Hermosa Beach electricity and gas rates

Who supplies power and gas to Hermosa Beach houses and what a typical house uses: about 523 kWh of electricity and 35 therms of gas a month. The city adds a 6% utility users tax.

Electricity: Southern California Edison (delivery) + Clean Power Alliance (generation)

SCE Domestic rate with CPA 100% Green Power, Hermosa Beach's preferred energy option: $0.40019 per kWh in total (CPA generation $0.11641 + SCE delivery $0.25631 + surcharges $0.02747), an average monthly bill of $209.30 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 residential customers not enrolled in CARE or FERA and not living in qualifying deed-restricted affordable housing; the charge amount varies, because some customers receive a discounted Base Services Charge.

Charge	Price
Fixed charge	$24.15 a month
Per kWh	40.02¢

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

Low income: SoCalGas CARE. Customers enrolled in CARE (California Alternate Rates for Energy) get a 20% discount on their SoCalGas bill. How: See SoCalGas assistance programs at socalgas.com.

Pay or manage it

Clean Power Alliance rate options ↗

Sources

Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.

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