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Residential customers
143 thousand
142,916 homes
Average price
18.69 cents
California average 31.35
Average bill
$202.30
Per month at 1,083 kWh
Price rank
5 of 26
Lowest to highest in California
Imperial Irrigation District rates and average bill
Imperial Irrigation District reported 142,916 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,083 kWh a month on average at 18.69 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, Imperial Irrigation District ranks 5 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Irrigation District | 18.69 | 1,083 | $202.30 |
| 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 Imperial Irrigation District has distribution equipment. That covers 3 counties in California. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
California (3 counties)
Imperial, Riverside, San Diego
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Reliability
For 2025, Imperial Irrigation District reported an average of 56 minutes without power per customer and 0.66 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 85 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Imperial Irrigation District had about 71 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The California figure across its utilities was 140 minutes. One interruption lasting 85 minutes and 0.66 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 56 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. Imperial Irrigation District 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 11,728 residential net-metered systems on the Imperial Irrigation District grid in 2025, with 89.6 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
A public utility that is its own unit of government, such as a public utility district. An elected or appointed board sets the rates.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the California Public Utilities Commission.
Imperial Irrigation District is a public power district based in California.
Imperial Irrigation District operates in the CAISO power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Imperial Irrigation District compared with California
California has 30 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. Imperial Irrigation District is 6th by size and serves about 0.99% of the state's homes. Its price of 18.69 cents per kWh is 2.29 cents below the median of 4 other public power districts in California (20.98 cents). Imperial Irrigation District lists distribution equipment in 3 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 11,728 of its residential customers use net metering, or 82.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Irrigation District | Public power district | 142,916 | 18.69 |
| San Diego Gas and Electric | Investor-owned | 1,378,465 | 45.77 |
| Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) | Public power district | 601,275 | 18.93 |
| City of Anaheim | Municipal | 107,148 | 19.37 |
| Modesto Irrigation District | Public power district | 104,671 | 23.03 |
| City of Riverside | Municipal | 101,042 | 21.94 |
See every one on the electric companies in California page.
Official site and where to get help
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Imperial Irrigation District questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Imperial Irrigation District?
Imperial Irrigation District residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 18.69 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,083 kWh a month and an average bill of $202.30 (EIA Form EIA-861). The California average was 31.35 cents.
How many customers does Imperial Irrigation District have?
EIA reports about 142,916 residential customers for Imperial Irrigation District in 2025.
Who regulates Imperial Irrigation District?
A public utility that is its own unit of government, such as a public utility district. An elected or appointed board sets the rates. See the regulator for California on the California state page.
How reliable is Imperial Irrigation District?
For 2025, Imperial Irrigation District reported an average of 56 minutes of outage per customer and 0.66 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.