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Desert Community Energy

Serves Palm Springs and Palm Desert.

Compare a household bill on each Desert Community Energy product with the utility, on your rate plan and usage (beta).

SCEutility territory

2020started serving

3member cities in the index

+20.2%default bill vs utility, SCE June 1, 2026 / CCA July 1, 2026

Default product compared with the utility

Typical residential bill on the default product, percent above (+) or below (−) the utility's, by the date of each published comparison. The table below lists every comparison.

Rates as of	Utility	Schedule	Utility bill	Default product	Difference	All products	Source
SCE June 1, 2026 / CCA July 1, 2026	SCE DCE member cities	DOMESTIC (D) · 795 kWh	$287	$345	+20.2%	Desert Saver $286; 100% Carbon Free $345	source
November 15, 2025	SCE DCE member cities	DOMESTIC (D) · 541 kWh	$208	$243	+17.1%	Desert Saver $207; 100% Carbon Free $243	source
SCE March 1, 2025 / CCA February 1, 2025	SCE DCE member cities	DOMESTIC (D) · 541 kWh	$190	$221	+16.4%	Desert Saver $189; 100% Carbon Free $221	source
SCE June 1, 2024 / CCA June 4, 2024	SCE DCE member cities	DOMESTIC (D) · 520 kWh	$186	$211	+13.1%	Desert Saver $186; 100% Carbon Free $211	source
SCE March 1, 2024 / CCA March 7, 2024	SCE DCE member cities	DOMESTIC (D) · 520 kWh	$189	$214	+13.1%	Desert Saver $189; 100% Carbon Free $214	source
SCE June 1, 2023 / CCA July 1, 2023	SCE DCE member cities	DOMESTIC (D) · 569 kWh	$199	$225	+13.2%	Desert Saver $198; 100% Carbon Free $225	source
SCE March 1, 2023 / CCA January 1, 2023	SCE DCE member cities	DOMESTIC (D) · 569 kWh	$188	$215	+14.4%	Desert Saver $188; 100% Carbon Free $215	source
SCE June 1, 2022 / CCA March 1, 2022	SCE DCE member cities	DOMESTIC (D) · 564 kWh	$170	$194	+14.2%	Desert Saver $169; 100% Carbon Free $194	source
SCE June 1, 2022 / CCA March 1, 2022	SCE DCE member cities	DOMESTIC (D) · 564 kWh	$170	$195	+14.9%	Desert Saver $171; 100% Carbon Free $195	source
SCE October 1, 2021 / CCA July 15, 2021	SCE DCE member cities	DOMESTIC (D) · 594 kWh	$164	$172	+5.3%	Desert Saver $149; 100% Carbon Free $172	source

Finances

Year	Revenue	Power cost	Operating result	Change in net position	Net position / fund balance	Basis	Source
FY2022	$44.8 million	—	—	−$403,473	$4.9 million	audited	source
FY2023	$57.7 million	—	—	$14.4 million	$19.3 million	audited	source
FY2024	$69.7 million	—	$15.4 million	$15.9 million	$35.2 million	audited Electricity sales $69,668,924; total opex $54,315,733. FY2025 audit not found.	source
FY2025	$70.8 million	$64.2 million	$3.7 million	$4.9 million	$40.0 million	audited	source

Credit ratings

S&P BBB (stable) — Aug 2024 source

Member cities

Cathedral City · Palm Desert · Palm Springs

Other money with member cities

Date	City	Kind	Figure	What it is	Source
2026-02-25	Palm Springs	Tax / fee	9% city receives · actual / audited	Palm Springs' utility users tax revenue fell 9% (about $0.5 million) in the first half of FY26 versus FY25, partly due to lower payments from Desert Community Energy.	passage · city original
2023-12-14	Palm Springs	Collateral	$ 25 MILLION city backs · approved / budgeted	Palm Springs council approved an unconditional guaranty, capped at $25 million, of Desert Community Energy's electricity procurement obligations under its agreement with The Energy Authority, Inc., on December 14, 2023.	passage · city original
2022-06-16	Palm Springs	Collateral	$13,000,000 city backs · estimate / proposal	Palm Springs council is asked to guarantee Desert Community Energy's expanded River City Bank credit line, up to $13,000,000, up from $8,000,000, liable upon DCE default.	passage · city original
2022-01-27	Palm Springs	Collateral	$8,000,000 city backs · estimate / proposal	Palm Springs would unconditionally guarantee up to $8,000,000 of a River City Bank revolving credit line for Desert Community Energy's working capital, liable if DCE defaults.	passage · city original