Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) or SCE: what a household pays beta
Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) buys the electricity; SCE delivers it and sends the bill. Pick your city, rate plan and usage to see the official comparison of a typical bill on each Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) product and on SCE, with an estimate for your own usage.
Every plan on the official comparison
The typical monthly bill printed on the comparison for each residential rate plan, and the difference from SCE (red: more, blue: less).
Palmdale
SCE–Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) joint rate comparison: SCE rates are current as of June 1, 2026. EPIC rates are current as of February 1, 2024. Source (fetched 2026-10-20).
| Plan | Typical use | SCE | EPIC Power default | EPIC Power 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Tiered · sheet: DOMESTIC | 659 kWh | $249.05 | $294.53 +18.3% | $301.12 +20.9% |
| D CARE Tiered · sheet: D-CARE | 659 kWh | $152.61 | $198.09 +29.8% | $204.68 +34.1% |
| D FERA Tiered · sheet: D-FERA | 659 kWh | $193.15 | $238.62 +23.5% | $245.21 +27.0% |
| TOU-D-4-9 Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm · sheet: TOU-D-4-9 | 659 kWh | $249.30 | $295.14 +18.4% | $301.73 +21.0% |
| TOU-D-4-9 CARE Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm · sheet: TOU-D-4-9-CARE | 659 kWh | $152.77 | $198.61 +30.0% | $205.20 +34.3% |
| TOU-D-4-9 FERA Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm · sheet: TOU-D-4-9-FERA | 659 kWh | $193.34 | $239.18 +23.7% | $245.77 +27.1% |
| TOU-D-5-8 Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm · sheet: TOU-D-5-8 | 659 kWh | $249.48 | $295.07 +18.3% | $301.66 +20.9% |
| TOU-D-5-8 CARE Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm · sheet: TOU-D-5-8-CARE | 659 kWh | $152.90 | $198.49 +29.8% | $205.08 +34.1% |
| TOU-D-5-8 FERA Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm · sheet: TOU-D-5-8-FERA | 659 kWh | $193.50 | $239.09 +23.6% | $245.68 +27.0% |
| TOU-D-PRIME Time-of-use PRIME · sheet: TOU-D-PRIME | 659 kWh | $250.75 | $297.28 +18.6% | $303.87 +21.2% |
| TOU-D-PRIME CARE Time-of-use PRIME · sheet: TOU-D-PRIME-CARE | 659 kWh | $153.75 | $200.28 +30.3% | $206.87 +34.5% |
| TOU-D-PRIME FERA Time-of-use PRIME · sheet: TOU-D-PRIME-FERA | 659 kWh | $194.54 | $241.07 +23.9% | $247.66 +27.3% |
Why the bills differ
The delivery part of the bill goes to SCE whichever provider you choose. What differs is the price of the power itself and the exit fee (the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment, PCIA): a charge on CCA customers for power contracts the utility signed before they left, set by the CPUC each year by the year the customer's community left (its “vintage”). How it moved since 2018, by utility and vintage: the exit fee by year.
Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM), EPIC Power: the power price is 16.15¢ a kWh against SCE's 11.74¢ (4.41¢ higher). The exit fee and franchise fee (SCE's “surcharges”: the Cost Responsibility Surcharge, which includes the PCIA, and the franchise fee) is 3.13¢ for EPIC customers and 0.00¢ for SCE customers (3.13¢ more). (SCE prints no surcharge for its own customers: their share is inside its generation rate.) Delivery is printed 0.59¢ lower for EPIC customers. Net: 6.96¢ a kWh, or $45.84 on the typical 659 kWh bill (+18.4%).
Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM), CARE, EPIC Power: the power price is 16.15¢ a kWh against SCE's 11.74¢ (4.41¢ higher). The exit fee and franchise fee (SCE's “surcharges”: the Cost Responsibility Surcharge, which includes the PCIA, and the franchise fee) is 2.54¢ for EPIC customers and 0.00¢ for SCE customers (2.54¢ more). (SCE prints no surcharge for its own customers: their share is inside its generation rate.) Delivery is the same. Net: 6.96¢ a kWh, or $45.84 on the typical 659 kWh bill (+30.0%).
