SDG&E’s electric rates are the highest in the nation

Are we customers or “victims?”

It’s Official: According to a new study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  SDG&E customers are paying the highest rates for electricity in the entire USA.  These rates are even higher than “outlier” states such as Hawaii, and Alaska.    A significant portion of the higher costs are due to a lax regulatory environment, increased expenditures on deferred-maintenance fire prevention, and the fact that ratepayers have been forced to fund the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

In 2023, San Diego was listed as the most expensive city in the USA (source), but as of December 2024, the price of living here has climbed even higher according to new data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that our electric rates are 2.5 times higher that the rest of the USA on average.

As the table below demonstrates, no other cities in the USA have higher electric rates than SDG&E. Not even Hawaii or Alaska have higher rates.

Oct.Sep.Oct.
202320242024
U.S.$0.17$0.18$0.18
Northeast(1)0.2120.2350.234
New England0.2580.2830.283
Boston0.2820.3020.302
Middle Atlantic0.190.2090.208
New York0.2330.2730.274
Philadelphia0.1940.2060.204
Midwest(2)0.1520.1660.159
East North Central0.1630.1680.166
Chicago0.160.1680.167
Detroit0.2020.2120.205
West North Central0.1290.1620.144
Minneapolis0.1760.1990.178
St. Louis0.1260.124
South(3)0.1530.1580.156
South Atlantic0.1540.1610.159
Atlanta0.1460.1810.157
Baltimore0.1850.1760.182
Miami0.1580.1410.141
Tampa
Washington, D.C.0.1670.1710.172
East South Central0.1470.1480.139
West South Central0.1550.1550.162
Dallas0.1690.1840.196
Houston0.1790.183
West(4)0.2010.2080.211
Mountain0.1510.1540.154
Denver0.151
Phoenix0.160.1740.174
Pacific0.2340.2390.244
Los Angeles0.2870.2820.286
Riverside0.2950.2580.27
San Diego0.4750.4170.419
San Francisco0.350.3830.389
Seattle0.1270.1390.139
Urban Alaska0.210.2360.242
Urban Hawaii0.430.4150.405

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