California · Investor Owned · investor
Southern California Edison Co Electricity Rates
Average residential price, customers served and derived annual usage from EIA Form 861, 2024 release.
- 32.43¢
- Avg residential price / kWh
- 3.2M
- Residential customers
- +8.0%
- vs California average
- $1,968
- Implied avg annual bill
Among 194 utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers, Southern California Edison Co ranks #7 by average cents per kWh and #2 by residential customers. Southern California Edison Co charged an average of 32.43¢ per kWh to residential customers in 2024 - above the California average and far above the Form 861 US customer-weighted average.
San Diego Gas & Electric Co ranks #1 of 194 by average residential cents per kWh (43.63¢, 307,982 customers, customers rank #90). Florida Power & Light Co ranks #1 of 194 by residential customers (5,236,277 customers at 13.71¢, price rank #122). The highest average rate is not the largest customer count. Southern California Edison Co is investor owned - a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Its reported average residential price is above the California customer-weighted average (+8.0%). Its customers used below the national residential norm at about 6,069 kWh a year each.
- San Diego Gas & Electric Co 43.63¢ · customers rank #90
- Florida Power & Light Co 5,236,277 customers · price rank #122
Highest average rate is not the most customers
Residential customers for the average-rate #1 and customers #1 utilities among 194 with 100,000 or more residential customers
- FL size
Florida Power & Light Co
5,236,277 residential customers
- CA rate 307,982
San Diego Gas & Electric Co
307,982 residential customers
What this shows San Diego Gas & Electric Co ranks #1 of 194 by average residential cents per kWh (43.63¢, 307,982 customers, customers rank #90). Florida Power & Light Co ranks #1 of 194 by residential customers (5,236,277 customers at 13.71¢, price rank #122). The highest average rate is not the largest customer count.
EIA Form 861 utility filing desk
Release CA-2024 · Southern California Edison Co ABOVE STATE
Southern California Edison Co · Form 861 2024 · ABOVE STATE
- RATE 32.43¢/kWh
- RANK #35/39
- VS-ST +8.0%
- VS-US +89.5%
- CUST 3.2M
- BILL $1,968
- OWN IOU
- PHOTO MA 1.17¢
- BOOK 2/194
Nearest Form 861 price peer: Massachusetts Electric Co (MA) (+1.17¢ gap)
EIA Form 861 residential filing stamps for this utility record. Read with this utility → · California rates
Southern California Edison Co in the Form 861 price neighbourhood
Average residential ¢/kWh among this utility and nearest indexable peers
- MA
NSTAR Electric Company
30 ¢/kWh
- this util
Southern California Edison Co
32 ¢/kWh
- MA
Massachusetts Electric Co
34 ¢/kWh
- CT
United Illuminating Co
34 ¢/kWh
- NY
Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc
36 ¢/kWh
What this shows Southern California Edison Co reports 32.43¢/kWh, corpus customer-rank 2 of 194.
RateWatt cost context
How Southern California Edison Co compares on reported cost context
A weighted comparison, not a tariff quote, reliability grade, service-quality score, or recommendation. Lower price and lower implied annual bill score better against reporting utilities in California; the state generation context is shown separately.
- Price against state peers
- 11/100
- Implied annual bill against state peers
- 21/100
- State renewable generation context
- 86/100
32.43¢/kWh · median 20.67¢/kWh
$1,968/yr · median $1,642/yr
61.4% · median 22.8%
Weights: 50% price, 30% implied annual bill, 20% state renewable-generation context. Unreported inputs are excluded and the remaining weights are redistributed. Price and bill use EIA Form 861 (2024); generation context uses EIA state generation data (2025) and is not attributed to this provider.
Rate comparison
How this price compares
Ranked by price against the 39 utilities reporting residential rates in California, Southern California Edison Co comes 35th of 39. The state's range runs from Surprise Valley Electrification at 13.14¢ to San Diego Gas & Electric Co at 43.63¢, so where a household sits inside California depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.
Against the 5 other investor owned utilities reporting in California, whose customer-weighted average is 39.50¢, Southern California Edison Co is below its own ownership class within the state (-17.9%).
State price distribution
Where Southern California Edison Co sits among California utilities
2024 average residential price across the 39 utilities reporting a rate in California
32.43¢/kWh 11th affordability percentile More affordable than 11% of 38 other utilities
average residential price, equal-width bands
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Source EIA Form 861 · 2024
| Benchmark | Price / kWh | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Southern California Edison Co | 32.43¢ | - |
| California (customer-weighted, 39 utilities) | 30.02¢ | +8.0% |
| US Form 861 customer-weighted average (1.5K utilities) | 17.11¢ | +89.5% |
| Investor Owned customer-weighted US avg (183 utilities) | 18.37¢ | +76.6% |
Rate against consumption: California utilities
Territory and usage
Scale and consumption
Southern California Edison Co reported 3.2M residential customers, ranking 1st of 39 utilities in California by customers served and covering 35.2% of the state's reported residential customers.
Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 6,069 kWh per customer per year - -9.3% against the California median of 6,688 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $1,968.
State peers
Every utility reporting in California
All 39 utilities reporting bundled residential service in California, largest first, with Southern California Edison Co marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.
| Utility | Ownership | Customers | Avg ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Edison Co (this page) | Investor Owned | 3.2M | 32.43¢ |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Investor Owned | 1.9M | 39.62¢ |
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Municipal | 1.4M | 23.84¢ |
| Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Political Subdivision | 592.6K | 17.87¢ |
| Sunrun Inc. | Behind the Meter | 325.6K | 25.86¢ |
| San Diego Gas & Electric Co | Investor Owned | 308.0K | 43.63¢ |
| Tesla Inc. | Behind the Meter | 147.4K | 18.56¢ |
| Imperial Irrigation District | Political Subdivision | 142.1K | 17.91¢ |
| City of Anaheim - (CA) | Municipal | 105.8K | 17.11¢ |
| Modesto Irrigation District | Political Subdivision | 103.7K | 21.78¢ |
| City of Riverside - (CA) | Municipal | 100.5K | 20.20¢ |
| Turlock Irrigation District | Political Subdivision | 80.6K | 16.34¢ |
| City of Glendale - (CA) | Municipal | 77.6K | 33.81¢ |
| SunPower Capital, LLC | Behind the Meter | 71.5K | 24.24¢ |
| City of Roseville - (CA) | Municipal | 63.1K | 18.66¢ |
| City of Pasadena - (CA) | Municipal | 58.6K | 25.98¢ |
| Sunnova | Behind the Meter | 52.8K | 27.55¢ |
| City of Santa Clara - (CA) | Municipal | 50.9K | 16.88¢ |
| City of Burbank Water and Power | Municipal | 46.2K | 19.25¢ |
| Liberty Utilities | Investor Owned | 43.9K | 25.92¢ |
| City of Redding - (CA) | Municipal | 38.2K | 17.85¢ |
| PacifiCorp | Investor Owned | 36.3K | 20.64¢ |
| Alameda Municipal Power | Municipal | 33.2K | 22.98¢ |
| City of Palo Alto - (CA) | Municipal | 26.2K | 20.67¢ |
| Spruce Finance | Behind the Meter | 25.3K | 19.18¢ |
| City of Lodi - (CA) | Municipal | 23.8K | 22.47¢ |
| Bear Valley Electric Service | Investor Owned | 23.3K | 30.67¢ |
| City of Colton - (CA) | Municipal | 17.5K | 24.85¢ |
| City of Azusa | Municipal | 15.6K | 19.08¢ |
| EverBright, LLC | Behind the Meter | 11.5K | 19.64¢ |
| Merced Irrigation District | Political Subdivision | 11.4K | 24.25¢ |
| City of Moreno Valley - (CA) | Municipal | 7.9K | 39.87¢ |
| City of Shasta Lake - (CA) | Municipal | 4.3K | 19.26¢ |
| Surprise Valley Electrification | Cooperative | 2.8K | 13.14¢ |
| City & County of San Francisco | Municipal | 2.6K | 24.05¢ |
| City of Corona - (CA) | Municipal | 1.3K | 15.50¢ |
| Palmetto Solar, LLC | Behind the Meter | 248 | 24.23¢ |
| City of Vernon | Municipal | 73 | 14.55¢ |
| Valley Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 12 | 19.10¢ |
For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in California.
Ownership class peers
Investor Owned utilities with similar residential prices
Beyond California, these indexable investor owned utilities report the closest residential averages to Southern California Edison Co in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.
| Utility | State | Customers | Avg ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Electric Co | Massachusetts | 526.4K | 33.60¢ |
| United Illuminating Co | Connecticut | 256.3K | 34.04¢ |
| NSTAR Electric Company | Massachusetts | 383.4K | 29.91¢ |
| Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc | New York | 2.7M | 35.66¢ |
| Connecticut Light & Power Co | Connecticut | 924.1K | 28.51¢ |
FAQ
Common questions about Southern California Edison Co rates
- How much does Southern California Edison Co charge per kWh?
- Southern California Edison Co reported an average residential price of 32.43¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.
- Is Southern California Edison Co expensive compared with the rest of California?
- Its average residential price is above the California customer-weighted average of 30.02¢ per kWh, a difference of +8.0%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 39 utilities reporting residential service in California.
- What is the average electricity bill for Southern California Edison Co customers?
- Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 6,069 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,968 a year, or about $164 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.
- Who owns Southern California Edison Co?
- EIA classifies Southern California Edison Co as Investor Owned, a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Investor Owned utilities was 18.37¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.
Limitations
What this page does and does not tell you
- An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
- Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.
See our methodology and comparing utility costs across states .
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.
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