Turlock Irrigation District electricity: 95,746 accounts in California, SAIDI 49

In California, Turlock Irrigation District bills 95,746 accounts, 84.2% residential, as an political subdivision utility. Its home price sits 48.9% under the California average and ranks 1 of 21 among larger utilities.

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At 862 kWh a month a Turlock Irrigation District home pays about $141 in energy: 16.34 ¢/kWh, 48.9% below the California average of 31.97 ¢.

Its home price sits 48.9% under the California average and ranks 1 of 21 among larger utilities.

Turlock Irrigation District on price: 48.9% under California

Home price against California: -48.9%place 1 of 21, cheapest first

Home price is where Turlock Irrigation District departs furthest from the California pattern: 16.34 ¢ against a state average of 31.97 ¢, place 1 of 21 among California utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is Turlock Irrigation District at 16.34 ¢ (+0.00 ¢ from here), the most expensive City of Glendale at 33.81 ¢ (+17.47 ¢).

A home using 862 kWh a month pays about $141 in energy here; at the California average the same use would cost $276, a difference of -$135 a month.

How it compares

Turlock Irrigation District
Turlock Irrigation District, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Turlock Irrigation DistrictLowest in this table	16.34 ¢/kWh	13.56 ¢/kWh	$141at 862 kWh	49 minSAIDI
California average against this company, which is 1 of 21 on price	+15.63 ¢/kWhcompany 48.9% below	+11.98 ¢/kWhcompany 46.9% below	+$135a month at 862 kWh	+12 mincompany 12 below
City of Santa Clara	16.88 ¢/kWhcompany 3.2% below	22.07 ¢/kWhcompany 38.6% below	$1455 more than company	162 mincompany 113 below

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Turlock Irrigation District: 2025

Turlock Irrigation District: +6.5% on 2024 for homes, California +1.8%.

Turlock Irrigation District home price, 2025: 17.40 ¢/kWh+6.5% on 2024, early release
Turlock Irrigation District SAIDI, 2025: 62 min+26% on 2024, early release
Turlock Irrigation District against California, 2025: +4.8 pointsTurlock Irrigation District +6.5%, California +1.8%, price in California 32.54 ¢

Turlock Irrigation District reported 17.40 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +6.5% on its 2024 figure of 16.34, while the California average moved +1.8%. Its SAIDI is 62 minutes against 49 in 2024.

Carbon context

Turlock Irrigation District serves 80,575 homes in California. At 862 kWh a month that is about 154 kg of CO₂, or 1,846 kg a year, at the California plant rate, state generation and not this utility: California generation mix.

Turlock Irrigation District charts

Residential price since 2015: 16.34 ¢ in 2024

16.02 ¢ in 2015, 16.34 ¢ in 2024 (+2.0%); California 16.99 to 31.97 ¢.

Turlock Irrigation District residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Turlock Irrigation District	Gap to California residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	16.02	-0.97	+3.37
2016	16.02	-1.37	+3.47
2017	16.01	-2.30	+3.12
2018	16.04	-2.80	+3.17
2019	16.05	-3.10	+3.04
2020	15.97	-4.48	+2.82
2021	15.89	-6.93	+2.23
2022	15.99	-9.85	+0.95
2023	16.98	-12.53	+0.98
2024	16.34	-15.63	-0.14

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Turlock Irrigation District SAIDI, 2019-2024

59 min in 2019, 49 in 2024.

Turlock Irrigation District SAIDI by year, 2019 to 2024: 6 rows

Year	Turlock Irrigation Dis, no major events	Turlock Irrigation Dis, all events
2019	59	70
2020	56	75
2021	75	108
2022	68	95
2023	61	80
2024	49	74

6 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 49.0 min

49.0 min, 0.49x the median reporter, rank 157 of 673.

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Company, no major events49.0
Company, with major events74.0

Turlock Irrigation District, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Turlock Irrigation District billed homes 16.02 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 16.34 ¢ in 2024, +2.0% in all, and lagged the California average (+88.2%) by 86.2 points. Turlock Irrigation District's sharpest move came in 2023, +6.2%. The high is 16.98 ¢ (2023) and the low 15.89 ¢ (2021). 2024: -3.8% here, +8.3% for the California average. SAIDI at Turlock Irrigation District (major events excluded) fell from 59 minutes in 2019 to 49 in 2024, -17%; best year 2024 at 49. At 49 minutes in 2024, Turlock Irrigation District sat -50 from the national SAIDI median, with 6 of 6 years below it. 2021: 108 minutes with major events, 75 without, the widest gap of any year. Turlock Irrigation District has 0 cheaper and 20 higher-priced California peers among 21 with 20,000+ homes. Next higher-priced, City of Santa Clara, bills 16.88 ¢ (+0.54).

