Lake Elsinore electricity and gas rates
At typical use (633 kWh of electricity and 35 therms of gas a month), electricity and gas for a Lake Elsinore house cost about $300 a month: about $3,600 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Who supplies power and gas to Lake Elsinore houses and what a typical house uses: about 633 kWh of electricity and 35 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: Southern California Edison
SCE's Tiered Rate Plan (Schedule D), rates as of 10/1/26 for customers who get both delivery and generation from SCE: Tier 1 30¢ per kWh up to the baseline allocation, Tier 2 39¢ above it. SCE's Index of Communities lists Lake Elsinore in baseline region 10, whose daily allocation is 19.3 kWh in summer (June to September) and 12.1 kWh the rest of the year. SCE's Base Services Charge is $24.15 a month for residential customers not in CARE, FERA or affordable-housing programs; the Domestic Multifamily Accommodation rate (Schedule DM) is exempt.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.15 a month |
| First 441.04 kWhs a month | 30.00¢ |
| Next kWhs above 441.04 a month | 39.00¢ |
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 |
How Lake Elsinore compares with nearby cities
Electricity and gas, a month
- Canyon Lake · 4 mi$231
- Lake Elsinore$300
- Wildomar · 6 mi$300
- Menifee · 9 mi$300
- Perris · 10 mi$300
- Murrieta · 11 mi$300
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.
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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