The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has developed a comparative map of this data by ZIP code "to help consumers visualize and understand what they are getting for their money, and potentially change their consumption behaviors."
The map mixes together publicly available data from different sources. For example, the broadband data comes from advertised wired speeds the CPUC collects from Internet service providers. The CPUC’s map is featured in the June issue of the commission’s newsletter.
Here are three takeaways from a CPUC white paper that delved into the mapped data:
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At $90 per month, Californians’ electric bills are among the lowest in the 50 states. Californians use about 33 percent less electricity at home than do customers in the rest of the country.
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The average household gas bill in the summer is $22 and more than double at $48 in the winter. Despite this significant seasonal difference in the cost Californians pay monthly for gas service, these averages are still significantly lower than the gas bills customers pay in many states with more severe climate conditions than California.
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The data show that wired broadband in California covers about 95.5 percent of the state’s total households, while the remaining 2.1 percent is underserved and 2.4 percent is currently unserved. In total there are 102 broadband providers in California.
