Your 2025 energy bill will likely be the source of some frustration, and it’s worth keeping in mind as we enter a new year of potential energy increases. Energy expenses used to be an afterthought for most California residents, but over the last few years we’ve seen the monthly energy bill rise to prominence from a barely noticeable blip on your radar to a looming threat to your peace of mind, casting a long shadow over your plans for the new year.
Given that we can no longer afford to ignore the rising threat of energy rates, let’s take a look at where we are now, what is coming, and how you can adjust your strategy to protect your finances from the threat posed by your 2025 energy bill.
Let’s take a brief look back into the past, long long ago in the year 2024, to see exactly where we’re starting from with your 2025 energy bill. At the outset of 2024, consumer advocacy groups were already sounding the alarm about the state of energy bills. It is exactly their worry which is why we should be paying attention to the state of energy bills, then and now, as their concerns are quickly realized: California power is getting pricier by the day.
What started as a warning about the relationship between out of control inflation and drastically rising energy costs became a reality, as we experienced 4 separate rate increases throughout 2024. All told, California ratepayers were left paying hundreds more on average per month, putting strain on those already impacted by a challenging financial year. Remember as well that when we talk about these rate increases, we are rarely talking about temporary increases, so keep that in mind as we consider the 2025 energy bill. The new year does not offer any sort of reset; indeed, the utility is already considering its next rate increases.
Looking at the data, there is an alarming trend set to impact your 2025 energy bill, one which has been in process since at least 2017. Over the last 7 years, the rate for energy in California has more than doubled across all providers, with no signs of a plateau in sight. We’re experiencing the opposite of free fall; endless upward inflation of energy rates with no indication that anything will change. This kind of rate bloat is untenable; people cannot be expected to continue covering the utility out of their own pockets, especially not when we live in a state so primed for utilizing clean, renewable energy.
Your 2025 energy bill will carry the baggage of 2024 into the new year, and far from shrinking, will be subject to the same kind of rate increases as previous years. Senate Bill 695 indicates as such, demonstrating that inflation will be outpaced by increasing energy rates at least through 2027. Truly there is a crisis of energy in California, and it will not be solved by eliminating efficient clean energy initiatives, but rather by embracing them. This is where you have an opportunity to take action and protect your finances from the staggering 2025 energy bill.
In order to replace your wildly variable, towering 2025 energy bill with something reasonable and consistent, you need to consider a solar + storage installation. Solar energy enables you to offset the need to purchase power from the grid with the ability to generate your own energy on site, and with solar batteries more important to realizing the total value of your investment, you have precise control over when and how you distribute your energy.
Control your 2025 Energy Bill
You can focus on total coverage for your usage, or even strategically discharge energy back to the grid when it is most valuable to achieve additional returns on your system investment. If you’re interested in besting the dreaded 2025 energy bill, and you’d like some support as you begin your solar project, our expert consultants are on hand to help you. You can also explore our modeling tool, to get a sense of what it would look like to add a solar system to your home.
