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If your city belongs to a community choice aggregator (CCA), the CCA buys your electricity and PG&E, Southern California Edison or SDG&E delivers it. Every CCA and its utility must publish a joint comparison of a typical bill. This page puts all 29 current comparisons — 318 plan rows, with CARE and FERA — side by side, shows each product the CCA offers, and estimates the difference at your own usage.
An estimate, not a bill. The typical bills here are copied from the joint rate comparisons each CCA and its utility must publish; each one links to its source. Rates change several times a year, so check the source before you decide. Comparisons fetched 2026-10-20. beta
Find your city
All 221 member cities
- Agoura Hills Clean Power Alliance
- Albany Ava Community Energy
- Alhambra Clean Power Alliance
- American Canyon MCE
- Apple Valley Apple Valley Choice Energy
- Arcadia Clean Power Alliance
- Arcata Redwood Coast Energy Authority
- Arroyo Grande Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Atascadero Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Atherton WestLight Energy
- Auburn Pioneer Community Energy
- Belmont WestLight Energy
- Belvedere MCE
- Benicia MCE
- Berkeley Ava Community Energy
- Beverly Hills Clean Power Alliance
- Blue Lake Redwood Coast Energy Authority
- Brisbane WestLight Energy
- Buellton Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Buena Park Orange County Power Authority
- Burlingame WestLight Energy
- Calabasas Clean Power Alliance
- Calistoga MCE
- Camarillo Clean Power Alliance
- Campbell Silicon Valley Clean Energy
- Capitola Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Carlsbad Clean Energy Alliance
- Carmel Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Carpinteria Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Carson Clean Power Alliance
- Chico Pioneer Community Energy · planned
- Chula Vista San Diego Community Power
- Claremont Clean Power Alliance
- Cloverdale Sonoma Clean Power
- Colfax Pioneer Community Energy
- Colma WestLight Energy
- Colusa Pioneer Community Energy · planned
- Concord MCE
- Coronado San Diego Community Power
- Corte Madera MCE
- Cotati Sonoma Clean Power
- Cudahy Clean Power Alliance · planned
- Culver City Clean Power Alliance
- Cupertino Silicon Valley Clean Energy
- Daly City WestLight Energy
- Danville MCE
- Davis Valley Clean Energy
- Del Mar Clean Energy Alliance
- Del Rey Oaks Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Downey Clean Power Alliance
- Dublin Ava Community Energy
- East Palo Alto WestLight Energy
- El Cerrito MCE
- Emeryville Ava Community Energy
- Encinitas San Diego Community Power
- Escondido Clean Energy Alliance
- Eureka Redwood Coast Energy Authority
- Fairfax MCE
- Fairfield MCE
- Ferndale Redwood Coast Energy Authority
- Fillmore Clean Power Alliance · planned
- Fort Bragg Sonoma Clean Power
- Fortuna Redwood Coast Energy Authority
- Foster City WestLight Energy
- Fountain Valley Orange County Power Authority · planned
- Fremont Ava Community Energy
- Fullerton Orange County Power Authority
- Gilroy Silicon Valley Clean Energy
- Goleta Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Gonzales Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Grass Valley Pioneer Community Energy
- Greenfield Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Grover Beach Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Guadalupe Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Half Moon Bay WestLight Energy
- Hawaiian Gardens Clean Power Alliance
- Hawthorne Clean Power Alliance
- Hayward Ava Community Energy
- Hercules MCE
- Hermosa Beach Clean Power Alliance
- Hillsborough WestLight Energy
- Hollister Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Imperial Beach San Diego Community Power
- Irvine Orange County Power Authority
- King City King City Community Power
- La Cañada Flintridge Clean Power Alliance
- La Mesa San Diego Community Power
- Lafayette MCE
- Lancaster Lancaster Energy
- Larkspur MCE
- Lathrop Ava Community Energy
- Lincoln Pioneer Community Energy
- Live Oak Pioneer Community Energy · planned
- Livermore Ava Community Energy
- Loomis Pioneer Community Energy
- Los Altos Hills Silicon Valley Clean Energy
- Los Altos Silicon Valley Clean Energy
- Los Banos WestLight Energy
- Los Gatos Silicon Valley Clean Energy
- Lynwood Clean Power Alliance
- Malibu Clean Power Alliance
- Manhattan Beach Clean Power Alliance
- Marina Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Martinez MCE
- Menlo Park WestLight Energy
- Mill Valley MCE
- Millbrae WestLight Energy
