Southern California Edison (SCE) rates, bills and summer use
Southern California Edison's 3,262,177 default-service customers in California paid an average of 31.48¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $149.07 a month on 474 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 31.64¢, and 30.18¢ in August 2026.2 Another 1,365,070 homes on its wires (29.5%) buy their supply elsewhere and pay Southern California Edison delivery charges averaging 19.19¢ per kWh, plus their supplier's price.
EIA-861 2025 final (released October 7, 2026) and EIA's monthly utility survey through August 2026 (preliminary); next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Averages are revenue divided by kWh, all charges included: not the rate printed in a tariff.
16 of 58 California counties served (EIA-861 2025)
Southern California Edison sits in the middle of California's expensive utilities: its bundled residential customers paid 31.48¢ per kWh in 2025, 0.4% above the California average and below PG&E and SDG&E, yet 7th highest of 1771 large US utilities. What moves an SCE bill most is the season: the average home used 300 kWh in February 2026 and 1,159 kWh in August 20262.
SCE's average price per kWh, by period
Three numbers answer "what does SCE charge", and each covers a different period. For calendar 2025, from EIA's annual survey of every utility (Form EIA-861), SCE's bundled residential customers paid an average of 31.48¢ per kWh1. Over the last 12 months, September 2025 to August 2026, EIA's monthly sample puts the average at 31.64¢ per kWh. In August 20263 alone it was 30.18¢ per kWh, +2.2%2 on the same month a year earlier; months since January 2026 are preliminary.
Each is average revenue per kWh: what SCE billed its bundled homes, divided by the kWh they used. It folds together every residential plan, the tiered and time-of-use prices, the monthly charges and the adjustments, so no single SCE tariff line will match it. "Bundled" means homes that buy both supply and delivery from SCE; the 29.5%1 of SCE's residential customers who buy supply from a community choice aggregator or another supplier are counted separately (see below).
Against other utilities, SCE's 2025 average was the 5th highest of the 25 California utilities with 10,000 or more bundled residential customers, 77.1% above the national average for investor-owned utilities, and 7th highest of 177 utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers. Commercial customers paid 22.94¢ per kWh and industrial customers 20.43¢ per kWh; across all classes the average was 25.92¢ per kWh1.
Cheaper than PG&E and SDG&E, dearer than the city utilities
Among California's three large investor-owned utilities, SCE's bundled homes paid the least in 2025: 31.48¢ per kWh, against 37.52¢ per kWh at PG&E and 45.77¢ per kWh at SDG&E. The public utilities that sit inside or beside SCE's territory averaged less: 26.48¢ per kWh at LADWP, 21.94¢ per kWh at Riverside Public Utilities and 19.37¢ per kWh1 at Anaheim Public Utilities. The California Legislative Analyst's Office report on residential rates (January 2025) describes the same pattern statewide, with investor-owned utility rates well above those of publicly owned utilities.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average residential price (bundled customers) |
|---|---|
| Anaheim Public Utilities (CA) | 19.37¢ |
| Riverside Public Utilities (CA) | 21.94¢ |
| LADWP (CA) | 26.48¢ |
| Southern California Edison (CA) | 31.48¢ |
| PG&E (CA) | 37.52¢ |
| SDG&E (CA) | 45.77¢ |
Nobody chooses between these utilities. SCE reports customers in 16 of California's 58 counties, from Fresno, Inyo and Mono in the north to Orange, Riverside and San Diego in the south; in 15 of them at least one other distribution utility also reports service, and San Bernardino County alone has 114. A city name or ZIP code does not settle which utility serves a home; the utilities' own service maps do, address by address.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 16 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.
