Full service
31.48¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$149.07 / month at 474 kWh
Price −2.9% from 2024
Investor Owned · 4,627,247 residential customers · California
Why is my Southern California Edison electric bill so high?
EIA respondent: Southern California Edison Co. Reviewed October 14, 2026.
Southern California Edison did not have one residential price in 2025. EIA keeps the service types separate. 3,262,177 full service customers averaged 31.48¢ per kWh and $149.07 a month; 1,365,070 delivery only customers averaged 19.19¢ per kWh and $87.14 a month. A blended average would describe neither bill. The legal name in the filing is Southern California Edison Co.
California's 2025 statewide residential average was 31.35¢. July 2026 was 33.61¢, versus 32.66¢ in July 2025 (+2.9%). Compare each Southern California Edison service type with those figures on its own.
From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed −9.1%. Average use changed −6.4% and average price changed −2.9%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for −$10.45 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for −$4.51.
EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026
EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Delivery only
19.19¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$87.14 / month at 454 kWh
Price +7.2% from 2024
The rate on the record
Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a state docket. Riders can change outside a full rate case. Average revenue per kilowatt-hour is total residential revenue divided by residential sales. It is not a tariff schedule.
| Service | Customers | Price | Monthly use | Monthly bill | Vs 2024 price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full service | 3,262,177 | 31.48¢ | 474 kWh | $149.07 | −2.9% |
| Delivery only | 1,365,070 | 19.19¢ | 454 kWh | $87.14 | +7.2% |
EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026
By state
| State | Service | Customers | Price | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Full service | 3,262,177 | 31.48¢ | $149.07 |
| CA | Delivery only | 1,365,070 | 19.19¢ | $87.14 |
Audit the full service average
Revenue 5,835,680 thousand dollars. Sales 18,538,826 MWh. Customers 3,262,177. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Audit the delivery only average
Revenue 1,427,467 thousand dollars. Sales 7,438,083 MWh. Customers 1,365,070. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Why a Southern California Edison bill moved
The average bill fell, and the price piece is separate
Hold a Southern California Edison household to the filing average and the monthly full service bill changed −9.1% between those two EIA years. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change of −6.4% is worth −$10.45 a month. The price change of −2.9%, from 32.43¢ to 31.48¢, is worth −$4.51 on 2025 usage.
Near the California average
31.48¢ per kWh is about even with California's 2025 residential average of 31.35¢. July 2026 in the state was 33.61¢, versus 32.66¢ a year earlier (+2.9%). The utility figure is a full year of average revenue. The state figure is one later month. A household that uses more than 474 kWh will not land on $149.07.
Two residential prices, on purpose
Southern California Edison reported more than one residential service with a real customer count: 3,262,177 full service customers at 31.48¢; 1,365,070 delivery only customers at 19.19¢. Bundled customers buy supply and delivery together. Delivery customers buy supply from someone else. A single blended rate would describe neither bill.
January 2026 bundled residential average fell about 2.3 percent
California Public Utilities Commission, Advice Letter 5725-E. The CPUC Public Advocates Office Q1 2026 rates report says Advice Letter 5725-E, filed December 30, 2025, took effect January 1, 2026. General-rate-case Decision 25-09-030 authorized a base revenue requirement of $10.187 billion, compared with an adjusted 2025 test-year figure of $9.660 billion. ERRA Decision… The rate-case section has the full citation.
Season
Southern California Edison customers in California average 474 kWh a month across the whole year, against a statewide residential average of 494 kWh. Summer afternoons do not look like that average. An air conditioner, a pool pump, or a hotter month can move the bill before any rider does.
Time-of-use is already on the EIA schedule
EIA's 2025 dynamic-pricing file shows residential time-of-use activity at Southern California Edison, with 2,680,506 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing. The expensive window is in the tariff, not in that enrollment count. Shifting a dishwasher or an EV charger only helps if you are actually on that schedule.
