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Public power utilities in California

61 public power utilities in California, 12th among the states. Electric utilities owned by a city, public power district, state or federal agency, as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Cooperatives and investor-owned utilities are not included.

Public power utilityRetail electric customers
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power1,510,995
Sacramento Municipal Util Dist666,235
Imperial Irrigation District164,802
Modesto Irrigation District133,517
City of Anaheim123,665
City of Riverside113,373
Turlock Irrigation District95,746
City of Glendale90,990
City of Roseville70,475
City of Pasadena67,059
City of Santa Clara59,389
City of Burbank Water and Power53,155
City of Redding44,465
Alameda Municipal Power37,226
City of Palo Alto29,833
City of Lodi25,939
City of Colton20,064
City of Azusa17,583
City of Lompoc15,232
Truckee Donner P U D14,797
City of Banning13,358
Merced Irrigation District13,140
Lassen Municipal Utility District10,602
City of Moreno Valley8,944
City of Ukiah7,899
Trinity Public Utilities Dist7,291
City of Healdsburg6,157
City of Shasta Lake4,597
Lathrop Irrigation District4,095
Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility3,592
City of Gridley3,180
City of Needles3,040
City & County of San Francisco2,941
City of Corona2,773
City of Vernon1,744
DOD USMC Marine Air Ground Combat1,514
City of Biggs842
Kirkwood Meadows PUD757
Shelter Cove Resort Improvement Dist No. 1643
Pittsburg Power Company595
City of Cerritos261
City of Industry136
Port of Oakland131
Port of Stockton95
City of Victorville91
Tuolumne County Pub Power Agny33
Eastside Power Authority4
City of Escondido1
Kings River Conservation Dist1
Northern California Power Agny1
California Dept. of Water ResourcesNot published
Intermountain Power AgencyNot published
Metropolitan Water District of S CANot published
MSR Public Power AgencyNot published
Nevada Irrigation DistrictNot published
Oakdale&South San Joaquin Irrigation D.Not published
Placer County Water AgencyNot published
Power and Water Resources Pooling AuthorityNot published
South Feather Water and Power AgencyNot published
Southern California P P ANot published
Yuba County Water AgencyNot published

Largest first by retail electric customers, as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report (Form EIA-861), 2024 final data. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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