City of Palo Alto: electric rates and average bill
City of Palo Alto is a city utility that serves 25,672 homes in California. In 2025, its average home used 516 kWh a month and paid $110.23 (21.4¢ per kWh), less than the California average of $154.73.
- City utility
- 25,672 homes
- EIA data, 2025
City of Palo Alto at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in California | 25,672 |
| Average home bill | $110.23 a month (California average $154.73) |
| Average price | 21.4¢ per kWh (California average 31.4¢) |
| Average home use | 516 kWh a month (California average 494) |
| Business customers | 20.9¢ per kWh, average bill $3,206.02 a month (3,543 businesses; California business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.1 outages and 27 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 0.6 outages and 68 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle California utility, 62 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 91% of home meters |
| Grid | WECC region; CAISO market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Santa Clara |
Price rank: City of Palo Alto has the 11th lowest average price of the 30 California utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of City of Palo Alto. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| PG&EBill calculator on this site | 5,055,556 | $173.95 | 37.5¢ |
| City of Santa Clara | 54,000 | $71.17 | 17.9¢ |
City of Palo Alto rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for City of Palo Alto yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- State regulator: California Public Utilities Commission
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What is the average City of Palo Alto electric bill (CA)?
In 2025, its average home used 516 kWh a month and paid $110.23 (21.4¢ per kWh), less than the California average of $154.73.
How often does the power go out with City of Palo Alto (CA)?
In 2025, the average City of Palo Alto customer had 0.1 outages and 27 minutes without power, not counting major storms (0.6 outages and 68 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of City of Palo Alto. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.