BreaHome costs

Brea electricity and gas rates

At typical use (523 kWh of electricity and 35 therms of gas a month), electricity and gas for a Brea house cost about $296 a month: about $3,560 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Who supplies power and gas to Brea houses and what a typical house uses: about 523 kWh of electricity and 35 therms of gas a month.

Electricity: Southern California Edison

SCE Domestic rate with SCE generation, from the SCE and OCPA joint rate comparison: $0.38865 per kWh in total (generation $0.11761 + delivery $0.27104), an average monthly bill of $203.26 at 523 kWh; SCE rates are current as of June 1, 2026. SCE's Base Services Charge is $24.15 a month for customers not enrolled in CARE, FERA or qualifying deed-restricted affordable housing; it is $6.00 for CARE-enrolled customers and $12.08 for FERA-enrolled customers and those in qualifying deed-restricted affordable housing. The Domestic Multifamily Accommodation rate (Schedule DM) is exempt from the Base Services Charge; these customers continue to pay the Basic Charge.

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$24.15 a month
Per kWh38.87¢

Gas: SoCalGas

SoCalGas's August 2026 average non-CARE residential bill was $68.91 a month for a typical 35 therms; its bundled residential average rate is about $2.00 per therm, and gas commodity rates change monthly. SoCalGas's non-CARE residential fixed charge was $0.16 per day as of September 2025.

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$4.87 a month
Per therm$1.8298

How Brea compares with nearby cities

Electricity and gas, a month

  1. Diamond Bar · 6 mi$292
  2. Brea$296
  3. Placentia · 3 mi$296
  4. Fullerton · 5 mi$296
  5. La Habra · 5 mi$296
  6. Yorba Linda · 6 mi$296

At each city's typical use, with any city utility tax.

Ways to pay less

  • Low income: CARE discount on SCE and SoCalGas. Low-income customers enrolled in CARE get a 30-35% discount on their electric bill and 20% on their natural gas bill. How: Contact SCE or SoCalGas, or apply on their websites.
  • Income slightly above CARE limits: FERA electric discount. Families whose income slightly exceeds the CARE limits may qualify for FERA, an 18% discount on electricity bills. How: To request an application form, contact your utility company or visit its website.

Sources

  1. energycenter.org — 20.%20SCE%20Service%20Territory%20Cities
  2. www.socalgas.com — Natural-Gas-Rates-March2026.pdf
  3. www.cpuc.ca.gov — care-fera-program

Checked October 28, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.

Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

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