Utility rate updates · Source check September 24, 2026
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Reviewed updates. Sources publish on different schedules; these are not real time utility rates.
Prices shown are the per-kWh energy charge printed in the utility's tariff for one plan, season and time period. Energy charge only, not a bill. Your bill also has fixed charges, credits and taxes.
CPUC · May 9, 2024
California approved a monthly fixed charge for PG&E, SCE and SDG&E homes
In May 2024 the CPUC set a monthly fixed charge for PG&E, SCE and SDG&E residential customers in Decision 24-05-028.
The levels are $6.00 for CARE households, $12.08 for FERA households and some residents of deed-restricted affordable rental housing, and $24.15 for other households (fixed monthly charge set by the CPUC, not a bill).
The utilities bill it as a daily Base Services Charge.
Checked September 24, 2026.
PG&E · March 1, 2026
PG&E added a daily Base Services Charge on March 1, 2026
PG&E's tariff prints a Base Services Charge of $0.79343 per day for households not on CARE or FERA, $0.39688 for FERA-eligible homes and $0.19713 for CARE-eligible homes (daily fixed charge, not a bill).
On the same date, the Tier 1 price on PG&E's tiered E-1 plan went from 37.839¢ to 32.561¢ per kWh (energy charge only, not a bill).
The lower price came at the same time as the new charge; the sheet does not say how much of it is from the charge.
Checked September 24, 2026.
PG&E · June 1, 2026
PG&E's Tier 1 price on its tiered plan is up 99% since March 2015
On PG&E's E-1 plan, the Tier 1 (baseline) price was 16.352¢ per kWh on March 1, 2015.
It is 32.561¢ per kWh on the sheet in effect since June 1, 2026, up 99.13% (energy charge only, not a bill).
Both are PG&E's printed prices for the same tier.
Checked September 24, 2026.
PG&E · June 1, 2026
PG&E's time-of-use summer 4 to 9 p.m. price is up 26% since 2020
PG&E said many homes would be moved automatically onto its E-TOU-C time-of-use plan from October 2020 through 2022.
Its summer peak price (4 to 9 p.m.) was 41.333¢ per kWh on May 1, 2020 and is 52.240¢ per kWh on the June 1, 2026 sheet, up 26.39% (energy charge only, not a bill).
Checked September 24, 2026.
CPUC · August 4, 2026
PG&E's 2027 rate case is pending, not approved
PG&E filed its 2027 general rate case (A.25-05-009) with the CPUC.
It is pending and has not been approved.
An August 4, 2026 proposed decision only deals with tracking its revenue requirement from January 1, 2027, and the CPUC notice says it "has no legal effect" unless the Commission votes to approve it.
Checked September 24, 2026.
SCE · November 15, 2025
SCE added a daily Base Services Charge on November 15, 2025
SCE's tariff prints a Base Services Charge of $0.794 per day, with discounts for CARE and FERA households (daily fixed charge, not a bill).
On that date, SCE's printed delivery charge for baseline use on Schedule D went from 23.208¢ to 18.534¢ per kWh; that is the delivery part only (energy charge only, not a bill).
SCE's separate generation charge did not change that day.
Checked September 24, 2026.
SCE · June 1, 2026
SCE time-of-use plan: summer 4 to 9 p.m. charges, 2020 and now
Under CPUC Decision 19-07-004, TOU-D 4-9 PM is SCE's standard turn-on rate for residential customers starting or transferring service, while eligible customers in SCE's first switch to time-of-use were defaulted to whichever of its 4-9 PM and 5-8 PM plans was their least-cost rate.
Its summer on-peak charges, which SCE prints separately, were 23.328¢ delivery and 18.146¢ generation per kWh on October 1, 2020, and are 33.156¢ delivery and 25.321¢ generation on the June 1, 2026 sheet (energy charge only, not a bill).
They leave out charges SCE prints on separate lines, including its Fixed Recovery Charge for wildfire bonds.
Checked September 24, 2026.
CPUC · September 18, 2025
SCE's 2025 rate case was decided in September 2025
The CPUC decided SCE's Test Year 2025 general rate case in Decision 25-09-030, dated September 18, 2025.
The decision says "Application 23-05-010 is closed."
Checked September 24, 2026.
SDG&E · October 1, 2025
SDG&E added a daily Base Services Charge on October 1, 2025
SDG&E's current rate tables print a Base Services Charge of $0.79343 per day as the standard charge, $0.39688 for FERA households and some deed-restricted affordable housing, and $0.19713 for CARE households (daily fixed charge, not a bill).
Between the June 1 and October 1, 2025 tables, the summer on-peak price on SDG&E's TOU-DR1 plan went from 73.709¢ to 67.263¢ per kWh (energy charge only, not a bill).
The tables do not say the drop came only from the new charge.
Checked September 24, 2026.
SDG&E · August 1, 2026
SDG&E's Tier 1 summer price on its tiered plan is up 98% since March 2017
On SDG&E's DR plan, the summer Tier 1 price (up to 130% of baseline) was 20.837¢ per kWh on March 1, 2017.
