Santa Monica electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Santa Monica houses and what a typical house uses: about 523 kWh of electricity and 35 therms of gas a month. The city adds a 10% utility users tax.
Electricity: Southern California Edison (delivery) + Clean Power Alliance (generation)
SCE Domestic rate with Clean Power Alliance 100% Green Power (the option for Default Jurisdictions): $0.40019 per kWh in total (CPA generation $0.11954 + SCE delivery $0.25631 + surcharges $0.02434), 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 customers not in CARE, FERA or affordable-housing programs.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $24.15 a month |
| Per kWh | 40.02¢ |
Gas: 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 |
Ways to pay less
- Low income: SoCalGas CARE. Customers enrolled in CARE get 20% off their SoCalGas bill. How: See SoCalGas assistance programs at socalgas.com.
Sources
Checked October 20, 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.