Which utility are you on?

## What it tells you

| Utility | Average residential rate | Typical peak window | What a panel is worth here | |---|---|---|---| | Southern California Edison | 34.4¢ (33.2¢ with the Climate Credit), as of 1 June 2026 | 4pm–9pm | [SCE page](/utilities/sce) | | San Diego Gas & Electric | ~45.7¢, January 2026 | 4pm–9pm | [SDG&E page](/utilities/sdge) | | Pacific Gas & Electric | ~39.25¢, March 2026 | 4pm–9pm | [PG&E page](/utilities/pge) |

## The Community Choice wrinkle

If you're in Orange County you may also see **Orange County Power Authority** on your bill. A Community Choice Aggregator buys the electricity while the utility still delivers it over the same wires and sends the bill. It changes the generation charge, not how any of this works. Your total rate is what matters, and it's on your bill.

The same applies to Clean Power Alliance in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and to a dozen others.

## The boundary in Orange County

The SCE/SDG&E line runs roughly along La Paz Road, Laguna Hills Drive and Crown Valley Parkway. If you're near it, check the bill rather than the map — the boundary follows historic service territory, not city limits.

## The municipal ones

A ZIP lookup won't catch these, and they're worth knowing about. **LADWP** serves the city of Los Angeles. **SMUD** serves Sacramento. **Anaheim Public Utilities** serves Anaheim, in the middle of SCE territory. **Imperial Irrigation District** serves the Imperial Valley. All of them are covered by SB 868 the same way the investor-owned utilities are, and their rates are generally lower — which lengthens payback.