Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Municipal electric utility · California · #25 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #11208
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power is a municipal electric utility serving 1,516,453 customers in California. In 2025 it sold 20,723 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $5.28B in revenue, an average realized rate of 25.46¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 26.48¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 2 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 1,415,602 | 7,966 | $2.11B | 26.48¢ | |
| Commercial | 91,316 | 11,649 | $2.91B | 25.00¢ | |
| Industrial | 9,533 | 994 | $225.87M | 22.73¢ | |
| Transportation | 2 | 114 | $27.36M | 24.01¢ | |
| Total | 1,516,453 | 20,723 | $5.28B | 25.46¢ |
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 (469 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,465,281 | 20,800 | $4.14B | 21.19¢ |
| 2022 | 1,488,920 | 21,855 | $4.59B | 22.24¢ |
| 2023 | 1,500,208 | 20,935 | $4.61B | 22.99¢ |
| 2024 | 1,510,995 | 21,347 | $4.83B | 23.84¢ |
| 2025 | 1,516,453 | 20,723 | $5.28B | 26.48¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 408 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.78 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 523 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: 19,088 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 202 GWh
Winter peak demand: 3,246 MW
Energy losses: 9.6% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 0.0% of 1,639,437 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 97,727 installations, 745.2 MW of capacity
Counties served
Inyo, CALos Angeles, 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¢
- 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¢
- Marin Clean Energy - 594,597 customers, residential 15.00¢
All California utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #11208 in the EIA frame.