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Southern California Edison rates

SCE has 3 residential plans modelled here. For a typical California home using 487 kWh a month, the cheapest is TOU-D-5-8PM, at about $183 a month.

Investor-owned 4,594,415 residential customers (EIA-861, 2024) Tariffs checked September 28, 2026

Typical all-in priceTOU-D-5-8PM

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TOU-D-4-9PM$184/mo
TOU-D-5-8PM$183/mo
TOU-D-PRIME$196/mo

Residential plans

PlanTypeFixed/moJuly pricesJanuary pricesJuly weekday windows
TOU-D-4-9PM
Time-of-Use 4–9 pm
Time-of-use $24.17 Off-peak 35.3¢ · Mid-peak 47.1¢ · Peak 59.1¢ Off-peak 34.2¢ · Mid-peak 38.1¢ · Peak 51.7¢ Peak 4 pm–9 pm
TOU-D-5-8PM
Time-of-Use 5–8 pm
Time-of-use $24.17 Off-peak 35.1¢ · Mid-peak 55.0¢ · Peak 75.0¢ Off-peak 33.2¢ · Mid-peak 38.8¢ · Peak 61.4¢ Peak 5 pm–8 pm
TOU-D-PRIME
TOU-D-PRIME
Time-of-useEV $24.17 Off-peak 27.3¢ · Mid-peak 40.8¢ · Peak 59.9¢ Off-peak 25.3¢ · Peak 57.3¢ Peak 4 pm–9 pm

TOU-D-4-9PM: price by hour

July weekday. Summer pricing Jun–Sep; winter Oct–May.

Off-peakPeak
35.3¢59.1¢35.3¢12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a

TOU-D-5-8PM: price by hour

July weekday. Summer pricing Jun–Sep; winter Oct–May.

Off-peakPeak
35.1¢75.0¢35.1¢12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a

TOU-D-PRIME: price by hour

July weekday. Summer pricing Jun–Sep; winter Oct–May.

Off-peakPeak
27.3¢59.9¢27.3¢12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a

Charging an EV on SCE

1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (275 kWh from the wall, EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi) at 7.2 kW, added to a typical California home’s use, on each plan’s cheapest start hour versus plugging in at 6 pm. Averaged over the year.

PlanBest startCharging, best startCharging from 6 pmWhole bill with EV
TOU-D-4-9PM8 am$95/mo$146/mo$279/mo
TOU-D-5-8PM8 am$93/mo$176/mo$276/mo
TOU-D-PRIME12 am$71/mo$155/mo$268/mo

With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is TOU-D-PRIME. Compare plans on your own usage.

How SCE’s plans work

TOU-D-4-9PM (Time-of-Use 4–9 pm). Peak 4 pm–9 pm on July weekdays; 5 of 24 hours carry the top price of 59.1¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 35.3¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 23.8¢. January weekdays range from 34.2¢ to 51.7¢. Summer pricing applies Jun–Sep; winter pricing Oct–May. Weekends follow a different schedule from weekdays. Fixed charge: $24.17 a month.

TOU-D-5-8PM (Time-of-Use 5–8 pm). Peak 5 pm–8 pm on July weekdays; 3 of 24 hours carry the top price of 75.0¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 35.1¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 39.8¢. January weekdays range from 33.2¢ to 61.4¢. Summer pricing applies Jun–Sep; winter pricing Oct–May. Weekends follow a different schedule from weekdays. Fixed charge: $24.17 a month.

TOU-D-PRIME (TOU-D-PRIME). Peak 4 pm–9 pm on July weekdays; 5 of 24 hours carry the top price of 59.9¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 27.3¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 32.6¢. January weekdays range from 25.3¢ to 57.3¢. Summer pricing applies Jun–Sep; winter pricing Oct–May. Weekends follow a different schedule from weekdays. Fixed charge: $24.17 a month.

Prices on this page are all-in per kWh, before taxes: base rates, supply and every per-kWh rider in the utility’s current tariff sheets. Your bill shows them as separate lines, and riders can change between tariff revisions.

As a cross-check, SCE billed its residential customers an average of 32.43¢ per kWh in 2024 (revenue ÷ sales, EIA-861). A plan taken from URDB is shown only if its all-in price is consistent with that figure, adjusted for California’s price change since.

Sources for each plan

Plans marked “Checked” were transcribed from the utility’s current tariff and rider sheets, all charges included, and are re-checked on the date shown in each file. Other plans come from the OpenEI U.S. Utility Rate Database (CC BY 4.0) and have not yet been checked line by line against the utility’s tariff. Always confirm the current rates on your utility’s website before switching plans.

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