Manufacturing costs in San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA
San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA ranks 41 of 100 U.S. metros by estimated manufacturing energy use. Industrial power in California costs 24.12 ¢/kWh, +1.2% from a year earlier, and consumer prices in the San Diego index are +4.7% from a year earlier.
- Rank by manufacturing energy use
- 41 of 100
- Estimated manufacturing energy use
- 42.1 trillion Btu a year
- Electricity
- 4,200 GWh a year (estimate)
- Natural gas
- 27.7 million Dth a year (estimate)
- Manufacturing jobs, 2024
- 111,940
- Estimate confidence
- High
- California industrial power, Aug 2026
- 24.12 ¢/kWh (+1.2% from a year earlier)
- California citygate gas, Mar to Aug 2026
- $3.00 per Mcf (5 months reported)
- Inflation, San Diego, Sep 2026
- +4.7% from a year earlier; +11.4% over three years
Inflation in San Diego
- San Diego
- U.S. city average
Industrial electricity in California
- California industrial
Other California metros in the index
- Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA, rank 4
- San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA, rank 13
- Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA, rank 20
- San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, CA, rank 55
- Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA, rank 79
- Fresno, CA, rank 85
- Bakersfield–Delano, CA, rank 90
- Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA, rank 97
National cost drivers
WTI crude +67.6%, Henry Hub gas −6.3%, chemical producer prices +6.6% and industrial electricity producer prices +4.1% from a year earlier. See the full index.
Questions
Questions about San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad.
What the index measures, where the numbers come from, and how Discovery Energy checks energy bills against them.
How much energy do manufacturers use in San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad?
Discovery Energy estimates that manufacturers in the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA metro use about 42.1 trillion Btu of electricity and natural gas a year, rank 41 of the 100 largest U.S. manufacturing energy metros.
What do manufacturers pay for electricity in San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad?
The average industrial electricity price in California was 24.12 cents per kWh in Aug 2026, +1.2% from a year earlier, according to EIA. Actual rates depend on the utility, tariff and load profile.
How fast are prices rising in San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad?
Consumer prices in the San Diego index rose +4.7% over the latest twelve months reported by BLS. Nationally, crude oil is +68% and chemical producer prices +6.6% from a year earlier.
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