Southern California Edison (SCE) is an investor-owned utility serving about 4,627,247 homes in California. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
Net billing (reduced export credit) — about 4.6¢ per exported kWh, instantaneous netting.
NBT; avg ~4.6 cents plus ~2 cent adder for 2026 applicants. Mandatory TOU.
Net Billing Tariff (Solar Billing Plan): hourly ACC-based Energy Export Credit (EEC) prices by month, hour, weekday vs weekend/holiday; 9-year lock-in by application year (vintage NBT26 for 2026 applications). Residential ACC Plus adder also applies to SCE residential applicants through 2027 (amount for SCE 2026 vintage not verified).
| System | 3 kW (90% of 468 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $10,700 |
| First-year savings | $934 |
| Payback | 10.5 years |
| 25-year net | $22,881 |
Uses the utility's average price; time-of-use plans can change this, so pick your plan in the calculator.
Rates we verified from Southern California Edison (SCE)'s tariff documents. Prices are per kWh including the main riders where noted; check your bill for the plan you're on.
Effective 2026-10-01. Fixed charge $24.13/month.
| Period | Price |
|---|---|
| 4pm–9pm (4 months) | 59.0¢ |
| — (0 months) | 44.0¢ |
| 12am–4pm, 9pm–12am (4 months) | 33.0¢ |
| 4pm–9pm (8 months) | 50.0¢ |
| 8am–4pm (8 months) | 32.0¢ |
| 12am–8am, 9pm–12am (8 months) | 36.0¢ |
Baseline credit -$0.09/kWh on usage up to monthly baseline allocation (e.g. Region 5: 17.0 kWh/day summer, 18.4 kWh/day winter, basic-electric). Rates shown are before baseline credit.
Plan for solar customers. Effective 2026-10-01. Fixed charge $24.13/month.
| Period | Price |
|---|---|
| 4pm–9pm (4 months) | 61.0¢ |
| — (0 months) | 39.0¢ |
| 12am–4pm, 9pm–12am (4 months) | 26.0¢ |
| 4pm–9pm (8 months) | 45.0¢ |
| 8am–4pm (8 months) | 24.0¢ |
| 12am–8am, 9pm–12am (8 months) | 30.0¢ |
EIA-861, 2025.
NBT; avg ~4.6 cents plus ~2 cent adder for 2026 applicants. Mandatory TOU. Exported power is credited at about 4.6¢ per kWh.
Residential customers paid an average of 32.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 33.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 468 kWh a month, a bill of about $158.
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 3 kW system costing about $10,700 pays back in about 10.5 years, with $22,881 net over 25 years.
About 734,452 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 15.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Southern California Edison Co (EIA ID 17609). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026, utility tariff sheets.