- Milpitas Silicon Valley Clean Energy
- Monrovia Clean Power Alliance
- Monte Sereno Silicon Valley Clean Energy
- Monterey Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Moorpark Clean Power Alliance
- Moraga MCE
- Morgan Hill Silicon Valley Clean Energy
- Morro Bay Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Mountain View Silicon Valley Clean Energy
- Napa MCE
- National City San Diego Community Power
- Nevada City Pioneer Community Energy
- Newark Ava Community Energy
- Novato MCE
- Oakland Ava Community Energy
- Oakley MCE
- Oceanside Clean Energy Alliance
- Ojai Clean Power Alliance
- Orland Pioneer Community Energy · planned
- Oroville Pioneer Community Energy · planned
- Oxnard Clean Power Alliance
- Pacific Grove Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Pacifica WestLight Energy
- Palm Springs Desert Community Energy
- Palmdale Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC)
- Paradise Pioneer Community Energy · planned
- Paramount Clean Power Alliance
- Paso Robles Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Petaluma Sonoma Clean Power
- Pico Rivera Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy (PRIME)
- Piedmont Ava Community Energy
- Pinole MCE
- Pismo Beach Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Pittsburg MCE
- Placerville Pioneer Community Energy
- Pleasant Hill MCE
- Pleasanton Ava Community Energy
- Point Arena Sonoma Clean Power
- Pomona Pomona Choice Energy
- Port Hueneme Clean Power Alliance
- Portola Valley WestLight Energy
- Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage Energy Authority
- Redondo Beach Clean Power Alliance
- Redwood City WestLight Energy
- Richmond MCE
- Rio Dell Redwood Coast Energy Authority
- Rocklin Pioneer Community Energy
- Rohnert Park Sonoma Clean Power
- Rolling Hills Estates Clean Power Alliance
- Ross MCE
- Salinas Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- San Anselmo MCE
- San Bruno WestLight Energy
- San Carlos WestLight Energy
- San Clemente Clean Energy Alliance
- San Diego San Diego Community Power
- San Francisco CleanPowerSF
- San Jacinto San Jacinto Power
- San José San José Clean Energy
- San Juan Bautista Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- San Leandro Ava Community Energy
- San Luis Obispo Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- San Marcos Clean Energy Alliance
- San Mateo WestLight Energy
- San Pablo MCE
- San Rafael MCE
- San Ramon MCE
- Sand City Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Clean Energy
- Santa Cruz Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Santa Maria Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Santa Monica Clean Power Alliance
- Santa Paula Clean Power Alliance
- Santa Rosa Sonoma Clean Power
- Saratoga Silicon Valley Clean Energy
- Sausalito MCE
- Scotts Valley Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Seaside Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Sebastopol Sonoma Clean Power
- Sierra Madre Clean Power Alliance
- Simi Valley Clean Power Alliance
- Solana Beach Clean Energy Alliance
- Soledad Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Solvang Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- Sonoma Sonoma Clean Power
- Sonora Pioneer Community Energy · planned
- South Pasadena Clean Power Alliance
- South San Francisco WestLight Energy
- St. Helena MCE
- Stockton Ava Community Energy
- Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Clean Energy
- Temple City Clean Power Alliance
- Thousand Oaks Clean Power Alliance
- Tiburon MCE
- Tracy Ava Community Energy
- Trinidad Redwood Coast Energy Authority
- Union City Ava Community Energy
- Vallejo MCE
- Ventura Clean Power Alliance
- Vista Clean Energy Alliance
- Walnut Creek MCE
- Watsonville Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
- West Hollywood Clean Power Alliance
- Westlake Village Clean Power Alliance
- Whittier Clean Power Alliance
- Williams Pioneer Community Energy · planned
- Willits Sonoma Clean Power
- Willows Pioneer Community Energy · planned
- Windsor Sonoma Clean Power
- Winters Valley Clean Energy
- Woodland Valley Clean Energy
- Woodside WestLight Energy
- Yountville MCE
- Yuba City Pioneer Community Energy · planned
Who chose your default product? Every member city's default, what it costs against the cheapest product, and the council decisions behind it.
Every CCA today
The typical bill on the plan most households are on (PG&E: E-TOU-C, SCE: TOU-D-4-9PM, SDG&E: TOU-DR1), each product against the utility; the last column is the default product for a CARE household. Where a CCA lets each city choose its default, the city's page marks it.
