Anaheim electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Anaheim houses and what a typical house uses: about 466.6758 kWh of electricity and 35 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: Anaheim Public Utilities
Anaheim Public Utilities, the City's not-for-profit electric utility, Schedule D domestic service (effective May 1, 2024): an $8.00 monthly customer charge, 14.00¢ per kWh for the basic lifeline allowance (the first 10 kWh per day; APU's bill guide calls it the first 300 kWh a month) and 21.49¢ per kWh above it. The Rate Stabilization Adjustment adds a power cost adjustment of $0.0100 per kWh (not on domestic lifeline use) and an environmental mitigation adjustment of $0.0055 per kWh, from December 1, 2025. The City's undergrounding program is funded through a 4% surcharge on electric bills, and the 2026 state electrical energy surcharge is $.0003 per kWh.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $8.32 a month |
| First 300 kWhs a month | 15.16¢ |
| Next kWhs above 300 a month | 23.99¢ |
Gas: SoCalGas
SoCalGas's August 2026 average non-CARE residential bill was $68.91 a month, based on a typical 35 therms; its bundled residential average rate (gas transportation, Public Purpose Program surcharge and gas commodity) fell from $2.09 to $2.00 per therm in August, and commodity rates change monthly. SoCalGas's non-CARE residential fixed charge was $0.16 per day as of September 2025.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $4.87 a month |
| Per therm | $1.8298 |
Ways to pay less
- Seniors 62+, long-term disabled or veterans (income-qualified): 12% off the utility bill. Anaheim Public Utilities customers who are 62 or older, have a long-term disability, or are military veterans, and meet the income guidelines, can get a 12% credit on the electric and water portions of their bill. The program is subject to available funding. How: Apply online or mail the enrollment form from APU's Utility Discount Program page (anaheim.net/1520); call 714-765-3300.
- Temporary hardship: emergency bill credit. APU's Emergency Assistance Program gives qualified residential customers facing temporary financial hardship a credit of $250 toward electric service and $100 for water service, once every three years. How: See APU's Bill Assistance page (anaheim.net/6524) or call 714-765-3300.
- Water-saving rebates and a free Home Utility Check-Up. APU offers the Home Utility Check-Up, a free home energy and water use survey, and rebates on clothes washers, toilets, turf replacement, weather-based irrigation controllers, rotating sprinkler nozzles, soil moisture sensors, flow monitor devices, leak repairs and rain barrels. How: Call 714-765-3300 or visit anaheim.net/ForYourHome.
- Rebate for undergrounding your electric service wires. APU's Home Undergrounding (HUG) program gives homeowners a rebate, on average between $200 and $800, toward placing overhead electric service wires underground, and APU supplies and installs the new wires at no cost. How: Apply at anaheim.net/HUGProgram or call 714-765-5156.
- Low income: SoCalGas CARE. Customers enrolled in the CARE program receive a 20% discount on their monthly natural gas bill. How: Apply online with SoCalGas; for more information call 1-800-427-2200.
Sources
- APU electric Schedule D (domestic service)
- APU electric Schedule RSA (rate stabilization adjustment)
- CDTFA: 2026 electrical energy surcharge rate
- CPUC gas fixed charge workshop slides
- SoCalGas: CARE program
Checked October 21, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.