 SAIDI minutes.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to San Diego Gas & Electric Co at 32.47 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on San Diego Gas & Electric Co

Rate plans on file

25 home plan records, energy charges: 11.4 to 71.1 ¢/kWh.

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

Primary sources for San Diego Gas & Electric Co: 32.47 ¢/kWh for homes, 71 minutes of SAIDI

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San Diego Gas & Electric Co: 294 kWh a month costs roughly $95 in energy at 32.47 ¢/kWh, +1.6% on the California average of 31.97 ¢.