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Southern California Edison Co rate plans
5 residential plans are currently open to new customers that we can price side by side. Some charge different prices depending on the hour — which is where most of the savings hide.
What does Southern California Edison cost at a normal month’s usage?
A household using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $4,399 a year on the cheapest of the 11 plans we can price here — Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B — and $9,202 on the priciest. Same house, same wires.
| A month of | Cheapest, a year | On which plan | Priciest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $2,096 | Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 10 | $4,607 |
| 1,000 kWh | $4,399 | Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B | $9,202 |
| 2,000 kWh | $8,474 | Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B | $18,393 |
The cheapest plan here changes with how much you use. That happens where tiers reward a small household and a big fixed charge rewards a large one — so the right answer depends on your own bill, not on an average. Estimates from the filed tariff, priced hour by hour on a household with central air — not a quote.
How much does the plan you pick actually matter here?
Run the same three-bedroom house with central air through every plan Southern California Edison Co files in Baseline Region 10, and the bill lands anywhere between $3,585 and $6,667 a year. That $3,082 spread is not a difference in electricity — it is the same kilowatt-hours, from the same wires, priced under different rules. Nobody sends you a letter when you are on the wrong side of it.
Those figures describe Baseline Region 10, because comparing across zones would be misleading: your zone is set by where you live, not by anything you can choose. The plan lists further down are grouped the same way, so compare inside your own group — your bill names it.
The plan most households land on by default, TOU-D-4-9PM, comes to about $4,157. The cheapest option here, Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 10, comes to $3,585 — a gap of about $572 a year for a household that never changed a single habit. Whether you can actually capture that depends on when you use power, which is what the calculator below is for.
4 of these 5 plans price by the hour. Those are the ones where moving laundry, dishes, or car charging into the cheap window changes the bill; on the rest, the clock is irrelevant and only the total matters. Which camp you belong in is the first question worth settling, because it decides whether shifting your day is worth anything at all.
How Southern California Edison compares across California
Run the same three-bedroom house with central air through its default plan at each of the 5 California utilities we cover, and Southern California Edison is the dearest of the lot at about $4,157 a year; the state median is $3,505. The cheapest, City of Riverside, charges $1,672 for identical use — a gap set by the address, not by anything either household did.
The other two households tell the same story in different sizes: a small apartment pays about $2,140 here against a state median of $1,831, and the same house with an electric car charging overnight about $5,603 against $4,886. Effective rate, fixed charge included, is 44.0¢ per kilowatt-hour for the family home.
Inside Southern California Edison itself, the gap between its cheapest and dearest plan for that house is $3,082 a year — more than the $2,486 between California's cheapest and dearest utilities. Which plan you are on matters more here than which company sends the bill.
Every California utility we cover, priced for the same three households →
When are Southern California Edison’s peak hours?
Southern California Edison’s peak hours are 4pm–9pm, June–September on 4 of its 10 time-of-use plans — the rest use different windows, below. Everything outside those hours is off-peak, apart from a mid-priced shoulder period.
At peak, TOU-D-4-9PM charges 60.5¢ a kWh; off-peak it is 36.8¢ — 1.6× apart.
| Plan | Peak hours | Peak | Off-peak | Weekends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOU-D-4-9PM | 4pm–9pm, June–September | 60.5¢ | 36.8¢ | partly priced |
| TOU-D-4-9PM-CPP | 4pm–9pm, June–September | 140.5¢ | 36.8¢ | partly priced |
| TOU-D-PRIME | 4pm–9pm, June–September | 61.3¢ | 24.1¢ | partly priced |
| TOU-D-PRIME-CPP | 4pm–9pm, June–September | 141.3¢ | 24.1¢ | partly priced |
| Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-A | 2pm–8pm, June–September | 86.1¢ | 20.2¢ | partly priced |
| Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-A-CPP | 4pm–8pm, June–September | 166.1¢ | 20.2¢ | partly priced |
| Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B | 2pm–8pm, June–September | 75.2¢ | 15.4¢ | partly priced |
| Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B-CPP | 4pm–8pm, June–September | 155.2¢ | 15.4¢ | partly priced |
| TOU-D-5-8PM | 5pm–8pm, June–September | 75.6¢ | 35.8¢ | partly priced |
| TOU-D-5-8PM-CPP | 5pm–8pm, June–September | 155.6¢ | 35.8¢ | partly priced |
On Time-of-use Tiered Domestic, every kilowatt-hour a day you move from 4pm to midnight is worth about $532 a year in the month the gap is widest — an electric car or a water heater on a timer is the kind of load that actually moves. When to charge an electric car →
Which plan would cost you least?
No bill upload, no sign-up. Tell us roughly what a month costs you and what runs on electricity — we price every plan against the same household and show you the gap.
That adds up to 4,992 kWh a year. Compare it to the total on your bill and adjust until it’s close.
