California EV Charging Costs by City
California has 37 cities tracked, with rates ranging from Elk Grove at $0.20/kWh to San Diego at $0.48/kWh. The statewide average is $0.40/kWh. Rate differences are usually driven by utility territory boundaries - city-level breakdowns are in the table below.
| Details | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $0.26/kWh | 1,909 | 3,884,307 | View city -> |
| San Diego | $0.48/kWh | 889 | 1,355,896 | View city -> |
| San Jose | $0.44/kWh | 658 | 998,537 | View city -> |
| San Francisco | $0.44/kWh | 631 | 837,442 | View city -> |
| Fresno | $0.44/kWh | 185 | 509,924 | View city -> |
| Sacramento | $0.44/kWh | 463 | 479,686 | View city -> |
| Long Beach | $0.39/kWh | 208 | 469,428 | View city -> |
| Oakland | $0.44/kWh | 150 | 406,253 | View city -> |
| Bakersfield | $0.44/kWh | 116 | 363,630 | View city -> |
| Anaheim | $0.39/kWh | 241 | 345,012 | View city -> |
| Santa Ana | $0.39/kWh | 83 | 334,227 | View city -> |
| Riverside | $0.39/kWh | 118 | 316,619 | View city -> |
| Stockton | $0.44/kWh | 50 | 298,118 | View city -> |
| Chula Vista | $0.48/kWh | 57 | 256,780 | View city -> |
| Irvine | $0.39/kWh | 776 | 236,716 | View city -> |
| Fremont | $0.44/kWh | 147 | 224,922 | View city -> |
| San Bernardino | $0.39/kWh | 149 | 213,708 | View city -> |
| Modesto | $0.24/kWh | 44 | 204,933 | View city -> |
| Oxnard | $0.39/kWh | 42 | 203,007 | View city -> |
| Fontana | $0.39/kWh | 31 | 203,003 | View city -> |
| Moreno Valley | $0.39/kWh | 44 | 201,175 | View city -> |
| Huntington Beach | $0.39/kWh | 55 | 197,575 | View city -> |
| Glendale | $0.37/kWh | 60 | 196,021 | View city -> |
| Santa Clarita | $0.39/kWh | 55 | 179,590 | View city -> |
| Garden Grove | $0.39/kWh | 7 | 175,140 | View city -> |
| Oceanside | $0.48/kWh | 61 | 172,794 | View city -> |
| Santa Rosa | $0.44/kWh | 103 | 171,990 | View city -> |
| Rancho Cucamonga | $0.39/kWh | 27 | 171,386 | View city -> |
| Ontario | $0.39/kWh | 66 | 167,500 | View city -> |
| Elk Grove | $0.20/kWh | 73 | 161,007 | View city -> |
| Lancaster | $0.39/kWh | 44 | 159,523 | View city -> |
| Corona | $0.39/kWh | 41 | 159,503 | View city -> |
| Palmdale | $0.39/kWh | 29 | 157,161 | View city -> |
| Salinas | $0.44/kWh | 43 | 155,662 | View city -> |
| Hayward | $0.44/kWh | 127 | 151,574 | View city -> |
| Pomona | $0.39/kWh | 26 | 151,348 | View city -> |
| Escondido | $0.48/kWh | 50 | 148,738 | View city -> |