Palmdale electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Palmdale houses and what a typical house uses: about 659 kWh of electricity and 35 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: EPIC (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice) with Southern California Edison delivery
Domestic rate with EPIC Power generation: $0.44693 per kWh in total (EPIC generation $0.16120 + SCE delivery $0.25440 + surcharges $0.03133), an average monthly bill of $294.53 at 659 kWh; SCE rates as of June 1, 2026 and EPIC rates as of February 1, 2024. SCE's Base Services Charge is $24.15 a month for customers not in CARE, FERA or affordable-housing programs.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.15 a month |
| Per kWh | 44.69¢ |
Gas: Southern California Gas Company (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 |
Sources
- SoCalGas natural gas rates, March 2026
- CPUC gas fixed charge workshop slides
- CPUC Decision 57092 (1958): Southern California Gas Company franchise from the City of Norwalk
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.