31.48¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Southern California Edison / CA ]
Southern California Edison electricity rates in California
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
−2.9%
vs 2024
4,627,247
residential customers
+72.8%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Southern California Edison's average effective residential rate (31.48¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.51¢ | — | 4,381,511 |
| 2016 | 15.84¢ | −4.1% | 4,406,932 |
| 2017 | 16.60¢ | +4.8% | 4,433,753 |
| 2018 | 16.30¢ | −1.8% | 4,463,521 |
| 2019 | 16.21¢ | −0.6% | 4,489,462 |
| 2020 | 18.22¢ | +12.4% | 4,516,288 |
| 2021 | 21.33¢ | +17.1% | 4,503,286 |
| 2022 | 24.62¢ | +15.4% | 4,520,995 |
| 2023 | 32.33¢ | +31.3% | 4,557,046 |
| 2024 | 32.43¢ | +0.3% | 4,594,415 |
| 2025 | 31.48¢ | −2.9% | 4,627,247 |
How this compares
31.35¢
California average, 2025
+0.4%
Southern California Edison vs CA 2025 average
+82.7%
vs US 2025 average
#6
priciest in CA
Southern California Edison files with the EIA as Southern California Edison Co (utility ID 17609).
Serves 16 counties in California: Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura. 801 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Southern California Edison raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Southern California Edison is on file with the California Public Utilities Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved −2.9% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Southern California Edison charge per kWh?
Southern California Edison's average effective residential rate was 31.48¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). California's 2025 average was 31.35¢.
How much have Southern California Edison rates gone up in five years?
+72.8% between 2020 and 2025, against +49.4% for California as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Southern California Edison have in California?
4,627,247 residential customers in 2025, across 16 counties including Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the California Public Utilities Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)