Same usage, different plan
$1,971a year
That is the gap between the cheapest plan you could be on — Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 10 — and the priciest. Not by using less power. By being billed differently for the same power.
| Plan | Per year | Vs best |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 10The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May. | $1,723 | — |
| Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-BPeak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year. | $1,914 | +$191 |
| TOU-D-PRIMEPeak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year. | $1,953 | +$230 |
| Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-APeak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year. | $2,183 | +$459 |
| TOU-D-4-9PMPeak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year. | $2,193 | +$470 |
| TOU-D-5-8PMPeak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year. | $2,199 | +$476 |
| TOU-D-5-8PM-CPPPeak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year. | $3,041 | +$1,317 |
| TOU-D-PRIME-CPPPeak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year. | $3,261 | +$1,538 |
| TOU-D-4-9PM-CPPPeak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year. | $3,501 | +$1,778 |
| Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B-CPPPeak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year. | $3,531 | +$1,808 |
| Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-A-CPPPeak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year. | $3,694 | +$1,971 |
An estimate, not a quote. Supply charges move month to month, and your real usage pattern is not exactly this one. What it does show reliably is the gap between plans — both are priced off the same assumptions.
Before you switch anything
- What is a time-of-use electricity rate?
The same kilowatt-hour, priced differently depending on when you use it.
- Should you switch to a time-of-use electricity plan?
A wide peak-to-off-peak gap is a lever, not a saving. Levers need something to move.
- How to compare electricity plans without getting it wrong
Six things that break a comparison, and the order to check them in.
Every plan, in detail
Hour-by-hour schedules, tier thresholds, and the tariff each one comes from.
Baseline Region 10
- Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 10flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
33.6–43.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Atime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–86.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-A-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–166.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Btime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–75.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–155.2¢ - TOU-D-4-9PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–60.5¢ - TOU-D-4-9PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–140.5¢ - TOU-D-5-8PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–75.6¢ - TOU-D-5-8PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–155.6¢ - TOU-D-PRIMEtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–61.3¢ - TOU-D-PRIME-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–141.3¢
Baseline Region 13
- Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 13flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
33.6–43.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Atime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–86.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-A-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–166.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Btime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–75.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–155.2¢ - TOU-D-4-9PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–60.5¢ - TOU-D-4-9PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–140.5¢ - TOU-D-5-8PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–75.6¢ - TOU-D-5-8PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–155.6¢ - TOU-D-PRIMEtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–61.3¢ - TOU-D-PRIME-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–141.3¢
Baseline Region 14
- Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 14flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
33.6–43.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Atime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–86.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-A-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–166.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Btime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–75.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–155.2¢ - TOU-D-4-9PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–60.5¢ - TOU-D-4-9PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–140.5¢ - TOU-D-5-8PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–75.6¢ - TOU-D-5-8PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–155.6¢ - TOU-D-PRIMEtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–61.3¢ - TOU-D-PRIME-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–141.3¢
Baseline Region 15
- Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 15flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
33.6–43.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Atime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–86.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-A-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–166.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Btime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–75.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–155.2¢ - TOU-D-4-9PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–60.5¢ - TOU-D-4-9PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–140.5¢ - TOU-D-5-8PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–75.6¢ - TOU-D-5-8PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–155.6¢ - TOU-D-PRIMEtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–61.3¢ - TOU-D-PRIME-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–141.3¢
Baseline Region 16
- Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 16flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
33.6–43.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Atime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–86.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-A-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–166.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Btime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–75.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–155.2¢ - TOU-D-4-9PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–60.5¢ - TOU-D-4-9PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–140.5¢ - TOU-D-5-8PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–75.6¢ - TOU-D-5-8PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–155.6¢ - TOU-D-PRIMEtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–61.3¢ - TOU-D-PRIME-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–141.3¢
Baseline Region 5
- Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 5flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
33.6–43.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Atime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–86.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-A-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–166.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Btime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–75.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–155.2¢ - TOU-D-4-9PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–60.5¢ - TOU-D-4-9PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–140.5¢ - TOU-D-5-8PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–75.6¢ - TOU-D-5-8PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–155.6¢ - TOU-D-PRIMEtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–61.3¢ - TOU-D-PRIME-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–141.3¢
Baseline Region 6
- Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 6flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
33.6–43.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Atime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–86.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-A-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–166.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Btime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–75.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–155.2¢ - TOU-D-4-9PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–60.5¢ - TOU-D-4-9PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–140.5¢ - TOU-D-5-8PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–75.6¢ - TOU-D-5-8PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–155.6¢ - TOU-D-PRIMEtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–61.3¢ - TOU-D-PRIME-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–141.3¢
Baseline Region 8
- Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 8flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
33.6–43.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Atime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–86.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-A-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–166.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Btime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–75.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–155.2¢ - TOU-D-4-9PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–60.5¢ - TOU-D-4-9PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–140.5¢ - TOU-D-5-8PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–75.6¢ - TOU-D-5-8PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–155.6¢ - TOU-D-PRIMEtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–61.3¢ - TOU-D-PRIME-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–141.3¢
Baseline Region 9
- Domestic Service: D - Baseline Region 9flat
The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
33.6–43.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Atime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–86.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-A-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
20.2–166.1¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-Btime-of-use
Peak hits 2pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–75.2¢ - Time-of-use Tiered Domestic (NEM 2.0): TOU-D-B-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–8pm every day, all year.
15.4–155.2¢ - TOU-D-4-9PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–60.5¢ - TOU-D-4-9PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
36.8–140.5¢ - TOU-D-5-8PMtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–75.6¢ - TOU-D-5-8PM-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 5pm–8pm every day, all year.
35.8–155.6¢ - TOU-D-PRIMEtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–61.3¢ - TOU-D-PRIME-CPPtime-of-use
Peak hits 4pm–9pm every day, all year.
24.1–141.3¢