Garden Grove electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Garden Grove 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 SCE's joint rate comparison with OCPA: $0.38865 per kWh in total (generation $0.11761 + delivery $0.27104), an average monthly bill of $203.26 at 523 kWh; SCE rates as of June 1, 2026. SCE's Base Services Charge is $24.15 a month for customers not enrolled in CARE or FERA and not in qualifying deed-restricted affordable housing.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.15 a month |
| Per kWh | 38.87¢ |
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 (gas transportation, Public Purpose Program surcharge and gas commodity) 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 |
Ways to pay less
- Seniors 65+ on SCE CARE: water bill discount. Water customers 65 or older who live at the billing address, have the water bill in their name and are enrolled in SCE's CARE program can get the City's Low Income Senior Discount. It began at $10 per billing period and is reassessed each fiscal year. How: Fill out the CARE Senior Discount Application on the City's CARE Senior Discount page (ggcity.org/pw/care-senior-discount).
- Low income: SCE CARE rate. On SCE's D-CARE rate with SCE generation, the average monthly bill at 523 kWh is $122.79; on the standard Domestic rate it is $203.26. How: Apply with SCE online, or by phone through its automated telephone system at 1-800-798-5723.
- Low income: SoCalGas CARE. Customers enrolled in the CARE program receive a 20% discount on their monthly natural gas bill. How: Apply online with SoCalGas; for more information call 1-800-427-2200.
Sources
- City of Garden Grove: CARE senior discount
- Garden Grove public records response (gas and electric utilities)
- CPUC gas fixed charge workshop slides
- SCE: CARE and FERA discounted rates
- SoCalGas: CARE program
Checked October 21, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
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