Electricity retail sales in California

Electricity retail sales in California was 242.974 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 1.1% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, TWh242.974

Change on 2024-1.1%

Rank3rd of 51US states ranked

Series high268.1552008

Series low208.651991

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Electricity retail sales in California, 1990 to 2025

TWh. Source: EIA, Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-07.

All 36 values

Period	TWh
2025	242.974
2024	245.717
2023	239.48
2022	251.869
2021	247.25
2020	250.175
2019	250.379
2018	255.224
2017	257.268
2016	256.847
2015	261.17
2014	262.585
2013	261.332
2012	259.538
2011	261.942
2010	258.531
2009	259.584
2008	268.155
2007	264.235
2006	262.959
2005	254.25
2004	252.026
2003	243.221
2002	235.213
2001	247.759
2000	244.057
1999	234.831
1998	236.434
1997	227.88
1996	218.112
1995	212.605
1994	213.684
1993	210.5
1992	213.447
1991	208.65
1990	211.093

Compared with United States

Place	2025
California	242.974
United States	4,079.909

California compared with nearby places

Under 14
14 to 37
37 to 60
60 to 86
86 to 140
140 and over

Electricity retail sales, 2025, TWh. California is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by electricity retail sales 51 places

Definition

Electricity sold to all ultimate customers: residential, commercial, industrial and transportation, in terawatt hours (billion kilowatt hours), as reported by utilities and other retailers to the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Form EIA-861.

Retail sales only: electricity that plants and businesses generate and use themselves (direct use) is not included, so this is lower than total consumption, and it is not the same as electricity_consumption, which EIA publishes for countries. Published in megawatt hours; shown in terawatt hours. From 1990 to 2002 the all-sector total includes an "other" sector (public street lighting, other public authorities and railways); from 2003 EIA reports these sales under commercial, industrial and a new transportation sector.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861) (Electricity retail sales, California, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/

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Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861), Electricity retail sales, California, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-retail-sales/california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2026. Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861). Electricity retail sales, California, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-retail-sales/california.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861), Electricity retail sales, California, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-retail-sales/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Energy Information Administration}},
  title = {{Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861): Electricity retail sales, California, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-retail-sales/california. Publisher attribution: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the electricity retail sales in California?

Electricity retail sales in California was 242.974 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 1.1% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Energy Information Administration. Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, all sectors, by state (HS861). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest electricity retail sales in California?

268.155 TWh in 2008, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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