Residential Time of Use (R1B)

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power · Time-of-use · filed 2026

$0.2400per kWh, all in
$2,880a year at 1,000 kWh/mo
$8.00fixed, before any usage
$0.2384utility's actual average

What this tariff charges

Fixed charge$8.00 per month
StructureTime-of-use
Filed2026-04-01

Energy rates

The charged price is the base rate plus its adjustment. Adjustments carry fuel and rider costs and are frequently most of the bill, so a comparison built on the base rate alone is meaningless.

Period 0

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.05045 0.17154 0.22199

Period 1

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.06515 0.17154 0.23669

Period 2

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.08144 0.17154 0.25298

Period 3

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.06515 0.17154 0.23669

Period 4

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.16061 0.17154 0.33215

Period 5

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.04655 0.17154 0.21809

What it costs at different usage levels

kWh per monthAnnual total Effective $/kWh
500 $1,488.11 $0.2480
1000 $2,880.22 $0.2400
2000 $5,664.44 $0.2360

Effective rate includes the fixed charge, which is why it falls as usage rises. This is a time-of-use tariff, so the result also depends on when power is used; an average residential pattern is assumed. Details →

Rooftop solar on this tariff

A 7 kW system costing $21,000 before incentives would save between $1,251 and $2,725 a year on this tariff, paying back in 8–17 years . No federal tax credit is included: Section 25D ended on December 31, 2025.

no sell rate filed, but this utility reports residential net metering - the range spans no export credit to full retail netting. Compare across this state →

The utility's own description

Applicable to service to single-family, single-family with guest house, individually metered accommodations, as well as to separately metered common areas of condominiums and cooperatives devoted primarily to residential uses and whose energy and capacity requirements do not exceed those for Small General Service Schedule A-1. Battery chargers, motors and appliances, which conform in capacities to applicable electrical codes, and meet requirements of the Department's Rules, may be served under this schedule. Not applicable to single-family residential customers with an on-site transformer dedicated solely to that individual customer. Power Access Charge also applies but cannot be captured here. Rates averaged across all months in schedule.

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