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| County | Other utilities reporting service |
|---|---|
| Fresno County | PG&E, Kings River Conservation Dist, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration |
| Imperial County | Imperial Irrigation District, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration |
| Inyo County | LADWP, Valley Electric Association |
| Kern County | PG&E |
| Kings County | PG&E |
| Los Angeles County | LADWP, City of Glendale, City of Pasadena, City of Burbank Water and Power, City of Azusa, City of Vernon |
| Madera County | PG&E, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration |
| Mono County | Liberty Utilities, Valley Electric Association |
| Orange County | SDG&E, Anaheim Public Utilities |
| Riverside County | Imperial Irrigation District, Riverside Public Utilities, City of Banning, City of Moreno Valley, Anza Electric Cooperative, City of Corona, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration |
| San Bernardino County | PG&E, Bear Valley Electric Service, City of Colton, Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility, City of Needles, Colorado River Indian Irr Proj, DOD USMC Marine Air Ground Combat, Aha Macav Power Service, City of Victorville, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration |
| San Diego County | PG&E, SDG&E, Imperial Irrigation District, City of Escondido |
| Santa Barbara County | PG&E, City of Lompoc |
| Tulare County | PG&E |
| Tuolumne County | PG&E, Turlock Irrigation District, Tuolumne County Pub Power Agny, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration |
| Ventura County | none |
Summer use drives the bill
SCE's territory runs from the coast to the inland valleys and deserts, and its monthly data show a sharper summer peak than PG&E's, SDG&E's or LADWP's. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), use per bundled home ranged from 300 kWh in February 2026 to 1,159 kWh in August 2026, and the average bills in those two months were $101.36 and $349.76. In their own peak months PG&E's homes averaged 764 kWh and $199.68, SDG&E's 588 kWh and $282.73, and LADWP's 608 kWh and $182.632.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility. kWh per residential customer in each month (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). The table adds the average bill and price for the month.
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| Month | kWh per customer | Bill per customer | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | 743 | $219.56 | 29.53¢ |
| September 2025 | 690 | $214.19 | 31.06¢ |
| October 2025 | 304 | $101.10 | 33.23¢ |
| November 2025 | 471 | $144.81 | 30.72¢ |
| December 2025 | 383 | $97.93 | 25.59¢ |
| January 2026 | 824 | $224.66 | 27.27¢ |
| February 2026 | 300 | $101.36 | 33.74¢ |
| March 2026 | 563 | $187.40 | 33.31¢ |
| May 2026 | 438 | $148.97 | 34.03¢ |
| June 2026 | 486 | $184.97 | 38.03¢ |
| July 2026 | 597 | $210.93 | 35.33¢ |
| August 2026 | 1,159 | $349.76 | 30.18¢ |
The annual figures hide this swing. SCE's average home used 474 kWh a month in 2025 and paid $149.071, close to the US average bill of $150.686. Over the last 12 months the average was 518 kWh and $163.922. A household budgeting for the year should plan around the summer months, not the annual mean. The price per kWh can move the other way in summer: monthly charges are spread over more kWh, which lowers the average per kWh even as the bill climbs.
From 2024 to 2025: lower price, lower use, smaller bill
SCE's bundled residential average fell 2.9% from 2024 to 2025, from 32.43¢ per kWh to 31.48¢ per kWh. Use per home also fell, from 506 kWh to 474 kWh a month, so the average bill dropped further, from $164.027 to $149.07 (−9.1%1). Over the same years the US average bill rose 5.9%6.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kWh in each month, as reported to EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). Bundled (default-service) customers only.
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| Month | Southern California Edison (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 28.28¢ | 594 | $168.05 |
| February 2025 | 32.42¢ | 372 | $120.56 |
| March 2025 | 34.48¢ | 310 | $106.81 |
| April 2025 | 34.03¢ | 330 | $112.18 |
| May 2025 | 33.67¢ | 392 | $131.99 |
| June 2025 | 35.13¢ | 479 | $168.16 |
| July 2025 | 33.07¢ | 613 | $202.60 |
| August 2025 | 29.53¢ | 743 | $219.56 |
| September 2025 | 31.06¢ | 690 | $214.19 |
| October 2025 | 33.23¢ | 304 | $101.10 |
| November 2025 | 30.72¢ | 471 | $144.81 |
| December 2025 | 25.59¢ | 383 | $97.93 |
| January 2026 | 27.27¢ | 824 | $224.66 |
| February 2026 | 33.74¢ | 300 | $101.36 |
| March 2026 | 33.31¢ | 563 | $187.40 |
| May 2026 | 34.03¢ | 438 | $148.97 |
| June 2026 | 38.03¢ | 486 | $184.97 |
| July 2026 | 35.33¢ | 597 | $210.93 |
| August 2026 | 30.18¢ | 1,159 | $349.76 |
EIA's monthly sample carries the series forward: 31.64¢ per kWh over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), and 30.18¢ per kWh in August 20263, +2.2%2 on the same month a year earlier (preliminary). SCE's rates are set in proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission, as the LAO report explains for all three investor-owned utilities; the guide to rate cases shows how such decisions reach bills.
