Downey electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Downey houses and what a typical house uses: about 523 kWh of electricity and 35 therms of gas a month. The city adds a 5% utility users tax.
Electricity: Clean Power Alliance (generation) + Southern California Edison (delivery)
SCE Domestic rate with Clean Power Alliance's Clean Power (50% clean) generation, the City's default: $0.37392 per kWh in total, an average monthly bill of $195.56 at 523 kWh (SCE rates as of June 1, 2026; CPA rates as of July 1, 2026). SCE's Base Services Charge is $24.15 a month for customers not in CARE, FERA or affordable-housing programs.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.15 a month |
| Per kWh | 37.39¢ |
Gas: SoCalGas
SoCalGas's March 2026 average non-CARE residential bill was $72.39 a month for a typical 35 therms; its bundled residential average rate (transportation, public purpose surcharge and gas commodity) is about $2.10 per therm, and gas 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 | $1.9292 |
Ways to pay less
- Low income: SoCalGas CARE. Customers enrolled in CARE get a 20% discount on their SoCalGas bill. How: See SoCalGas assistance programs at socalgas.com.
Sources
- City of Downey: Clean Power Alliance (Wayback Machine copy, April 2026)
- SoCalGas natural gas rates, March 2026
- CPUC gas fixed charge workshop slides
Checked October 21, 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.