Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (CAISO SP15 zone) - EIA STEO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US Wholesale electrictiy prices (monthly)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the CAISO SP15 zone, the average wholesale price of electricity stood at 31.74 USD / MWh in January 2026, compared to 36.95 in December 2025. This constitutes a reduction of 14.10 percent.
Sample. In the monthly time series presented in the chart, there are a total of 216 data points. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 2010 to December 2027.
History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: the price recorded its highest level of 257.11 USD / MWh in December 2022; it hit a minimum of -0.08 in April 2024; it was equal on average to 43.52.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / MWh |
|---|---|
| 2027-10-31 | 28.97442 |
| 2027-11-30 | 32.88189 |
| 2027-12-31 | 38.68154 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Wholesale electricity price |
| Country or region | US - CAISO SP15 zone |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Nominal price |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | USD / MWh |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government Agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Measure type | Level |
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