Residential electricity sales in California
Residential electricity sales in California was 85.114 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 0.9% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 51 states in 2025.
Residential electricity sales in California, 1990 to 2025
All 36 values
| Period | TWh |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 85.114 |
| 2024 | 85.851 |
| 2023 | 82.821 |
| 2022 | 89.542 |
| 2021 | 90.284 |
| 2020 | 94.935 |
| 2019 | 87.524 |
| 2018 | 89.1 |
| 2017 | 90.124 |
| 2016 | 88.311 |
| 2015 | 89.386 |
| 2014 | 89.361 |
| 2013 | 89.242 |
| 2012 | 90.11 |
| 2011 | 88.398 |
| 2010 | 87.257 |
| 2009 | 89.799 |
| 2008 | 91.231 |
| 2007 | 89.158 |
| 2006 | 89.836 |
| 2005 | 85.61 |
| 2004 | 83.361 |
| 2003 | 82.926 |
| 2002 | 77.202 |
| 2001 | 76.668 |
| 2000 | 79.241 |
| 1999 | 75.303 |
| 1998 | 75.205 |
| 1997 | 73.086 |
| 1996 | 71.396 |
| 1995 | 68.783 |
| 1994 | 68.866 |
| 1993 | 67.359 |
| 1992 | 68.121 |
| 1991 | 66.017 |
| 1990 | 66.575 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| California | 85.114 |
| United States | 1,519.151 |
California compared with nearby places
- Under 5
- 5 to 13
- 13 to 21
- 21 to 33
- 33 to 47
- 47 and over
Rankings
Definition
Electricity sold to residential customers (households), 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.
How to cite
U.S. Energy Information Administration. Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, residential sector, by state (HS861). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, residential sector, by state (HS861) (Residential electricity sales, California, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/
MLA 9
Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, residential sector, by state (HS861), Residential electricity 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/residential-electricity-sales/california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2026. Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, residential sector, by state (HS861). Residential electricity 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/residential-electricity-sales/california.
Harvard
U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, residential sector, by state (HS861), Residential electricity sales, California, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/residential-electricity-sales/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{energy_residential_electricity_sales_california_2025,
author = {{U.S. Energy Information Administration}},
title = {{Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, residential sector, by state (HS861): Residential electricity 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/residential-electricity-sales/california. Publisher attribution: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Form EIA-861 annual sales to ultimate customers, residential sector, by state (HS861). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/state/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the residential electricity sales in California?
Residential electricity sales in California was 85.114 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is down 0.9% 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, residential sector, by state (HS861). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest residential electricity sales in California?
94.935 TWh in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.