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California residential electricity cost calculator
The current WattNomic default for California is 33.22 cents per kWh from EIA's February 2026 monthly retail-price table. That is 14.87 cents above the state/DC average in this dataset.
Quick estimates for California
- $299monthly cost at 900 kWh
- $3,588annual cost at 900 kWh/month
- $2,570estimated annual value of 7 kW solar at 85% bill offset
- #2highest residential electricity price among state/DC pages
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (February 2026). Replace defaults with your utility bill before making a purchase decision.
How California compares
California ranks #2 by residential electricity price among the 51 state/DC pages in this launch set. The current simple average across these pages is 18.35 cents/kWh.