City of Santa Clara: electric rates and average bill
City of Santa Clara is a city utility that serves 54,000 homes in California. In 2025, its average home used 398 kWh a month and paid $71.17 (17.9¢ per kWh), less than the California average of $154.73.
- City utility
- 54,000 homes
- EIA data, 2025
City of Santa Clara at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in California | 54,000 |
| Average home bill | $71.17 a month (California average $154.73) |
| Average price | 17.9¢ per kWh (California average 31.4¢) |
| Average home use | 398 kWh a month (California average 494) |
| Business customers | 22.8¢ per kWh, average bill $364.23 a month (7,150 businesses; California business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.6 outages and 69 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 0.6 outages and 69 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle California utility, 62 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 96% of home meters |
| Grid | WECC region; CAISO market; owns power plants |
| Counties served | Santa Clara |
Price rank: City of Santa Clara has the 4th 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 Santa Clara. 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 Palo Alto | 25,672 | $110.23 | 21.4¢ |
City of Santa Clara rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for City of Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara electric bill (CA)?
In 2025, its average home used 398 kWh a month and paid $71.17 (17.9¢ per kWh), less than the California average of $154.73.
How often does the power go out with City of Santa Clara (CA)?
In 2025, the average City of Santa Clara customer had 0.6 outages and 69 minutes without power, not counting major storms (0.6 outages and 69 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of City of Santa Clara. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.