Desert Hot Springs electricity and gas rates
At typical use (795 kWh of electricity and 35 therms of gas a month), electricity and gas for a Desert Hot Springs house cost about $407 a month: about $4,880 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Who supplies power and gas to Desert Hot Springs houses and what a typical house uses: about 795 kWh of electricity and 35 therms of gas a month. The city adds a 7% utility users tax.
Electricity: Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison is the electricity provider Desert Hot Springs lists for paying bills. SCE's Domestic rate with SCE generation, from SCE's joint rate comparison with Desert Community Energy (SCE's 2024 climate zone load profiles from baseline region 15): $0.36133 per kWh in total, an average monthly bill of $287.26 at 795 kWh; SCE rates as of June 1, 2026. SCE's Base Services Charge is $24.15 a month for customers not enrolled in any of SCE's Base Services Charge discount programs.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.15 a month |
| Per kWh | 36.13¢ |
Gas: SoCalGas
SoCalGas's August 2026 average non-CARE residential bill was $68.91 a month, based on a typical 35 therms; its bundled residential average rate fell from $2.09 to $2.00 per therm in August, and commodity rates change monthly. SoCalGas's non-CARE residential fixed charge was $0.16 per day as of September 2025.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $4.87 a month |
| Per therm | $1.8298 |
How Desert Hot Springs compares with nearby cities
Electricity and gas, a month
- Banning · 20 mi$253
- Yucca Valley · 13 mi$273
- Palm Desert · 18 mi$311
- Palm Springs · 11 mi$388
- Cathedral City · 10 mi$392
- Desert Hot Springs$407
At each city's typical use, with any city utility tax.
Ways to pay less
- Income-qualified: SCE CARE rate. Through SCE's CARE program, qualifying households receive 32.5% off their electric bills and a Base Services Charge of about $6 a month. How: Apply with SCE's CARE/FERA online application; no additional documentation is required.
- Income-qualified: SoCalGas CARE. You may qualify for 20% off your monthly natural gas bill through SoCalGas's CARE program if you or another person in your household receives benefits such as Medi-Cal or CalFresh, or by household income. How: Apply with SoCalGas's online CARE application.
Sources
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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