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Residential customers
24 thousand
24,215 homes
Average price
22.78 cents
California average 31.35
Average bill
$128.02
Per month at 562 kWh
Price rank
14 of 26
Lowest to highest in California
City of Lodi rates and average bill
City of Lodi reported 24,215 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 562 kWh a month on average at 22.78 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 26 California utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, City of Lodi ranks 14 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lodi | 22.78 | 562 | $128.02 |
| California (all utilities) | 31.35 | 494 | $154.73 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where City of Lodi has distribution equipment. That covers 1 county in California. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
California (1 county)
San Joaquin
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Reliability
For 2025, City of Lodi reported an average of 22 minutes without power per customer and 0.26 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 86 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
City of Lodi had about 105 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The California figure across its utilities was 140 minutes. One interruption lasting 86 minutes and 0.26 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 22 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. City of Lodi does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 643 residential net-metered systems on the City of Lodi grid in 2025, with 3.0 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the California Public Utilities Commission.
City of Lodi is a municipal utility based in California.
City of Lodi operates in the CAISO power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
City of Lodi compared with California
California has 30 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. City of Lodi is 20th by size and serves about 0.17% of the state's homes. Its price of 22.78 cents per kWh is 0.84 cents above the median of 17 other municipal utilities in California (21.94 cents). Over a year, the typical City of Lodi bill runs about $321 below the state average, with monthly use 69 kWh higher. City of Lodi lists distribution equipment in a single county, so its service area is easy to check against your address. 643 of its residential customers use net metering, or 26.6 per 1,000 homes, against 159.4 for California as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in California with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other California utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lodi | Municipal | 24,215 | 22.78 |
| Alameda Municipal Power | Municipal | 32,364 | 24.01 |
| City of Palo Alto | Municipal | 25,672 | 21.36 |
| Bear Valley Electric Service | Investor-owned | 23,395 | 41.12 |
| Valley Electric Association | Cooperative | 22,740 | 15.33 |
| City of Colton | Municipal | 17,367 | 23.00 |
See every one on the electric companies in California page.
Official site and where to get help
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City of Lodi questions
What is the average residential electric rate for City of Lodi?
City of Lodi residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 22.78 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 562 kWh a month and an average bill of $128.02 (EIA Form EIA-861). The California average was 31.35 cents.
How many customers does City of Lodi have?
EIA reports about 24,215 residential customers for City of Lodi in 2025.
Who regulates City of Lodi?
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it. See the regulator for California on the California state page.
How reliable is City of Lodi?
For 2025, City of Lodi reported an average of 22 minutes of outage per customer and 0.26 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.