El Monte electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to El Monte houses and what a typical house uses: about 523 kWh of electricity and 35 therms of gas a month. The city adds a 7% utility users tax.
Electricity: Southern California Edison
SCE Domestic rate with SCE generation: $0.37392 per kWh in total (generation $0.11761 + delivery $0.25631), an average monthly bill of $195.56 at 523 kWh; SCE rates as of June 1, 2026. SCE's Base Services Charge is $24.15 a month for residential customers not enrolled in CARE or FERA and not living in qualifying deed-restricted affordable housing; the Domestic Multifamily Accommodation rate (Schedule DM) is exempt.
| 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 households: San Gabriel Valley Water discount. San Gabriel Valley Water Company's Customer Assistance Program (CAP) gives qualifying low-income households a discount on water bills; households with a CARE discount on electric or gas may also qualify. How: Submit the CAP application to the water company by hand, mail or email; renew every two years.
Sources
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.