NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Southern California Edison (SCE) electricity rates

What homes pay Southern California Edison (SCE) for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 3,265,393 homes in California. EIA lists it as Southern California Edison Co.

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A month. California 507 kWh

Many homes in California buy power from a retail supplier. These figures cover Southern California Edison (SCE)'s own customers, who buy delivery and power from it.

Southern California Edison (SCE) vs California

Southern California Edison (SCE)California
Average price, 12 months to August 2026–32.3¢
Price in August 202630.2¢29.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months–$164
Bill in August 2026$350$235
Average monthly use–507 kWh
Price change, past year–+3.7%
Price change since 2019–+69%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026