City of Santa Clara - (CA)
Municipal electric utility · California · #303 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #16655
City of Santa Clara - (CA) is a municipal electric utility serving 62,436 customers in California. In 2025 it sold 4,988 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $810.87M in revenue, an average realized rate of 16.26¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 17.88¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, buying transmission, wholesale marketing, retail marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 54,000 | 258 | $46.12M | 17.88¢ | |
| Commercial | 7,150 | 137 | $31.25M | 22.80¢ | |
| Industrial | 1,285 | 4,592 | $733.27M | 15.97¢ | |
| Transportation | 1 | 0.8 | $224.40K | 27.53¢ | |
| Total | 62,436 | 4,988 | $810.87M | 16.26¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (398 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57,321 | 4,134 | $487.95M | 13.10¢ |
| 2022 | 59,555 | 4,414 | $541.91M | 13.89¢ |
| 2023 | 57,011 | 4,481 | $611.98M | 14.75¢ |
| 2024 | 59,389 | 4,701 | $724.48M | 16.88¢ |
| 2025 | 62,436 | 4,988 | $810.87M | 17.88¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 69 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.63 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 110 minutes
As reported for California under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 4,326 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 662 GWh
Winter peak demand: 690 MW
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 96.3% of 62,743 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 1,347 installations, 24.5 MW of capacity
Counties served
Santa Clara, CA
Other large utilities in California
- Southern California Edison Co - 3,735,576 customers, residential 31.48¢
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. - 2,008,682 customers, residential 37.52¢
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power - 1,516,453 customers, residential 26.48¢
- San Diego Community Power - 939,547 customers, residential 15.76¢
- Clean Power Alliance of Southern Califor - 819,661 customers, residential 13.95¢
- Sunrun Inc. - 796,359 customers, residential 26.53¢
- Ava Community Energy - 724,515 customers, residential 14.48¢
- Sacramento Municipal Util Dist - 675,491 customers, residential 18.93¢
All California utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #16655 in the EIA frame.