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January 2020 Rate Changes

Effective January 1, 2020 the rate components listed below changed as follows.

  • Transmission – for all rates
  • Distribution – for all rates
  • NDC – for all rates
  • PPPC – for all rates
  • TOTCA – for all rates
  • NSGC – for all rates
  • CIA – for applicable Residential rates
  • DWR Bond Charge – for all rates
  • SCE Gen – including the RTP “hourly” factors
  • Dual Participation – for all applicable rates
  • CARE Surcharge – for all rates
  • CARE Discount % - for all TOU CARE rates
  • PCIA – for all rates

California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE)

SCE’s current and revised CARE Surcharge and CARE Discount Percentage are listed below:

Rate Component $/kWh Rate or Percentage Prior to January 1, 2020 $/kWh Rate or Percentage as of January 1, 2020
CARE Surcharge* 0.00509 0.00524
CARE Discount for Commercial Accounts 29.0% 28.7%

*The CARE Surcharge rate is shown in dollars/kWh. All non-CARE, non-Street Lighting customers pay this same amount on an equal dollars/kWh basis.