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investor-owned utility · EIA utility 17609

Southern California Edison Co

4,594,415 residential customers in California · 18 counties in territory · balancing authority CISO

Form EIA-861, 2024 finalMonthly to Jul 2026
USCA32.43¢ per kWh7.43¢35.66¢
Average residential price, 2024. Dial position: 99% of 1,230 US utilities had this price or lower. Ticks: California and US averages.

Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.

Southern California Edison Co is an investor-owned utility that reported 4,594,415 residential customers in California on Form EIA-861 for 2024, with a service territory that touches 18 counties.

Its average residential price that year was 32.43¢ per kilowatthour, about the same as the California average of 31.97¢ and 97% above the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.

That works out to an average residential bill of $164.02 a month on average use of 506 kWh a month. Across California the average bill was $160.86 on 503 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.

The price covers the 3,219,520 residential customers on bundled service. A further 1,374,895 take delivery only and buy their energy from another supplier; EIA collects just part of their bill from this respondent, so they are left out of the average.

For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 158.3 minutes per customer with major event days included and 100.2 minutes with them excluded, calculated under IEEE 1366 standard. The median among California utilities reporting was 74.0 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 114% above that median.

The average price is up 100.1% on 2019, against up 66.9% for California as a whole, and little changed on 2023.

32.43¢average residential price per kWhCalifornia 31.97¢ · US 16.48¢
$164.02average monthly residential billon 506 kWh a month
4,594,415residential customers5,297,361 customers in all sectors
158.3SAIDI minutes per customer, all eventsCalifornia median 74.0

Compared with California, the US and other investor-owned utilities

Measure, 2024This utilityInvestor-owned utilities, US medianCaliforniaUnited States
Average residential price per kWh32.43¢16.17¢31.97¢16.48¢
Average monthly residential bill$164.02$131.47$160.86$142.26
Average monthly use, kWh506787503863
Residential price change, 1 year+0.3%—+8.3%+3.0%
Residential price change, 5 years+100.1%—+66.9%+26.7%
SAIDI, all events (minutes)158.3278.774.0 median184.5 median
SAIDI, without major event days100.2106.550.4 median99.8 median

State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 6 filings by investor-owned utilities in California, the median price was 31.55¢. In California this utility's price ranks 5 of 30, counting from the highest.

Average price by year

0¢10¢20¢30¢40¢2013201520172019202120242013 US average: 12.13¢2014 US average: 12.52¢2015 US average: 12.65¢2016 US average: 12.55¢2017 US average: 12.89¢2018 US average: 12.87¢2019 US average: 13.01¢2020 US average: 13.15¢2021 US average: 13.66¢2022 US average: 15.04¢2023 US average: 16¢2024 US average: 16.48¢2013 California average: 16.23¢2014 California average: 16.25¢2015 California average: 16.99¢2016 California average: 17.39¢2017 California average: 18.31¢2018 California average: 18.84¢2019 California average: 19.15¢2020 California average: 20.45¢2021 California average: 22.82¢2022 California average: 25.84¢2023 California average: 29.51¢2024 California average: 31.97¢2013 Southern California Edison Co: 16.55¢2014 Southern California Edison Co: 16.42¢2015 Southern California Edison Co: 16.51¢2016 Southern California Edison Co: 15.84¢2017 Southern California Edison Co: 16.6¢2018 Southern California Edison Co: 16.3¢2019 Southern California Edison Co: 16.21¢2020 Southern California Edison Co: 18.22¢2021 Southern California Edison Co: 21.33¢2022 Southern California Edison Co: 24.62¢2023 Southern California Edison Co: 32.33¢2024 Southern California Edison Co: 32.43¢

Southern California Edison CoCalifornia averageUS average

Cents per kWh, nominal.

Year by year

Year¢ per kWhCalifornia ¢Monthly billkWh a monthResidential customersAll sales
202432.43¢31.97¢$164.025064,594,41580.4 TWh
202332.33¢29.51¢$152.924734,557,04677 TWh
202224.62¢25.84¢$138.355624,520,99583.2 TWh
202121.33¢22.82¢$120.545654,503,28680.8 TWh
202018.22¢20.45¢$108.715974,516,28883.5 TWh
201916.21¢19.15¢$92.895734,489,46283.6 TWh
201816.30¢18.84¢$94.545804,463,52186.9 TWh
201716.60¢18.31¢$91.995544,433,75384.3 TWh
201615.84¢17.39¢$88.595594,406,93285.4 TWh
201516.51¢16.99¢$94.485724,381,51186.9 TWh
201416.42¢16.25¢$94.275744,358,05887.4 TWh
201316.55¢16.23¢$94.775734,333,87585.7 TWh

Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.

