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Turlock Irrigation District electricity: 95,746 accounts in California, SAIDI 49 min in 2024

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

Turlock Irrigation District on price: 48.9% under California

Home price against California
-48.9%1st place 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 ¢, 1st place 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, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Turlock Irrigation DistrictLowest in this table16.34 ¢/kWh13.56 ¢/kWh$141at 862 kWh49 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 Clara16.88 ¢/kWhcompany 3.2% below22.07 ¢/kWhcompany 38.6% below$145$5 more than company162 mincompany 113 below

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Turlock Irrigation District: 2025

Turlock Irrigation District: +6.5% on 2024 for homes, California -1.9%.

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
+8.5 pointsTurlock Irrigation District +6.5%, California -1.9%, price in California 31.35 ¢

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 -1.9%. 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
YearTurlock Irrigation DistrictGap to California residentialGap to U.S. residential
201516.02-0.97+3.37
201616.02-1.37+3.47
201716.01-2.30+3.12
201816.04-2.80+3.17
201916.05-3.10+3.04
202015.97-4.48+2.82
202115.89-6.93+2.23
202215.99-9.85+0.95
202316.98-12.53+0.98
202416.34-15.63-0.14

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
YearTurlock Irrigation District, no major eventsTurlock Irrigation District, all events
20195970
20205675
202175108
20226895
20236180
20244974

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.

min

  • 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.

What kind of utility is Turlock Irrigation District?

Turlock Irrigation District files with EIA as a political-subdivision utility. In California, political-subdivision utilities serve 7% of residential customers at an average 18.2 cents per kWh, 48% below investor-owned utilities in California. Turlock Irrigation District itself averaged 16.3 cents, 1.9 cents below its type in California.

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Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average Turlock Irrigation District customer was without power 49 minutes without major events and 74 with them. That is 7th fewest of 18 California utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median California utility reported 58 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 78,963 residential meters.

EIA-861 2024, retrieved 2026-10-01. California reliability, best and worst utilities, utility report card.

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 ¢/kWh1st place of 21, -48.9% against the state
Commercial rate
13.56 ¢/kWh1st place 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 sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to California ¢/kWh
Residential80,57516.34-15.63
Commercial8,94513.56-11.98

Year by year, Turlock Irrigation District

YearHome accounts, Turlock Irrigation DistrictHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
201572,77716.0213.590.85No dataNo data
201673,03416.0213.470.84No dataNo data
201773,39316.0113.470.84No dataNo data
201873,73016.0413.020.81No dataNo data
201977,86516.0513.070.81590.59
202078,23515.9713.010.81560.57
202177,98015.8913.230.83750.88
202278,18615.9913.260.83680.50
202379,74816.9814.210.84610.63
202480,57516.3413.560.83490.52

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

Utility near Turlock Irrigation District on priceSAIDI min, gap to Turlock Irrigation DistrictHome ¢, gap to Turlock Irrigation DistrictGap % to Turlock Irrigation DistrictAccounts, Turlock Irrigation District = 1
1. Turlock Irrigation District (this utility)4916.34-1.00
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 DistrictAccountsOf Turlock Irrigation District accountsOf Turlock Irrigation District MWh soldkWh a year per Turlock Irrigation District account
Residential80,57584.2%37.1%10,343
Commercial8,9459.3%24.4%61,236
Industrial and other6,2266.50%38.5%138,658

Turlock Irrigation District among California political subdivisions

Turlock Irrigation District and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Turlock Irrigation DistrictHome ¢, gap to Turlock Irrigation DistrictAccounts, Turlock Irrigation District = 1
1. Turlock Irrigation District (CA, this utility)4916.341.00
2. Imperial Irrigation District (CA)+12+1.581.72
3. Modesto Irrigation District (CA)-6+5.451.39

Turlock Irrigation District: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureTurlock Irrigation DistrictCalifornia contextTurlock Irrigation District detail
Turlock Irrigation District home meters on AMI99.9%California 86.6%78,851 of 78,963 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)19California figure not published0.0% of meters
Time-of-use rate for Turlock Irrigation District homesOffered24 of 41 California utilities offer one3,657 homes on dynamic pricing, 4.54% of 80,575
Net-metered installations4,99296% residential59.4 homes per 1,000 accounts, 13.7 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Turlock Irrigation District

kWhShare of a 862 kWh monthCost a month at 16.34 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25029%$40.84-$0.36$490
50058%$81.68-$0.72$980
75087%$122.52-$1.08$1,470
1,000116%$163.36-$1.44$1,960
1,500174%$245.04-$2.16$2,940
2,000232%$326.72-$2.88$3,921

Outage record, Turlock Irrigation District

Measure, Turlock Irrigation DistrictNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes49.074.00.82 h
SAIFI interruptions0.5200.7901.92 yr apart
CAIDI minutes94.293.71.57 h

Territory of Turlock Irrigation District

3 California counties, region WECC:

Counties served by Turlock Irrigation DistrictStanislausMercedTuolumne

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.

More on Turlock Irrigation District

Primary sources for Turlock Irrigation District electricity: 95,746 accounts in California, SAIDI 49 min in 2024

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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 ¢.

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  title = {Turlock Irrigation District price vs California: 17.40 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 49 min in 2024},
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