EIA-861 2025 and 2024 residential sales · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Rate cases and hikes
decided · Advice Letter 5725-E
January 2026 bundled residential average fell about 2.3 percent
The CPUC Public Advocates Office Q1 2026 rates report says Advice Letter 5725-E, filed December 30, 2025, took effect January 1, 2026. General-rate-case Decision 25-09-030 authorized a base revenue requirement of $10.187 billion, compared with an adjusted 2025 test-year figure of $9.660 billion. ERRA Decision 25-12-028 was also implemented. The residential average rate for bundled customers was about 2.3 percent lower than on November 15, 2025, even though the total revenue requirement rose $444.228 million. SCE's own advisory says the average residential rate moved from 35.3 cents to 34.5 cents on January 1, 2026, or from 33.3 cents to 33.2 cents after the climate credit. The semi-annual California Climate Credit is $36. Decision 25-12-007 reduced revenue by $151 million for Diablo Canyon extended operations.
The Q2 report says Advice Letter 5829-E, effective June 1, 2026, left the bundled residential average about 0.1 percent lower than on January 1, 2026, and included a $650 million wildfire self-insurance revenue requirement.
CPUC Public Advocates Office Q1 2026 electric rates report (California Public Utilities Commission) · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Assistance
LIHEAP is the federal bill program, and the state contact list is the place to start. A Southern California Edison income discount, medical baseline, or budget-billing rule was not retrieved from California Public Utilities Commission. That offer needs verification.
LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts · Southern California Edison site
The company homepage is linked for navigation. Program rules on that site were not reviewed. Needs verification.
LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026
How to lower the bill
- Read the kilowatt-hours against this filing's average of 474 kWh a month. If your use is the thing that moved, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
- Add the supply line and the delivery line before you decide the bill is high. This page keeps those EIA rows apart so they are not blended.
- In California, the expensive hours are late afternoon and early evening in summer. Raise the cooling setpoint when you are out, and run the dryer, the dishwasher, and any pool pump outside those hours if your tariff charges more then.
- Start with LIHEAP for California (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/map/liheap-map-state-and-territory-contact-listing). A Southern California Edison discount beyond that program needs verification.
- 2,680,506 residential customers were already on a dynamic price in the 2025 EIA file. If you are one of them, the window on the tariff is the lever. If you are not, calling the utility to discuss the schedule is the first step, not shifting load you are not being charged extra for.
- If the read is marked estimated, the next actual read can true the account up or down. The tariff rule for that true-up needs verification.
Full service at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $157.40 |
| 750 kWh | $236.10 |
| 1,000 kWh | $314.80 |
| 1,500 kWh | $472.20 |
| 2,000 kWh | $629.60 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Delivery only at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $95.95 |
| 750 kWh | $143.93 |
| 1,000 kWh | $191.90 |
| 1,500 kWh | $287.85 |
| 2,000 kWh | $383.80 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Questions people ask
Why is my Southern California Edison electric bill so high?
Southern California Edison did not have one residential price in 2025. EIA keeps the service types separate. 3,262,177 full service customers averaged 31.48¢ per kWh and $149.07 a month; 1,365,070 delivery only customers averaged 19.19¢ per kWh and $87.14 a month. A blended average would describe neither bill. The legal name in the filing is Southern California Edison Co. California's 2025 statewide residential average was 31.35¢. July 2026 was 33.61¢, versus 32.66¢ in July 2025 (+2.9%). Compare each Southern California Edison service type with those figures on its own. From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed −9.1%. Average use changed −6.4% and average price changed −2.9%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for −$10.45 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for −$4.51.
What was Southern California Edison's average residential rate?
Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the full service average was 31.48¢ per kWh. Average use was 474 kWh a month and the average bill was $149.07. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.
Did Southern California Edison raise rates?
California Public Utilities Commission Advice Letter 5725-E (decided): January 2026 bundled residential average fell about 2.3 percent. Separately, the EIA average price moved −2.9% from 2024 to 2025. The annual average and the docket are not the same document.
What bill assistance can Southern California Edison customers ask about?
LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). Southern California Edison may also offer an income-qualified discount, budget billing, or a medical baseline. The current offer, income cutoff, and how to apply need verification on the utility site and with the state LIHEAP office and California Public Utilities Commission.
Are data centers why this bill went up?
Large computing load is raising U.S. electricity demand, and regulators can later recover new generation and wires costs from customers. EIA has not published a dollar line that isolates data centers on this utility's residential bill. That pass-through needs verification.