City of Riverside - (CA)
Municipal electric utility · California · #208 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #16088
City of Riverside - (CA) is a municipal electric utility serving 114,117 customers in California. In 2025 it sold 2,103 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $397.81M in revenue, an average realized rate of 18.91¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 21.94¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, retail marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 101,042 | 747 | $164.00M | 21.94¢ | |
| Commercial | 12,377 | 442 | $88.59M | 20.05¢ | |
| Industrial | 698 | 914 | $145.22M | 15.89¢ | |
| Total | 114,117 | 2,103 | $397.81M | 18.91¢ |
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 (616 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111,742 | 2,114 | $325.34M | 17.26¢ |
| 2022 | 112,235 | 2,206 | $353.72M | 18.06¢ |
| 2023 | 112,764 | 2,046 | $336.60M | 18.37¢ |
| 2024 | 113,373 | 2,142 | $376.30M | 20.20¢ |
| 2025 | 114,117 | 2,103 | $397.81M | 21.94¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 88 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.49 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 179 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: 32.8 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 2,156 GWh
Winter peak demand: 310 MW
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 42.3% of 114,117 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 8,248 installations, 79.0 MW of capacity
Counties served
Riverside, 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 #16088 in the EIA frame.