Discover Flexible Pricing with SCE’s 2025–2027 Pilot Program

Southern California Edison (SCE) is launching an expanded Flexible Pricing Rate Pilot from 2025 to 2027, designed for customers who can shift their energy use to take advantage of dynamic hourly electricity rates.

This program is ideal for homes and businesses that use programmable equipment—such as electric vehicle chargers, HVAC systems, heat pumps, and smart devices—and can schedule energy use during off-peak hours when electricity is most affordable and environmentally friendly.

By participating, you’ll not only have the chance to save on energy costs but also contribute to California’s clean energy future. The results of this pilot will help the State of California and SCE evaluate how flexible pricing can:

• Accelerate the transition to clean energy
• Improve grid reliability
• Lower the overall cost of electricity

How the Flexible Pricing Rate Pilot Works

The Flexible Pricing Rate Pilot offers hourly electricity rates that change daily. Each day’s pricing schedule is released in advance, allowing customers—or their Automated Service Provider (ASP)—to plan energy usage during the lowest-cost hours, helping maximize savings.
 

Smart Energy Planning Example

If you own an electric vehicle (EV) or manage a fleet of EVs, you can schedule charging during off-peak hours when electricity is cheapest, avoiding higher-cost periods.
 

Track Your Savings with a Shadow Bill

Each month, your energy usage under the pilot is tracked through a shadow bill, which shows what you would have paid using the Flexible Pricing Rate. You can access your shadow bill via the upcoming SCE enrollment portal or through your ASP.
 

No Risk, Only Potential Savings

During the pilot:

• You continue paying your regular monthly bill.
• After 12 billing cycles, your actual payments are compared to your shadow bill.
  • If you would have saved money, you’ll receive a refund for the difference.
  • If your costs would have been higher, you won’t owe anything extra.
     

Special Considerations for Solar Customers

Customers on Net Energy Metering (NEM) or the Solar Billing Plan (SBP) will receive any refund at the end of their relevant billing period—even if it’s before the 12-month mark.
 

Flexibility to Opt-Out

You can leave the pilot at any time. If eligible, you’ll receive any refund due after your departure.

How to Enroll in the Flexible Pricing Rate Pilot

• Eligible customers will be able to sign up either:
  • Directly through SCE, or
  • Through a participating Automated Service Provider (ASP)

• Who Is Eligible?
  The Flexible Pricing Rate Pilot is available to both residential and business customers of Southern California Edison (SCE) who meet the following criteria:

  General Eligibility Requirements 

  • You must be an SCE customer receiving generation services from either:
    • SCE directly, or

    • A participating Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) within SCE’s service area

      (Contact your CCA to confirm participation.)

  • You must be currently enrolled in an eligible Time-of-Use (TOU) or Real-Time Pricing (RTP) rate plan.
  • You must not be enrolled in a Demand Response (DR) program, except for specific eligible programs listed below. 

  Eligible Rate Plans        

   

  • Eligible Time-of-Use (TOU) Rates
    • TOU-D-PRIME
    • TOU-D-4-9
    • TOU-D-5-8
    • TOU-GS-1
    • TOU-GS-2
    • TOU-GS-3
    • TOU-8
    • TOU-EV-8
    • TOU-EV-9
    • TOU-PA-2
    • TOU-PA-3
  • Not Eligible
    • TOU-EV-7
    • Non-TOU rates, legacy rate options (Option A, B, or R), street/area lighting rates, and contract rates
      Note: All currently available rate options are eligible, including Option E, Option D, Standby, NEM, SBP, and RTP.
  • Eligible Demand Response (DR) Programs
    • Customers enrolled in the following DR programs may still participate:
    • Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) rates
    • Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) Group A 
      (Excludes BIP, API, or SDP aggregators)
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• If enrolling through an ASP:
  • You’ll grant permission for your ASP to remotely manage your energy devices.
  • Each ASP may offer different automation features—check your ASP agreement for details.
• If enrolling directly through SCE:
  • You’ll be responsible for planning and programming your own energy usage.

No matter how you enroll, you’ll have the opportunity to save by using energy when prices are lowest.