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Electricity prices Southern California (CAISO SP15), October 30, 2026

October 30, 2026 · Day-ahead wholesale price, excluding taxes, network charges and supplier margin.

Average
5.2¢/kWh
+1% vs. yesterday · +29% vs. 7-day average
Lowest
4.0¢/kWh
Highest
6.6¢/kWh
Hours with negative prices
0

Cheapest hours

Best time to run

Washing machine (2 h)
2 pm–4 pm, average 4.0¢/kWh
Dishwasher (3 h)
1 pm–4 pm, average 4.0¢/kWh
Electric car (4 h)
12 pm–4 pm, average 4.0¢/kWh

Hourly prices

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Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.
Show the data as a table
HourPrice
06.0¢/kWh
15.6¢/kWh
25.6¢/kWh
35.6¢/kWh
45.6¢/kWh
55.6¢/kWh
66.5¢/kWh
76.6¢/kWh
85.3¢/kWh
94.7¢/kWh
104.3¢/kWh
114.2¢/kWh
124.1¢/kWh
134.0¢/kWh
144.0¢/kWh
154.0¢/kWh
164.4¢/kWh
175.7¢/kWh
185.8¢/kWh
195.7¢/kWh
205.7¢/kWh
215.7¢/kWh
225.6¢/kWh
235.5¢/kWh

Last 7 days, hour by hour

Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.

Previous days

DateAverageLowestHighest
Oct 295.2¢/kWh4.2¢/kWh6.4¢/kWh
Oct 284.1¢/kWh2.0¢/kWh5.5¢/kWh
Oct 273.4¢/kWh0.9¢/kWh5.0¢/kWh
Oct 264.2¢/kWh1.8¢/kWh6.5¢/kWh
Oct 253.9¢/kWh1.1¢/kWh5.7¢/kWh
Oct 243.4¢/kWh0.5¢/kWh5.0¢/kWh

Source: Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)