The difference over time
Every comparison found from 2021 on, most of them from archived copies (utilities overwrite these sheets in place).
| Rates as of | Plan | Utility bill | Products (vs the utility) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCE June 1, 2026 / CCA February 1, 2024 City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice) | DOMESTIC (D) · 659 kWh | $249.05 | EPIC Power default $294.53 +18.3% EPIC Power 100 $301.12 +20.9% | source |
| November 15, 2025 City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice) | DOMESTIC (D) · 541 kWh | $207.65 | EPIC Power default $216.87 +4.4% EPIC Power 100 $222.28 +7.0% | source |
| June 1, 2025 City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice) | DOMESTIC (D) · 541 kWh | $185.71 | EPIC Power default $204.20 +10.0% EPIC Power 100 $209.61 +12.9% | source |
| SCE March 1, 2024 / CCA February 1, 2024 City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice) | DOMESTIC (D) · 520 kWh | $187.88 | EPIC Power default $195.03 +3.8% EPIC Power 100 $200.23 +6.6% | source |
| SCE June 1, 2023 / CCA February 1, 2023 City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice) | DOMESTIC (D) · 569 kWh | $200.56 | EPIC Power default $199.79 −0.4% EPIC Power 100 $205.48 +2.5% | source |
| SCE March 1, 2023 / CCA February 1, 2023 City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice) | DOMESTIC (D) · 569 kWh | $189.64 | EPIC Power default $194.80 +2.7% EPIC Power 100 $200.49 +5.7% | source |
| SCE January 1, 2023 / CCA February 1, 2023 City of Palmdale (Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice) | DOMESTIC (D) · 569 kWh | $190.47 | EPIC Power default $195.74 +2.8% EPIC Power 100 $201.43 +5.8% | source |
Your options
Switch to another Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) product
Web form (opt up page) or phone 661-267-5419. Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC): change your product.
Return to SCE
Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC): opt out · (661) 267-5419.
“If you decide to opt back in to SCE after the 60-day opt out period, SCE will charge a one-time account processing fee. ... You will not be charged any fees if you opt out within the first 60 days after your automatic enrollment with EPIC ... To opt out, without penalty, you must call (661) 267-5419 or visit our website at PalmdaleEPICEnergy.com.” source
“Customers who opt out of EPIC before or within the first 60 days after the start of service with EPIC can return to EPIC service at any time. Customers opting out of EPIC service 60 days after EPIC service starts will be subject to SCE's terms and conditions of service, including not having the option to return to EPIC for one year.” source
SCE's rules for returning customers
Within the first 60 days: “If you opt out within the first 60 days after transferring to CCA Service, your account will be transferred from CCA Service and to the same bundled service you were on prior to being transferred to CCA Service. at no cost to you and with no penalty.” source
After 60 days: six months’ notice: “If you opt out of CCA service more than 60 days after being transferred to CCA Service, you will be required to provide a completed Six-Month Advance Notice to Return to Bundled Portfolio Service (Form 14-955) before you will be eligible to return to SCE bundled service.” source
Or return at once: “Request an immediate return to SCE (during the six-month advance notice period), in which case your service account will be served on Schedule Procurement Charge — Transitional Bundled Service (Schedule PC-TBS) for the six-month advance notice period. You will continue to pay CCA CRS charges while on TBS service.” source
Then a minimum stay: “Following the end of the six-month advance notice period, your account will be returned to SCE's bundled service for a minimum commitment of 12 months. During this 12-month period, customers will not be allowed to switch to CCA Service or Direct Access Service until their 12-month commitment has been fulfilled ... *The time served under TBS shall apply toward the 12-month minimum commitment with SCE.” source
Re-entry fee: “Note: Either option is subject to a one-time re-entry fee to cover costs associated with account processing. Please see CCA Info Tariff.” source
Member cities and their default product
The default product is the one a city's customers are enrolled in unless they choose another; where a CCA offers several, each member city's council chooses it. Every city's default and the council decisions behind it.
| City | Default product | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmdale | EPIC Power since 2022-10-01 (CCA service start per cca_members.csv | source |
Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) in the CCA money pages: finances, credit ratings, money returned to customers, and money between Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) and its member city governments. · Every CCA