Two good signs together. Rates are 48.9% below California and outage time of 49 minutes beats the national median by 51%.

Home accounts at Turlock Irrigation District went from 72,777 in 2015 to 80,575 in 2024, +10.7%. Business customers paid 0.83 times the home price in 2024 (13.56 against 16.34 ¢); the ratio was 0.85 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.59 in 2019 to 0.52 in 2024, between 0.50 and 0.88.

Outages and home price of Turlock Irrigation District (EIA utility 19281), 2013 to 2024

Turlock Irrigation District customers lost power for 49 minutes in 2024, down from 59 in 2019 (−17%). The low came in 2024 at 49, the high in 2021 at 75; 6 years were filed. The California median in 2024 was 58 minutes, so Turlock Irrigation District ran below it.

Home rates at Turlock Irrigation District went from 15.58 ¢ in 2013 to 16.34 ¢ in 2024 (+4.9%), which is 21.53 ¢ to 16.77 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−22.1%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $2,583 in 2013 and $2,012 in 2024. Of 36 California utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Turlock Irrigation District stood 3rd cheapest (21st of 37 in 2013).

Turlock Irrigation District outage minutes a customer, 2019 to 2024: 49 in 2024

Turlock Irrigation District at 49 min in 2024 and the California median at 58.

Turlock Irrigation District home price since 2013: −22.1% after inflation

Turlock Irrigation District: 16.77 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 16.34 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Turlock Irrigation District, EIA utility 19281, year by year among California utilities

Turlock Irrigation District 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Turlock Irrigation	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Turlock Irriga	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Turlock Irriga	California median SAIDI
2013	15.58	21.53	21 of 37	–	–	–	–
2014	15.75	21.41	21 of 41	–	–	–	–
2015	16.02	21.76	23 of 44	–	–	–	–
2016	16.02	21.48	20 of 44	–	–	–	–
2017	16.01	21.03	17 of 45	–	–	–	–
2018	16.04	20.57	16 of 45	–	–	–	–
2019	16.05	20.21	20 of 51	59	0.59	6 of 18	81
2020	15.97	19.87	11 of 35	56	0.57	7 of 16	58
2021	15.89	18.88	11 of 34	75	0.88	9 of 16	73
2022	15.99	17.59	8 of 34	68	0.50	9 of 17	68
2023	16.98	17.94	7 of 37	61	0.63	10 of 19	61
2024	16.34	16.77	3 of 36	49	0.52	9 of 20	58

Turlock Irrigation Distr, EIA utility 19281: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, California real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 95,7460.6% of California total
Residential accounts: 80,5750.6% of California homes
Commercial accounts: 8,9459.3% of the base
Residential rate: 16.34 ¢/kWhplace 1 of 21, -48.9% against the state
Commercial rate: 13.56 ¢/kWhplace 1 of 25, -46.9% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 49.0 minbetter than 77% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.520.51x the median
SAIDI with major events: 74.0 min33.8% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 68.6 MW4,992 installations
Counties served: 3all in California
Average residential use: 10,343 kWh/yr862 a month
Implied monthly bill: $141-$1 on the U.S. rate, 862 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +2.0%16.02 to 16.34 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: -17%59 min in 2019, 49 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Turlock Irrigation District

Turlock Irrigation District sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to California ¢/kWh
Residential	80,575	16.34	-15.63
Commercial	8,945	13.56	-11.98

Year by year, Turlock Irrigation District

Year	Home accounts, Turlock Irrigation Dis	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	72,777	16.02	13.59	0.85	No data	No data
2016	73,034	16.02	13.47	0.84	No data	No data
2017	73,393	16.01	13.47	0.84	No data	No data
2018	73,730	16.04	13.02	0.81	No data	No data
2019	77,865	16.05	13.07	0.81	59	0.59
2020	78,235	15.97	13.01	0.81	56	0.57
2021	77,980	15.89	13.23	0.83	75	0.88
2022	78,186	15.99	13.26	0.83	68	0.50
2023	79,748	16.98	14.21	0.84	61	0.63
2024	80,575	16.34	13.56	0.83	49	0.52

Peers of Turlock Irrigation District in California, place 1 of 21 on home price

Utility near Turlock Irrigation District on price	SAIDI min, gap to Turlock Irrigation District	Home ¢, gap to Turlock Irrigation District	Gap % to Turlock Irrigation District	Accounts, Turlock Irrigation District = 1
1. Turlock Irrigation District (this utility)	49	16.34	-	1.00
2. City of Santa Clara	+113	+0.54	+3.3%	0.62
3. City of Anaheim	-3	+0.78	+4.8%	1.29
4. City of Redding	-15	+1.52	+9.3%	0.46

