Historical Electric Cost Data
For updated information about system average costs, rate base, revenue requirements, rates of return, and more, please see the annual reports to the legislature regarding AB 67 and SB 695, available at: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/about-cpuc/divisions/office-of-governmental-affairs/2024-reports-to-the-legislature
In an attempt to make electric costs more transparent and to provide more insight into the approved costs in rates, some key historical information, for the three large utilities, has been assembled and is presented in the links below. All dollars are nominal (i.e. they are not adjusted for inflation).
Excel download (updates will be made annually).
- Bundled System Average Rate (SAR)
- Retail Sales MWh
- Total Revenue Requirement
- Rate Base
- Rate of Return (ROR) (Actual and Authorized)
- Return on Equity (ROE) (Actual and Authorized)
- Capital Structure
Historical cost data for the small multi-jurisdictional utilities can be found by clicking on the links below.