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CCA money · CCA

Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC)

A City of Palmdale enterprise run through CalChoice.

Compare a household bill on each Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) product with the utility, on your rate plan and usage (beta).

SCEutility territory
2022started serving
1member cities in the index
+18.3%default bill vs utility, SCE June 1, 2026 / CCA February 1, 2024

Default product compared with the utility

-5%0%+5%+10%+15%+20%202120222023202420252026+18.3%
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 ofUtilityScheduleUtility billDefault productDifferenceAll productsSource
SCE June 1, 2026 / CCA February 1, 2024SCE
City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice)
DOMESTIC (D) · 659 kWh$249$295+18.3%EPIC Power $295; EPIC Power 100 $301source
November 15, 2025SCE
City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice)
DOMESTIC (D) · 541 kWh$208$217+4.4%EPIC Power $217; EPIC Power 100 $222source
June 1, 2025SCE
City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice)
DOMESTIC (D) · 541 kWh$186$204+10.0%EPIC Power $204; EPIC Power 100 $210source
SCE March 1, 2024 / CCA February 1, 2024SCE
City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice)
DOMESTIC (D) · 520 kWh$188$195+3.8%EPIC Power $195; EPIC Power 100 $200source
SCE June 1, 2023 / CCA February 1, 2023SCE
City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice)
DOMESTIC (D) · 569 kWh$201$200−0.4%EPIC Power $200; EPIC Power 100 $205source
SCE March 1, 2023 / CCA February 1, 2023SCE
City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice)
DOMESTIC (D) · 569 kWh$190$195+2.7%EPIC Power $195; EPIC Power 100 $200source
SCE January 1, 2023 / CCA February 1, 2023SCE
City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice)
DOMESTIC (D) · 569 kWh$190$196+2.8%EPIC Power $196; EPIC Power 100 $201source

Finances

YearRevenuePower costOperating resultChange in net positionNet position / fund balanceOwed to the city's general fundTransferred to the general fundBasisSource
FY2021———————as reportedsource
FY2022———————as reportedsource
FY2023$29.4 million—−$50,092−$1.1 million−$1.1 million$5.2 million$1.1 millionaudited
change in net position from the city's documents; due to general fund from the city's documents; transfer to general fund from the city's documents
source
FY2024$67.4 million$57.6 million$8.1 million—$7.0 million$11.0 million$0.00audited
due to general fund from the city's documents; transfer to general fund from the city's documents
source
FY2025$78.0 million$69.9 million−$3.4 million−$3.3 million$3.7 million$11.8 million$0.00auditedsource
FY2025$77.0 million——————as reported
'2025 Actuals' column of the FY2027 draft budget (CONTRACT SERVICES 72,205,157; TRANSFERS OUT 13,761, receiving fund not stated). The FY2024-25 ACFR is not in the corpus.
source

Member cities

Palmdale

Other money with member cities

DateCityKindFigureWhat it isSource
2025-05-06PalmdaleLoan / transfer to CCA10,951,344
city pays
At 30 Jun 2024 the Palmdale CCA Fund owed the General Fund $10,951,344 in temporary cash-flow loans.passage · city original
2024-02-21PalmdaleLoan / transfer to CCA5,189,007
city pays
At 30 Jun 2023 the Palmdale CCA Fund owed the General Fund $5,189,007 in temporary cash-flow loans.passage · city original
2024-02-21PalmdaleTransfer to city(1,077,918)
city receives
ACFR moves $1,077,918 from the CCA column to governmental activities, shifting the General Fund's negative CCA balance to the enterprise fund.passage · city original
2023-04-05PalmdaleCollateral$147,000
city pays
City cash of $147,000 at River City Bank has backed EPIC's CPUC letter of credit since 2021; a surety bond replaces it.passage · city original