Electricity in Monterey County, California
1 electric utility serves homes in Monterey County, California: PG&E. The average PG&E home paid $173.95 a month in 2025 (37.5¢ per kWh). This page covers 4 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Salinas to Soledad.
- 4 cities
- 1 utility
- EIA and Census data, 2025
Electric utilities in Monterey County
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in California | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| PG&EInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 5,055,556 | $173.95464 kWh, 37.5¢ | $407.13 |
1 smaller utility with fewer than 1,000 homes is also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861). The California average was $154.73 a month.
Cities in Monterey County
| City | People | City-owned utility | Solar kWh a year per kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas | 159,134 | — | 1,567 |
| Seaside | 31,636 | — | 1,532 |
| Monterey | 28,953 | — | 1,517 |
| Soledad | 26,357 | — | 1,687 |
A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.
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Who provides electricity in Monterey County?
1 electric utility serves homes in Monterey County, California: PG&E. The name of your utility is on your bill.
Which cities in Monterey County are on this page?
Salinas, Seaside, Monterey and Soledad.
Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).