Liberty Utilities
Investor Owned electric utility · California · #362 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #57483
Liberty Utilities is a investor owned electric utility serving 50,162 customers in California. In 2025 it sold 528 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $141.93M in revenue, an average realized rate of 26.89¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 27.65¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 7 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, buying transmission, distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 44,507 | 273 | $75.37M | 27.65¢ | |
| Commercial | 5,655 | 255 | $66.55M | 26.08¢ | |
| Total | 50,162 | 528 | $141.93M | 26.89¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (510 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49,539 | 561 | $80.68M | 15.23¢ |
| 2022 | 49,989 | 562 | $84.14M | 15.90¢ |
| 2023 | 50,030 | 544 | $97.04M | 18.75¢ |
| 2024 | 50,030 | 573 | $148.71M | 25.92¢ |
| 2025 | 50,162 | 528 | $141.93M | 27.65¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 614 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 3.09 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 199 minutes
As reported for California under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 110 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 445 GWh
Winter peak demand: 120 MW
Energy losses: 4.1% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 0.0% of 50,870 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 1,024 installations, 5.8 MW of capacity
Counties served
Alpine, CAEl Dorado, CAMono, CANevada, CAPlacer, CAPlumas, CASierra, CA
Other large utilities in California
- Southern California Edison Co - 3,735,576 customers, residential 31.48¢
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. - 2,008,682 customers, residential 37.52¢
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power - 1,516,453 customers, residential 26.48¢
- San Diego Community Power - 939,547 customers, residential 15.76¢
- Clean Power Alliance of Southern Califor - 819,661 customers, residential 13.95¢
- Sunrun Inc. - 796,359 customers, residential 26.53¢
- Ava Community Energy - 724,515 customers, residential 14.48¢
- Sacramento Municipal Util Dist - 675,491 customers, residential 18.93¢
All California utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #57483 in the EIA frame.