Hetch Hetchy sells power from the Hetch Hetchy Dam in Yosemite National Park. The Federal Raker Act of 1913 gave the city the right to build the dam and mandated that San Francisco sell the electricity generated to citizens at the cheapest possible rates. This chart shows Pacific Gas and Electric's electric rates, along with those of several public power cities. Figures provided by the agencies. California averages provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration.
All figures are the most current average residential rates available.
Although the federal Raker Act of 1913 mandated that the Hetch Hetchy Dam in Yosemite National Park serve San Francisco residents, Hetch Hetchy Water and Power does not have any residential customers, other than public housing residents whose bills are federally subsidized.