LADWP electric rates and bill calculator

Current LADWP electricity rates

A LADWP bill for 1,000 kWh on Schedule R-1A, with all charges, at the rates in effect at our last check on October 16, 2026:

The average price includes the base rates and the riders. See all rates and riders, the example bills and the sources.

Average LADWP bill

In 2025, the average LADWP home that bought its power from LADWP used 469 kWh a month and paid $124.20 a month (26.5¢ per kWh). The average for all homes in California was $154.73 (494 kWh, 31.4¢ per kWh). These are yearly averages from the EIA-861 data of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, at the rates of 2025. See the average electric bill in California and in each state. To turn the watts of an appliance into dollars, use the electricity cost calculator.

For an apartment: with the EIA average kWh of small homes in the West, a 1-bedroom apartment (447 kWh) costs about $129.98 a month on R-1A and a 2-bedroom apartment (663 kWh) about $201.57 (November rates, before taxes). See the apartment electric bill at each utility.

Help paying your LADWP bill

• EZ-SAVE Program: Helps income-qualified customers save on their LADWP bills, and makes them eligible for other savings programs such as Cool LA.
• Senior Citizen/Disability Lifeline Rate: An exemption on electric and other utility bills, run by the City of LA Office of Finance. LADWP says it offers its biggest discounts.
• Physician Certified Allowance Discount: A discount on electric bills, or an extra heating or cooling allowance when medically necessary.
• Life-Support Equipment Discount: A discount for households that use an eligible life-support device, such as motorized wheelchairs, respirators, dialysis machines and apnea monitors.
• Payment Arrangements: No down payment, no interest and no fees. Up to 48 months to pay for discount program customers and up to 24 months for other customers.
• Payment Extensions: A short, additional amount of time to pay your balance in full.

See all 7 LADWP bill help programs, with who qualifies, how to apply, state energy assistance and the shutoff rules.

EV charging cost on LADWP

Charging an electric car for 1,000 miles a month (300 kWh) overnight on weekdays adds this much to a 1,000 kWh November bill:

Use your own miles, car and charging time in the EV charging cost calculator.

Solar savings on LADWP

With the solar output of Los Angeles (PVWatts), a 6 kW system makes about 10,075 kWh a year. On a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month, it cuts the yearly bill by:

If each solar kWh replaces a kWh bought at the full price within the month (monthly net metering). A lower credit for the power you send to the grid, or a solar fee, makes the savings smaller. Use your own kWh, city and system in the solar savings calculator.

LADWP rebates

LADWP rebates and energy-saving programs: the page lists insulation, demand response, income-qualified, energy-efficient products marketplace. See also the home energy rebates in California. Checked October 22, 2026.

LADWP outages, payments and customer service

Official links and phone numbers from the LADWP website, checked October 20, 2026. This site is not part of LADWP: for an outage or a question about your account, use these links.

• LADWP outage map
• Report an outage online
• Report an outage by phone: 800-342-5397
• Customer service: 800-342-5397
• Pay your LADWP bill
• Start, stop or move service

If you see a downed power line, stay away from it and call LADWP at 800-342-5397 or 911.

Terms on this tariff: Base rate, Energy charge, Power cost adjustment, Renewable portfolio standard (RPS). See the electric bill glossary.

Do you have your hourly usage file? Compare LADWP plans with your Green Button data.

Why is my LADWP bill so high? Check your bill against LADWP R-1A. How does LADWP compare? See the monthly bill comparison.

What does an appliance cost to run on this tariff? Use the appliance cost tool with LADWP R-1A.

The rates in this calculator

These values come from the official tariff documents of LADWP. The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners and City Council approve these tariffs.

Minimum monthly bill: $10 a month plus the adjustment factors (from the LADWP residential rates page).

A bill that crosses a season or rate change: the calculator splits it by the number of days in each month, if you type the meter read dates. LADWP: if the billing read dates cross over a price change, the consumption is prorated across the changeover by the number of billing days in each month.

Example bills for 1,000 kWh

These examples use 1,000 kWh. Zone and billing cycle: Zone 1, bill every two months. Power access charge tier: Tier 1 ($2.30 a month). Each column uses the rates of the billing month in its heading. The examples do not include taxes.

Sources and last check

We read each value from the official documents below. The approval column shows the docket, order or advice number that is printed on each sheet. Last check: October 16, 2026.

Values read from the LADWP residential rates page and the residential adjustment billing factors page. LADWP is a city-owned utility: the City of Los Angeles sets its rates by ordinance, not the California PUC. For every 2026 quarter, the base rate plus the seven adjustment factors equals the total consumption charge that the residential rates page prints (for example October to December, Tier 1: 7.142 + 20.150 = 27.292 cents). The tier sizes and the power access charge rules come from the LADWP residential electric rates page. The test bills are hand calculations. LADWP residential rates page (total consumption charges for 2026).

Questions about LADWP bills

utilityratecalc.com is not part of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power or the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners and City Council. For the official values, use your bill and the tariff of LADWP.