It is 41.299¢ per kWh on the August 1, 2026 table, up 98.20% (energy charge only, not a bill).
Both are SDG&E's printed total prices for the same tier and season.
Checked September 24, 2026.
SDG&E · August 1, 2026
SDG&E's time-of-use summer on-peak price since the fixed charge started
TOU-DR1 has been SDG&E's default time-of-use rate for eligible residential customers since March 1, 2019, with on-peak hours of 4 to 9 p.m.
Its summer on-peak price was 67.263¢ per kWh on October 1, 2025 and is 69.135¢ per kWh on the August 1, 2026 table, up 2.78% (energy charge only, not a bill).
Checked September 24, 2026.
CPUC · June 15, 2026
SDG&E's 2028 rate case is pending, not approved
SDG&E filed its 2028 general rate case (A.26-06-015) on June 15, 2026.
It is pending and has not been approved.
The CPUC docket lists its status as "ACTIVE".
Checked September 24, 2026.
EIA · August 26, 2026
What California’s newest electricity data tells us
California’s 2023 annual residential average was 29.51¢ per kWh. The June 2026 monthly average was 34.74¢, a 17.7% difference between those reference points. One is an annual average and the other a preliminary monthly figure, not your utility tariff.
What this means for your home Keep usage constant to understand the price difference. The calculator labels the reporting periods and shows what each published average means at that usage.
2023 annual average versus June 2026 monthly average · Checked September 22, 2026
PG&E · July 30, 2026
A higher bill does not always mean a higher rate
PG&E reports recent rate reductions for residential customers receiving both supply and delivery from PG&E. It also explains the March 2026 Base Services Charge. Usage and bill structure still matter.
What this means for your home Check your actual plan and bill components before assuming a statewide trend explains your bill.
PG&E summer 2026 update · Checked September 22, 2026
CPUC · 2026 guide edition
Before a solar decision, start with the consumer guide
The 2026 California Solar Consumer Protection Guide is a useful starting point for questions about a solar proposal. Take the guide into the conversation, not just the headline savings number.
What this means for your home Ask for the assumptions and responsibilities behind the proposal in writing.
2026 guide edition · Checked September 22, 2026
One APS energy price, medium tier, then and now
Effective March 8, 2024 (Decision No. 79293).
On R-1, averaging 601 to 999 kWh a month: a published energy charge of 14.052 cents per kWh (Source: APS Rate Schedule R-1, effective Mar 8, 2024). R-Basic (now the R-1 medium tier) was 12.393 cents per kWh effective August 2017 (Source: APS Rate Schedule R-Basic, Decision No. 76295, effective Aug 19, 2017). This is one energy price, not a whole bill.
SRP legacy solar plans stay open until the November 2029 billing cycle
SRP board, February 27, 2025.
Legacy solar price plans E-13, E-14, E-27, and E-15 remain open until the November 2029 billing cycle (Source: SRP newsroom, Feb 27, 2025). E-13 and E-14 then move to E-28. E-27 and E-15 then move to E-16. E-16 and E-28 are solar-eligible plans with no end date in the current ratebooks, and their export credit is $0.0187 per kWh, effective with the May 2026 billing cycle and subject to adjustment (Source: SRP ratebook, published Apr 27, 2026).
Read the plan and the contract before signing
The installer's agreement states a cancel period of three business days or more, and that utility rates and rate structures are subject to change (Source: ARS 44-1763, azleg.gov).
APS's rate case is pending, not approved
APS's rate case, Docket E-01345A-25-0105, is at the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates APS.
The hearing in the case began on May 18, 2026 and concluded on July 7, 2026, and responsive briefs were due September 11, 2026.
It is pending and has not been approved.
ACC eDocket, Docket E-01345A-25-0105
ACC Procedural Order, Aug 10, 2026
ACC Procedural Order (briefing schedule), Jul 9, 2026
APS R-Basic (now the R-1 medium tier): 12.393¢ effective August 2017, 14.052¢ effective March 2024
The energy charge on APS's R-Basic plan (now the R-1 medium tier) was 12.393¢ per kWh effective August 2017, and the R-1 medium tier energy charge is 14.052¢ per kWh effective March 2024 under Decision No. 79293 (energy charge only, not a bill).
R-Basic was for customers whose annual average monthly use was more than 600 but less than 1,000 kWh.
An APS rate case is pending, so this may change.
ACC eDocket (APS rate case docket)
APS Rate Schedule R-1 (current)
APS Rate Schedule R-Basic, 2017 (archived copy, Internet Archive 2020-09-24)
SRP Basic plan winter price: 8.03¢ in 2015, 10.97¢ in SRP's current price book
On SRP's E-23 Basic Price Plan, the winter price was 8.03¢ per kWh on the sheet effective with the April 2015 billing cycle and is 10.97¢ per kWh in SRP's current price book (energy charge only, not a bill).
The current price book took effect with the November 2025 billing cycle and includes a decrease to SRP's Transmission Cost Adjustment effective with the January 2026 billing cycle.
Winter means the November through April billing cycles.
SRP E-23, April 2015 (archived copy, Internet Archive 2015-07-24)
SRP E-23, FY26 price book with TCA