Palm Desert electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power to Palm Desert houses and what a typical house uses: about 795 kWh of electricity a month.
Electricity: Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison is on SCE's service territory cities list that includes Palm Desert. SCE's Domestic rate with SCE generation, from SCE's joint rate comparison with Desert Community Energy (calculated with SCE's 2024 climate zone load profiles from baseline region 15): $0.36133 per kWh in total (generation $0.11761 + delivery $0.24372), an average monthly bill of $287.26 at 795 kWh; SCE rates as of June 1, 2026. SCE's Base Services Charge is $24.15 a month for customers not in CARE, FERA or affordable-housing programs (residential customers; those on the Domestic Multifamily Accommodation rate, Schedule DM, are exempt and continue to pay the Basic Charge).
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.15 a month |
| Per kWh | 36.13¢ |
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.
Sources
- SCE and Desert Community Energy joint rate comparisons
- SCE: CARE and FERA
- https://energycenter.org/sites/default/files/docs/nav/programs/smp/20.%20SCE%20Service%20Territory%20Cities.pdf
Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
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