Utility guide

Southern California Edison

The electric company for much of Southern California.

About 4.6 million

homes served · EIA, 2025

About $149 a month

average home bill

1 (800) 284-2365 sce.com

New to Southern California Edison?
Public Grid can set up your service for free.

Not Southern California Edison? Check your address.

SCE · 16 countiesNorthern and central California: PG&ELong Beach

Counties SCE serves, from EIA’s 2025 yearly report. Service areas are approximate.

Long Beach

SCE · 16 counties

Counties SCE serves, from EIA’s 2025 yearly report. Service areas are approximate.

Start, move or stop service

Start service

Moving into Southern California Edison’s area? Public Grid can set up your service for free.

Move within Southern California Edison’s area

We’ll stop service at your old place and start it at the new one.

Transfer my service

Stop service

Moving out of Southern California Edison’s area? Stop service on the day you leave.

Stop my service

Outages

Power out?

Check the map first. If your home isn’t on it, let Southern California Edison know.

See outages near you

Southern California Edison’s map shows known outages.

Open the outage map

Report an outage

Tell Southern California Edison your power is out.

Report an outage

Check outage status

See when power should be back at your address.

Check outage status

See a downed wire? Stay far away from it and call Southern California Edison at 1 (800) 611-1911 right away. If someone is hurt, call 911.

Contact information

Phone: 1 (800) 284-2365
Website: sce.com (opens sce.com in a new tab)
Online: Start or stop on sce.com (opens sce.com in a new tab)

Free tools

More ways to plan your Southern California Edison bill

These tools already use Southern California Edison’s numbers, and you don’t need an account.

1-bed apt · gas heat

$35–80a month

What would your bill be?Southern California Edison homes average about $149 a month. See what a home like yours pays.Estimate my SCE bill

Space heater · 4 h a day

about $57a month

What does it cost to run?A space heater run 4 hours a day costs about $57 a month on Southern California Edison. Try your own.Price my appliances

Southern California Edison31.5¢

California32.3¢

per kWh, all charges

How does Southern California Edison compare?Southern California Edison homes pay about 31.5¢ per kilowatt-hour (kWh), with all charges included. See how the rest of California compares.See California prices

FAQ

Questions about Southern California Edison

Southern California Edison asks for your driver’s license or ID and your Social Security number when you start service. If SCE needs to check who you are, you can upload two documents instead, such as a photo ID, driver’s license or passport, your Social Security card or a W-2.

Start on sce.com or by phone, or let Public Grid set it up for free. Start a week or two before you move in.

Check Southern California Edison’s outage map first. If your home isn’t on it, report the outage online or call Southern California Edison at 1 (800) 611-1911. If you see a downed wire, stay far away from it and call Southern California Edison right away.

Information as of Nov 2, 2026.

Public Grid isn’t affiliated with Southern California Edison.

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