Pomona Choice Energy or SCE: what a household pays beta
Pomona Choice Energy 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 Pomona Choice Energy 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).
Pomona
SCE–Pomona Choice Energy joint rate comparison: SCE rates are current as of June 1, 2026. POME rates are current as of December 1, 2025. Source (fetched 2026-10-20).
| Plan | Typical use | SCE | Pomona Choice default | Pomona Choice (100% Renewable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Tiered · sheet: DOMESTIC | 523 kWh | $195.56 | $224.67 +14.9% | $226.67 +15.9% |
| D CARE Tiered · sheet: D-CARE | 523 kWh | $117.59 | $144.01 +22.5% | $146.01 +24.2% |
| D FERA Tiered · sheet: D-FERA | 523 kWh | $149.99 | $177.52 +18.4% | $179.52 +19.7% |
| TOU-D-4-9 Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm · sheet: TOU-D-4-9 | 522 kWh | $194.39 | $223.83 +15.1% | $225.83 +16.2% |
| TOU-D-4-9 CARE Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm · sheet: TOU-D-4-9-CARE | 522 kWh | $116.82 | $143.44 +22.8% | $145.44 +24.5% |
| TOU-D-4-9 FERA Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm · sheet: TOU-D-4-9-FERA | 522 kWh | $149.05 | $176.84 +18.6% | $178.84 +20.0% |
| TOU-D-5-8 Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm · sheet: TOU-D-5-8 | 523 kWh | $194.49 | $223.57 +15.0% | $225.57 +16.0% |
| TOU-D-5-8 CARE Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm · sheet: TOU-D-5-8-CARE | 523 kWh | $116.87 | $143.28 +22.6% | $145.28 +24.3% |
| TOU-D-5-8 FERA Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm · sheet: TOU-D-5-8-FERA | 523 kWh | $149.11 | $176.63 +18.5% | $178.63 +19.8% |
| TOU-D-PRIME Time-of-use PRIME · sheet: TOU-D-PRIME | 522 kWh | $202.19 | $231.97 +14.7% | $233.97 +15.7% |
| TOU-D-PRIME CARE Time-of-use PRIME · sheet: TOU-D-PRIME-CARE | 522 kWh | $122.09 | $148.95 +22.0% | $150.95 +23.6% |
| TOU-D-PRIME FERA Time-of-use PRIME · sheet: TOU-D-PRIME-FERA | 522 kWh | $155.44 | $183.52 +18.1% | $185.52 +19.4% |
- On this sheet the typical bills are not the per-kWh rates times the usage: for Pomona Choice on DOMESTIC, $0.41528 × 523 kWh = $217.19 (+11.1% against SCE), but the sheet prints $224.67 (+14.9%), and the gap is not a fixed monthly charge. The page shows the sheet's typical bills as printed and no estimate for other usage.
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), Pomona Choice: the power price is 13.65¢ a kWh against SCE's 11.65¢ (2.00¢ higher). The exit fee and franchise fee (SCE's “surcharges”: the Cost Responsibility Surcharge, which includes the PCIA, and the franchise fee) is 2.73¢ for Pomona Choice Energy customers and 0.00¢ for SCE customers (2.73¢ more). (SCE prints no surcharge for its own customers: their share is inside its generation rate.) Delivery is printed 0.59¢ lower for Pomona Choice Energy customers. Net: 4.13¢ a kWh, or $29.44 on the typical 522 kWh bill (+15.1%).
Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM), CARE, Pomona Choice: the power price is 13.65¢ a kWh against SCE's 11.65¢ (2.00¢ higher). The exit fee and franchise fee (SCE's “surcharges”: the Cost Responsibility Surcharge, which includes the PCIA, and the franchise fee) is 2.14¢ for Pomona Choice Energy customers and 0.00¢ for SCE customers (2.14¢ more). (SCE prints no surcharge for its own customers: their share is inside its generation rate.) Delivery is the same. Net: 4.13¢ a kWh, or $26.62 on the typical 522 kWh bill (+22.8%).
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 December 1, 2025 City of Pomona (Pomona Choice Energy; SCE page code 'POME') | DOMESTIC (D) · 523 kWh | $195.56 | Pomona Choice default $224.67 +14.9% Pomona Choice 100% $226.67 +15.9% | source |
| January 1, 2026 City of Pomona (Pomona Choice Energy; SCE page code 'POME') | DOMESTIC (D) · 523 kWh | $196.48 | Pomona Choice default $225.62 +14.8% Pomona Choice 100% $227.62 +15.8% | source |
| SCE November 15, 2025 / CCA December 1, 2025 City of Pomona (Pomona Choice Energy; SCE page code 'POME') | DOMESTIC (D) · 541 kWh | $209.88 | Pomona Choice default $207.74 −1.0% Pomona Choice 100% $209.74 −0.1% | source |
| June 1, 2025 City of Pomona (Pomona Choice Energy; SCE page code 'POME') | DOMESTIC (D) · 541 kWh | $187.69 | Pomona Choice default $208.45 +11.1% Pomona Choice 100% $210.45 +12.1% | source |
| SCE March 1, 2024 / CCA August 1, 2023 City of Pomona (Pomona Choice Energy; SCE page code 'POME') | DOMESTIC (D) · 520 kWh | $189.26 | Pomona Choice default $183.28 −3.2% Pomona Choice 100% $185.28 −2.1% | source |
| SCE June 1, 2023 / CCA July 1, 2023 City of Pomona (Pomona Choice Energy; SCE page code 'POME') | DOMESTIC (D) · 569 kWh | $202.56 | Pomona Choice default $197.87 −2.3% Pomona Choice 100% $199.87 −1.3% | source |
| SCE June 1, 2023 / CCA February 1, 2023 City of Pomona (Pomona Choice Energy; SCE page code 'POME') | DOMESTIC (D) · 569 kWh | $202.56 | Pomona Choice default $192.13 −5.1% Pomona Choice 100% $194.13 −4.2% | source |
| SCE March 1, 2023 / CCA February 1, 2023 City of Pomona (Pomona Choice Energy; SCE page code 'POME') | DOMESTIC (D) · 569 kWh | $191.53 | Pomona Choice default $187.03 −2.3% Pomona Choice 100% $189.03 −1.3% | source |
| SCE June 1, 2022 / CCA March 1, 2022 City of Pomona (Pomona Choice Energy; SCE page code 'POME') | DOMESTIC (D) · 564 kWh | $172.20 | Pomona Choice default $170.29 −1.1% Pomona Choice 100% $172.29 +0.1% | source |
| SCE February 1, 2021 / CCA October 1, 2020 City of Pomona (Pomona Choice Energy; SCE page code 'POME') | DOMESTIC (D) · 594 kWh | $150.52 | Pomona Choice default $149.19 −0.9% Pomona Choice 100% $151.19 +0.4% | source |
Your options
Switch to another Pomona Choice Energy product
Web form (opt up page). Pomona Choice Energy: change your product.
Return to SCE
Pomona Choice Energy: opt out · (909) 620-2079.
“You have the right to opt out of Pomona Choice Energy. If you decide to return 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 Pomona Choice Energy or if you cancel electric service altogether (for example, if you move).” source
“Customers who opt out before or within the first 60 days of Pomona Choice Energy service may return to Pomona Choice at any time. Customers who opt out after the first 60 days of service with Pomona Choice may be prohibited by SCE from returning to Pomona Choice Energy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona | Pomona Choice since 2020-10 (CCA service start per cca_members.csv | source |
Pomona Choice Energy in the CCA money pages: finances, credit ratings, money returned to customers, and money between Pomona Choice Energy and its member city governments. · Every CCA