Editor: Katerine G., Editor & Data Researcher · Research & publishing: Electric Consumer Editorial Team · Data retrieved · Sources named on this page: EIA-861, EIA retail sales · How we got these numbers · Report an error
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. 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, 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
San Diego Gas & Electric Co
32.47 ¢/kWh
20.27 ¢/kWh
$95at 294 kWh
71 minSAIDI
California average against this company, which is 20 of 21 on price
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
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.
Outages and home price of San Diego Gas & Electric Co (EIA utility 16609), 2013 to 2024
Yearly SAIDI at San Diego Gas & Electric Co: 60 minutes in 2013, 71 in 2024, a rise of 19%. The low came in 2015 at 58, the high in 2018 at 78; 12 years were filed. The California median in 2024 was 58 minutes, so San Diego Gas & Electric Co ran above it.
Home rates at San Diego Gas & Electric Co climbed from 17.34 ¢ in 2013 to 32.47 ¢ in 2024 (+87.3%), or 23.96 ¢ to 33.32 ¢ in 2025 dollars (+39.1%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $2,875 in 2013 and $3,999 in 2024. Of 36 California utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, San Diego Gas & Electric Co stood 34th cheapest (30th of 37 in 2013).
San Diego Gas & Electric Co outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 71 in 2024
San Diego Gas & Electric Co at 71 min in 2024 and the California median at 58.
San Diego Gas & Electric Co home price since 2013: +39.1% after inflation
San Diego Gas & Electric Co: 33.32 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 32.47 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
San Diego Gas & Electric Co, EIA utility 16609, year by year among California utilities
San Diego Gas & Electric Co 2013-2024: 12 rows
Year, San Diego Gas & El
¢ billed
¢ in 2025 $
Price place, San Diego Gas
SAIDI min
SAIFI
SAIDI place, San Diego Gas
California median SAIDI
2013
17.34
23.96
30 of 37
60
0.47
7 of 12
57
2014
18.64
25.36
36 of 41
65
0.60
6 of 11
65
2015
20.79
28.23
42 of 44
58
0.53
4 of 10
78
2016
20.71
27.78
43 of 44
72
0.61
7 of 14
72
2017
22.07
28.99
43 of 45
65
0.51
9 of 16
58
2018
25.28
32.41
44 of 45
78
0.63
10 of 16
73
2019
25.75
32.42
50 of 51
69
0.60
8 of 18
81
2020
25.48
31.70
34 of 35
71
0.68
10 of 16
58
2021
30.50
36.24
34 of 34
72
0.67
8 of 16
73
2022
34.49
37.95
34 of 34
70
0.59
10 of 17
68
2023
34.64
36.60
36 of 37
71
0.59
12 of 19
61
2024
32.47
33.32
34 of 36
71
0.54
13 of 20
58
San Diego Gas & Electric, EIA utility 16609: EIA-861, CPI-U.
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.