Month by month

0¢20¢40¢60¢80¢Jan 2025Apr 2025Jul 2025Oct 2025Jan 2026Jul 2026Jan 2025 California average: 30.28¢Feb 2025 California average: 31.72¢Mar 2025 California average: 32.48¢Apr 2025 California average: 33.82¢May 2025 California average: 33.29¢Jun 2025 California average: 33.59¢Jul 2025 California average: 32.66¢Aug 2025 California average: 31.65¢Sep 2025 California average: 32.04¢Oct 2025 California average: 33.6¢Nov 2025 California average: 31.89¢Dec 2025 California average: 34.71¢Jan 2026 California average: 30.29¢Feb 2026 California average: 33.22¢Mar 2026 California average: 33.35¢May 2026 California average: 33.25¢Jun 2026 California average: 34.74¢Jul 2026 California average: 33.61¢Jan 2025 Southern California Edison Co: 28.28¢Feb 2025 Southern California Edison Co: 32.42¢Mar 2025 Southern California Edison Co: 34.48¢Apr 2025 Southern California Edison Co: 34.03¢May 2025 Southern California Edison Co: 33.67¢Jun 2025 Southern California Edison Co: 35.13¢Jul 2025 Southern California Edison Co: 33.07¢Aug 2025 Southern California Edison Co: 29.53¢Sep 2025 Southern California Edison Co: 31.06¢Oct 2025 Southern California Edison Co: 33.23¢Nov 2025 Southern California Edison Co: 30.72¢Dec 2025 Southern California Edison Co: 76.77¢Jan 2026 Southern California Edison Co: 27.27¢Feb 2026 Southern California Edison Co: 33.74¢Mar 2026 Southern California Edison Co: 33.31¢May 2026 Southern California Edison Co: 34.03¢Jun 2026 Southern California Edison Co: 38.03¢Jul 2026 Southern California Edison Co: 35.33¢

Southern California Edison CoCalifornia average

Form EIA-861M monthly sample, bundled residential service in California. Preliminary until EIA finalises the year. Latest: 35.33¢ in July 2026, average bill $210.93 on 597 kWh.

Sales by sector, 2024

SectorCustomersSalesShare of salesRevenue¢ per kWh, bundled
Residential4,594,41527.4 TWh34%$7,745,773,00032.43¢
Commercial679,87248.2 TWh60%$8,811,759,00023.09¢
Industrial23,0744.8 TWh6%$783,798,00020.57¢

Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 68.3 TWh in total, of which 16.1% was its own net generation and 57.2 TWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 23,809 MW.

Reliability

SAIDI, all events158.3 min
SAIDI, without major event days100.2 min

Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under IEEE 1366 standard. SAIFI: 0.99 interruptions per customer with major event days, 0.90 without; CAIDI 159.9 minutes per interruption. EIA's California total across all reporting utilities was 279.6 minutes with major event days and 158.2 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.

YearSAIDI, all eventsSAIDI, no major eventsSAIFI, all eventsSAIFI, no major eventsMethod
2024158.3100.20.990.90IEEE 1366
2023115.995.91.040.94IEEE 1366
2022131.1101.01.080.96IEEE 1366
2021179.7103.81.110.96IEEE 1366
2020201.291.31.060.87IEEE 1366
2019178.090.81.040.87IEEE 1366
2018136.871.30.870.72IEEE 1366
2017139.791.71.190.87IEEE 1366
2016134.5110.01.100.99IEEE 1366
2015114.8100.20.920.86IEEE 1366
2014112.092.20.960.86IEEE 1366
2013103.095.00.910.88IEEE 1366

Generation at plants it operates, 2025

Net generation of 4.6 TWh at power plants this utility operates, from Form EIA-923. It is not the mix delivered to customers: utilities also buy power wholesale (57.2 TWh in 2024), sell generation to others and may co-own plants that another company operates.

Counties in its service territory

Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.

Other utilities in California

All California utilities · Investor-owned utilities nationwide

Questions and answers

How much does electricity cost from Southern California Edison Co?

Residential customers paid an average of 32.43¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.

How does that compare with California?

The California average residential price in 2024 was 31.97¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Southern California Edison Co was about the same as the state figure. Among 30 utility filings with a bundled residential price in California, it had the 5th highest.

What is the average Southern California Edison Co bill?

$164.02 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 506 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The California average was $160.86 on 503 kWh.

How reliable is Southern California Edison Co service?

It reported 158.3 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 100.2 minutes excluding them, with 0.99 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.

Is the Southern California Edison Co price rising?

The average residential price was little changed in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 100.1% compared with 2019.

Which counties does Southern California Edison Co serve?

Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 18 counties, including La Paz County, AZ, Fresno County, CA, Imperial County, CA, Inyo County, CA, Kern County, CA and Kings County, CA. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Southern California Edison Co", utility number 17609. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. Generation by fuel is from Form EIA-923, 2025 final. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.