Southern California Edison Co
Investor Owned electric utility · California · #3 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #17609
Southern California Edison Co is a investor owned electric utility serving 3,735,576 customers in California. In 2025 it sold 50,353 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $13.05B in revenue, an average realized rate of 25.92¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 31.48¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 18 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, buying distribution, wholesale marketing, retail marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 3,262,177 | 18,539 | $5.84B | 31.48¢ | |
| Commercial | 453,722 | 28,536 | $6.55B | 22.94¢ | |
| Industrial | 19,677 | 3,278 | $669.62M | 20.43¢ | |
| Total | 3,735,576 | 50,353 | $13.05B | 25.92¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (474 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,881,200 | 57,096 | $10.77B | 21.33¢ |
| 2022 | 3,819,283 | 54,830 | $11.91B | 24.62¢ |
| 2023 | 3,651,383 | 48,492 | $12.74B | 32.33¢ |
| 2024 | 3,689,005 | 51,347 | $13.60B | 32.43¢ |
| 2025 | 3,735,576 | 50,353 | $13.05B | 31.48¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 545 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.39 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 392 minutes
As reported for California under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 9,588 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 59,534 GWh
Winter peak demand: 12,307 MW
Energy losses: 12.0% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.2% of 5,616,678 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 748,144 installations, 6,449.7 MW of capacity
This utility also reported 1,595,760 delivery-only customers (27,919 GWh delivered) in 2025. Delivery figures are excluded from the totals above because the same electricity is also reported by the energy supplier - see Methodology.
Counties served
Clark, NVFresno, CAImperial, CAInyo, CAKern, CAKings, CALa Paz, AZLos Angeles, CAMadera, CAMono, CAOrange, CARiverside, CASan Bernardino, CASan Diego, CASanta Barbara, CATulare, CATuolumne, CAVentura, CA
Other large utilities in California
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. - 2,008,682 customers, residential 37.52¢
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power - 1,516,453 customers, residential 26.48¢
- San Diego Community Power - 939,547 customers, residential 15.76¢
- Clean Power Alliance of Southern Califor - 819,661 customers, residential 13.95¢
- Sunrun Inc. - 796,359 customers, residential 26.53¢
- Ava Community Energy - 724,515 customers, residential 14.48¢
- Sacramento Municipal Util Dist - 675,491 customers, residential 18.93¢
- Marin Clean Energy - 594,597 customers, residential 15.00¢
All California utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #17609 in the EIA frame.