LADWP electricity rates
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, as the EIA and URDB list it
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's customers paid 23.8¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $116 a month for 485 kWh. Residential Time of Use (R1B), the lowest of 2 open plans at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $2,891 a year, at the typical hour-by-hour use of homes in California. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Los Angeles Department of Water & Power plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Time of Use (R1B)✓ cheapesttime-of-use · in effect since April 2026 | $2,890.50 | — | 24.1¢ |
| Residential Service (R1A)priced by season · tiered · in effect since April 2026 · priced in 2 territories, up to $2,939.88; a household takes its own | $2,930.88 | +$40.38 | 24.4¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 - Tier 1 (Less than 350 kWh)priced by season · in effect since January 2024 · a single tier of a larger tariff | $2,460.99 | −$429.51 | 20.5¢ |
| Residential Multi-Family (R-3)priced by season · demand charge · in effect since April 2026 · needs a multi-family or master-metered building | $2,638.48 | −$252.02 | 22.0¢ |
| Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 - Tier 2 (350 - 1050 kWh)priced by season · tiered · in effect since January 2024 · a single tier of a larger tariff | $2,985.15 | +$94.65 | 24.9¢ |
| Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 - Tier 3 (Greater than 1050 kWh)priced by season · tiered · in effect since January 2024 · a single tier of a larger tariff | $3,162.75 | +$272.25 | 26.4¢ |
Price Los Angeles Department of Water & Power’s plans at your own usage — and see what moving from your current plan would save.
The cheapest Los Angeles Department of Water & Power plan at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,450.44 (Residential Service (R1A): Zone 2), dearest $1,493.23, a $42.79 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $2,890.50 (Residential Time of Use (R1B)), dearest $2,939.88, a $49.38 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $5,684.97 (Residential Time of Use (R1B)), dearest $6,032.88, a $347.91 spread
What a typical Los Angeles Department of Water & Power bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month the 3 generally available plans here run from $2,890.50 on Residential Time of Use (R1B) to $2,939.88 on Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1, with a median of $2,930.88.
Effective rates span 24.1¢ to 24.5¢ per kWh at that usage.
What Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's customers were billed in 2024
Priced at 485 kWh a month, what Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's customers used on average, its open plans come within 2% of what EIA reports they were billed in 2024: the plans here describe its bills well.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Municipal |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in California | 1,410,191 |
| Share of California's households | 10% |
| Average use per home | 485 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $115.63 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 23.8¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 24.3¢ |
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2016
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 cost $216.87 a month under its June 2016 version, filed then as Residential Service (R1): Zone 1, and costs $244.99 under its April 2026 one, 13% more. Its biggest single step, in July 2018, took off $66.67 (26%). In California, EIA's average price rose 87% between 2016 and 2025.
Every version of Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1
| Took effect | At 1,000 kWh | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | $244.99 | +$19.73 (+8.8%) | URDB |
| January 2025as Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 - Tier 1 (Less than 350 kWh) | $225.26 | +$20.18 (+9.8%) | URDB |
| January 2024as Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 - Tier 1 (Less than 350 kWh) | $205.08 | +$12.64 (+6.6%) | URDB |
| September 2022as Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 (Less than 350 kWh) | $192.44 | −$13.10 (−6.4%) | URDB |
| April 2019as Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 (Less than 350 kWh) | $205.54 | +$15.74 (+8.3%) | URDB |
| July 2018as Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 (Less than 350 kWh) | $189.80 | −$66.67 (−26.0%) | URDB |
| January 2018as Residential Service (R1): Zone 1 | $256.47 | +$10.86 (+4.4%) | URDB |
| January 2017as Residential Service (R1): Zone 1 | $245.61 | +$28.74 (+13.3%) | URDB |
| June 2016as Residential Service (R1): Zone 1 | $216.87 | First on record | URDB |
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's cheapest open plan is the 14th-highest, 56% more than their median of $1,849.47. It sits between Consumers Energy Co ($2,879.50) and Public Service Co of NH ($2,933.04).
No other utility indexed in California has a cheaper open plan; the other 3 all start higher.
Its fixed charge, $8.00 a month on Residential Time of Use (R1B), is lower than on the cheapest plan of 91 of the other 99 utilities.
Residential Time of Use (R1B) changes price with the season: a kWh costs 0.4¢ more in October to May than in June to September, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $253.41 in its dearest month against $234.69 in its cheapest.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour · The price that changes with the month
Which plan from Los Angeles Department of Water & Power is cheapest as use rises
The cheapest plan from Los Angeles Department of Water & Power changes with consumption. At 500 kWh a month Residential Service (R1A): Zone 2 wins at $1,450.44 a year; at 2,000 kWh Residential Time of Use (R1B) wins at $5,684.97.
The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $42.79 a year at 500 kWh against $347.91 at 2,000 kWh.
Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Residential Time of Use (R1B) — $2,890.50 a year, 24.1¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $8.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.
Residential Service (R1A): Zone 2 — $2,930.88 a year, 24.4¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries no standing charge. In effect since April 2026.
Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 — $2,939.88 a year, 24.5¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries no standing charge. In effect since April 2026.
Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 - Tier 1 (Less than 350 kWh) — $2,460.99 a year, 20.5¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $2.30 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2024. Restricted: a single tier of a larger tariff.
Residential Multi-Family (R-3) — $2,638.48 a year, 22.0¢ per kWh effective, priced by season and demand-charged. It carries no standing charge. In effect since April 2026. Restricted: needs a multi-family or master-metered building.
Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 - Tier 2 (350 - 1050 kWh) — $2,985.15 a year, 24.9¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $7.90 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2024. Restricted: a single tier of a larger tariff.
How Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's plans are structured
Of 7 priceable plans: 4 tiered, 1 time-of-use, 6 priced by season, 1 with demand charges.
Fixed monthly charges run from $2.30 to $22.70.
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's published schedules
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power was found serving Los Angeles, California. 7 of its 7 published residential schedules can be priced.
The largest saving among Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's plans
Moving from Residential Service (R1A): Zone 1 to Residential Time of Use (R1B) saves $49.38 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.
When Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's time-of-use plans charge most
Residential Time of Use (R1B) charges 33.2¢ a kWh weekdays 1 pm to 5 pm, June to September, against 21.8¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 4% of the year. Homes in California typically put 5% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock), which is what its price above assumes: moving use out of them lowers the bill, adding to them raises it.
In the guides: Time-of-use plans, hour by hour
What the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power figures do not cover
One of these plans prices by the hour; its figure assumes the typical hourly pattern of homes in California, not this household's own hours.