Who buys Turlock Irrigation District's electricity

Class at Turlock Irrigation District	Accounts	Of Turlock Irrigation District accounts	Of Turlock Irrigation District MWh sold	kWh a year per Turlock Irrigation District account
Residential	80,575	84.2%	37.1%	10,343
Commercial	8,945	9.3%	24.4%	61,236
Industrial and other	6,226	6.50%	38.5%	138,658

Turlock Irrigation District among California political subdivisions

Turlock Irrigation District and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Turlock Irrigation District	Home ¢, gap to Turlock Irrigation District	Accounts, Turlock Irrigation District = 1
1. Turlock Irrigation District (CA, this utility)	49	16.34	1.00
2. Imperial Irrigation District (CA)	+12	+1.58	1.72
3. Modesto Irrigation District (CA)	-6	+5.45	1.39

Turlock Irrigation District: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Turlock Irrigation District	California context	Turlock Irrigation District detail
Turlock Irrigation District home meters on AMI	99.9%	California 86.6%	78,851 of 78,963 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)	19	California figure not published	0.0% of meters
Time-of-use rate for Turlock Irrigation District homes	Offered	24 of 41 California utilities offer one	3,657 homes on dynamic pricing, 4.54% of 80,575
Net-metered installations	4,992	96% residential	59.4 homes per 1,000 accounts, 13.7 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Turlock Irrigation District

kWh	Share of a 862 kWh month	Cost a month at 16.34 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	29%	$40.84	-$0.36	$490
500	58%	$81.68	-$0.72	$980
750	87%	$122.52	-$1.08	$1,470
1,000	116%	$163.36	-$1.44	$1,960
1,500	174%	$245.04	-$2.16	$2,940
2,000	232%	$326.72	-$2.88	$3,921

Outage record, Turlock Irrigation District

Measure, Turlock Irrigation D	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	49.0	74.0	0.82 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.520	0.790	1.92 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	94.2	93.7	1.57 h

Territory of Turlock Irrigation District

3 California counties, region WECC:

California other states: 3 of 3 counties of Turlock Irrigation District drawn

Turlock Irrigation District: 3 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Merced
Stanislaus
Tuolumne

Questions on Turlock Irrigation District

How big is Turlock Irrigation District in California, by customer accounts?

95,746 accounts in 2024: residential 80,575, commercial 8,945, industrial 6,226.

How many cents per kWh does Turlock Irrigation District charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 16.34 cents; against the California average that is -48.9%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Turlock Irrigation District?

SAIDI 49.0 min and SAIFI 0.52 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.49, CAIDI 94 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Turlock Irrigation District?

4,992 installations with 68.6 MW, of which residential installations number 4,786.

What would a typical Turlock Irrigation District home pay each month?

862 kWh at 16.34 cents comes to about $141, energy only.

Is Turlock Irrigation District cheaper than other California utilities?

Rank 1 of 21 in California on price, -48.9% against the state average; 0 charge less than 16.34 ¢.

How much of the Turlock Irrigation District load is business?

Homes take 37.1% of 2,244,427 MWh, commercial accounts 24.4%, industrial and other 38.5%; the 8,945 commercial accounts use 61,236 kWh each, 5.9 times a home.

Does Turlock Irrigation District have smart meters or TOU rates?

78,851 of 78,963 home meters are AMI, 99.9%. Turlock Irrigation District offers a home time-of-use rate; 3,657 customers use dynamic pricing, 4.54% of its homes.

Since 2015, has Turlock Irrigation District become cheaper than other California utilities?

11th cheapest of 21 in 2015, 1st of 21 in 2024; its price rose 2.0% while California rose 88.2%.

Where does Turlock Irrigation District stand among 2 peers?

Place 1 of 3 on home price at 16.34 ¢ (California political subdivisions); median 17.91 ¢, cheapest member 16.34 ¢.

What did Turlock Irrigation District charge homes in 2025?

17.40 cents per kWh, +6.5% on the 16.34 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Turlock Irrigation District at 16.34 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Cherryland Electric Coop IncMichigan, 16.36 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ above
Delmarva PowerDelaware, 16.37 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ above
Direct Energy ServicesTexas, 16.37 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ above

Primary sources for Turlock Irrigation District electricity: 95,746 accounts in California, SAIDI 49

EIA-861 annual report entry for Turlock Irrigation District electricity: 95,746 accounts in California, SAIDI 49, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Turlock Irrigation District electricity: 95,746 accounts in California, SAIDI 49, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Turlock Irrigation District electricity: 95,746 accounts in California, SAIDI 49, the state price average