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| CCA | Utility | Plan | Utility bill | Products vs the utility | Default, CARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ava Community Energy | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 338 kWh | $138.52 | Bright Choice −0.1% Renewable 100 +4.3% | — |
| Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) 3CE customers in PG&E territory | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 356 kWh | $146.58 | 3Cchoice default +8.8% | +15.8% |
| Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) 3CE customers in SCE territory | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 424 kWh | $160.78 | 3Cchoice default +5.6% 3Cprime +7.7% | +9.5% |
| CleanPowerSF | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 252 kWh | $108.67 | Green default +9.3% SuperGreen +11.7% | +17.5% |
| King City Community Power | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 289 kWh | $119.96 | King City Community Power default −1.4% | −2.5% |
| MCE | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 410 kWh | $165.65 | Light Green default +17.2% Deep Green +20.3% | +30.7% |
| Pioneer Community Energy Placer County area | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 576 kWh | $227.05 | Pioneer Community Energy default +8.8% Pioneer Green100 +11.6% | +15.3% |
| Pioneer Community Energy El Dorado County, Grass Valley and Nevada City | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 587 kWh | $225.33 | Pioneer Community Energy default +13.2% Pioneer Green100 +16.1% | +23.1% |
| Redwood Coast Energy Authority | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 349 kWh | $141.93 | REpower default +1.6% REpower+ +4.1% | +3.0% |
| San José Clean Energy | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 377 kWh | $152.37 | GreenSource default −0.8% TotalGreen +1.6% | −4.7% |
| Silicon Valley Clean Energy | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 396 kWh | $159.76 | GreenStart default −0.3% GreenPrime +1.6% | −0.5% |
| Sonoma Clean Power | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 399 kWh | $160.45 | CleanStart default 0.0% EverGreen +6.2% | 0.0% |
| Valley Clean Energy | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 413 kWh | $166.46 | Standard Green default −1.5% UltraGreen +2.2% | −2.7% |
| WestLight Energy | PG&E | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm every day (E-TOU-C) · 379 kWh | $153.69 | ECOplus default −1.4% ECO100 +1.1% | −2.5% |
| Apple Valley Choice Energy | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 659 kWh | $249.30 | Core Choice default +12.4% More Choice +13.2% | +20.3% |
| Clean Power Alliance CPA cities except Hermosa Beach, La Cañada Flintridge, Lynwood, Monrovia, Port Hueneme and Santa Paula | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 522 kWh | $194.39 | Lean Power −2.0% Clean Power 0.0% 100% Green Power +7.0% | — |
| Clean Power Alliance La Cañada Flintridge, Lynwood and Port Hueneme | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 522 kWh | $194.39 | Lean Power −2.0% Clean Power 0.0% 100% Green Power +7.0% | — |
| Clean Power Alliance Hermosa Beach, Monrovia and Santa Paula | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 522 kWh | $194.39 | Lean Power −2.0% Clean Power 0.0% 100% Green Power +7.0% | — |
| Desert Community Energy | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 795 kWh | $287.65 | Desert Saver −0.3% 100% Carbon Free +20.3% | — |
| Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 659 kWh | $249.30 | EPIC Power default +18.4% EPIC Power 100 +21.0% | +30.0% |
| Lancaster Energy | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 659 kWh | $249.30 | Clear Choice default +17.3% Smart Choice +21.3% | +28.2% |
| Orange County Power Authority | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 522 kWh | $202.09 | Basic Choice +12.3% Smart Choice +14.9% 100% Renewable Choice +16.2% | — |
| Pico Rivera Innovative Municipal Energy (PRIME) | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 522 kWh | $194.39 | PRIME Power default +10.3% PRIME Future +13.0% | +17.2% |
| Pomona Choice Energy | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 522 kWh | $194.39 | Pomona Choice default +15.1% Pomona Choice (100% Renewable) +16.2% | +22.8% |
| Rancho Mirage Energy Authority | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 795 kWh | $287.65 | Base Choice default −0.2% Premium Renewable Choice +5.4% | −0.2% |
| San Jacinto Power | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 634 kWh | $239.48 | Prime Power default +17.9% Pure Green +22.1% | +29.3% |
| Santa Barbara Clean Energy | SCE | Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM) · 424 kWh | $160.78 | Green Start 0.0% 100% Green default +9.5% | +16.1% |
| Clean Energy Alliance | SDG&E | Time-of-use (TOU-DR1) · 346 kWh | $164.01 | Clean Impact −3.2% Clean Impact Plus default +5.2% Green Impact Premium +6.6% | +8.9% |
| San Diego Community Power | SDG&E | Time-of-use (TOU-DR1) · 332 kWh | $158.12 | PowerBase −4.9% PowerOn default −2.8% Power100 −0.7% | −4.8% |
How to read a comparison
- The delivery charge is the same either way. The utility delivers the power and charges every customer the same for that. What differs is the price of the power and the fees below.
- The exit fee (PCIA) often decides the sign. CCA customers pay a Power Charge Indifference Adjustment for contracts the utility signed before their community left; it is set each year and differs by the year a community left. In 2026 PG&E's rose by several cents a kWh for most CCA customers while its own customers got a credit, so CCAs whose power costs less than PG&E's can still cost more in total.
- CARE households feel it more. CARE discounts the utility's charges, but the exit fee is a flat amount per kWh, so the same difference is a larger share of a smaller bill.
- Most CCAs offer more than one product. A city's council picks the default; customers can switch product or return to the utility. Switching and opt-out rules, and the utility's rules for returning customers, are on each CCA's page.
- Savings claims are often for the power price only. “5% below PG&E's generation rate” is a smaller share of the whole bill, and can coexist with a higher total bill.
Other comparisons
- The CPUC's California Electric Rate Comparison lists every CCA and utility product. When checked on 2026-10-20, the newest rates it showed were as of 2025-07-14, and the PG&E-area CCAs' were as of 2024-08-15 or earlier — before the 2026 change in the exit fee.
- Some CCAs offer their own calculator that takes your usage by time of day: Clean Energy Alliance, Clean Power Alliance, Orange County Power Authority, San Diego Community Power, San José Clean Energy.
Earlier comparisons back to 2021, CCA finances and money between CCAs and city governments: CCA money. Method: each comparison was downloaded from the utility's site on 2026-10-20, its residential tables read, and every column checked (power + delivery + fees = the printed total; total × usage = the printed bill, or a fixed monthly charge that is the same on every plan). Typical bills are shown as printed; the usage estimate is the per-kWh difference times your kWh.