CCA customers: what SCE bills for delivery
1,365,070 SCE residential customers, 29.5% of the 4.6 million on its wires, bought their electricity from a community choice aggregator or another supplier in 2025. SCE still delivered it and billed them an average of 19.19¢ per kWh for delivery, about $87.14 a month for 454 kWh. That delivery average changed by +7.2%1 from 17.90¢ per kWh7 in 2024, while the bundled average fell.
The delivery figure is only part of those customers' bill: the supplier's generation charge comes separately. It should not be compared with the bundled 31.48¢ per kWh, which covers supply and delivery together. PG&E's delivery-only homes paid 24.60¢ per kWh and SDG&E's 27.33¢ per kWh1 for the same service part.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. Delivery charges only: what the utility billed customers who buy supply elsewhere, divided by their kWh. Not comparable with bundled prices.
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| Utility | delivery-only revenue per kWh (residential) |
|---|---|
| Southern California Edison (CA) | 19.19¢ |
| PG&E (CA) | 24.60¢ |
| SDG&E (CA) | 27.33¢ |
The California retail choice guide explains how CCAs and the utilities divide the bill.
Time-of-use, smart meters and rooftop solar
SCE has advanced meters at 99.7% of residential meters, and 2,680,506 residential customers, 57.9% of all homes on its wires, were enrolled in time-varying pricing (time-of-use and critical peak pricing) in EIA's 2025 count. That is far above PG&E's 13.0% and LADWP's 1.1%, though below SDG&E's 87.1%8. SCE's rate schedules give the peak hours for each plan.
Rooftop solar is common: 734,452 residential net-metered installations with 4,607.6 megawatts of capacity, 158.7 per 1,000 residential customers, against 156.08 across California. Electricity those panels produce and use on site is not counted in EIA's kWh per home, which measures only what SCE sells.
Outages: mostly on major event days
SCE customers averaged 545 minutes without power in 2025 including major event days, more than the California average of 345 minutes, and 1.39 interruptions each. Excluding major event days, days whose outage totals exceed a statistical threshold under IEEE 1366, the figure falls to 116 minutes, below the California average of 135 minutes9. Most of SCE's outage minutes in 2025 therefore came on major event days rather than from routine interruptions.
Source: EIA-861 2025, reliability. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | outage minutes per customer (all events) |
|---|---|
| SDG&E (CA) | 130 |
| PG&E (CA) | 273 |
| LADWP (CA) | 408 |
| Southern California Edison (CA) | 545 |
For the statewide picture, including help with bills through LIHEAP, see electricity in California.
SCE rates: common questions
What is Southern California Edison's rate per kWh?
SCE's bundled residential customers paid an average of 31.64¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026, EIA-861M, 2026 months preliminary) and 31.48¢ per kWh1 in 2025. That is total residential revenue divided by kWh sold, so it blends every rate plan, tier, time period and fixed charge; it is not a line from SCE's rate schedules, which list separate prices by plan and hour.
Did SCE rates go up in 2026?
In August 20263, the latest month EIA has published, SCE's residential average was 30.18¢ per kWh, +2.2% against the same month a year earlier (preliminary). Over the last 12 months it averaged 31.64¢ per kWh2, against 31.48¢ per kWh1 for calendar 2025. These are realised averages; approved future rate changes are set in proceedings at the California Public Utilities Commission.
What is the average SCE electric bill?
$149.07 a month in 2025 for bundled residential customers using 474 kWh1, down from $164.027 in 2024. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) the average was $163.92, and in August 2026 it reached $349.762.
I buy power from a CCA. What does SCE charge me?
SCE still delivers the electricity and bills for delivery. Its 1,365,070 delivery-only residential customers paid SCE an average of 19.19¢ per kWh for delivery in 2025, about $87.141 a month. The CCA's generation charge comes on top and is not included in that figure, so it cannot be compared directly with the bundled average.
Related pages
Sources
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties; table cb_2025_us_county_5m; cb_2021_us_county_5m; 2025 (2021 for Connecticut). www.census.gov
- EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state; table Average_Bill_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
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