Rancho Mirage Energy Authority or SCE: what a household pays beta
Rancho Mirage Energy Authority 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 Rancho Mirage Energy Authority 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).
Rancho Mirage
SCE–Rancho Mirage Energy Authority joint rate comparison: SCE rates are current as of June 1, 2026, RMEA rates are current as of March 1, 2026. Source (fetched 2026-10-20).
| Plan | Typical use | SCE | Base Choice default | Premium Renewable Choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Tiered · sheet: DOMESTIC | 795 kWh | $287.26 | $286.79 −0.2% | $302.69 +5.4% |
| D CARE Tiered · sheet: D-CARE | 795 kWh | $177.33 | $176.86 −0.3% | $192.76 +8.7% |
| D FERA Tiered · sheet: D-FERA | 795 kWh | $223.78 | $223.32 −0.2% | $239.22 +6.9% |
| TOU-D-4-9 Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm · sheet: TOU-D-4 | 795 kWh | $287.65 | $287.21 −0.2% | $303.11 +5.4% |
| TOU-D-4-9 CARE Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm · sheet: TOU-D-4-CARE | 795 kWh | $177.60 | $177.16 −0.2% | $193.06 +8.7% |
| TOU-D-4-9 FERA Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm · sheet: TOU-D-4-FERA | 795 kWh | $224.11 | $223.67 −0.2% | $239.57 +6.9% |
| TOU-D-5-8 Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm · sheet: TOU-D-5 | 795 kWh | $287.28 | $286.83 −0.2% | $302.73 +5.4% |
| TOU-D-5-8 CARE Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm · sheet: TOU-D-5-CARE | 795 kWh | $177.35 | $176.90 −0.3% | $192.80 +8.7% |
| TOU-D-5-8 FERA Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm · sheet: TOU-D-5-FERA | 795 kWh | $223.81 | $223.36 −0.2% | $239.26 +6.9% |
| TOU-D-PRIME Time-of-use PRIME · sheet: TOU-D-PRIME | 795 kWh | $299.76 | $299.29 −0.2% | $315.19 +5.1% |
| TOU-D-PRIME CARE Time-of-use PRIME · sheet: TOU-D-PRIME-CARE | 795 kWh | $185.78 | $185.30 −0.3% | $201.20 +8.3% |
| TOU-D-PRIME FERA Time-of-use PRIME · sheet: TOU-D-PRIME-FERA | 795 kWh | $234.04 | $233.56 −0.2% | $249.46 +6.6% |
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), Base Choice: the power price is 9.22¢ a kWh against SCE's 11.72¢ (2.50¢ lower). The exit fee and franchise fee (SCE's “surcharges”: the Cost Responsibility Surcharge, which includes the PCIA, and the franchise fee) is 3.04¢ for Rancho Mirage Energy Authority customers and 0.00¢ for SCE customers (3.04¢ more). (SCE prints no surcharge for its own customers: their share is inside its generation rate.) Delivery is printed 0.59¢ lower for Rancho Mirage Energy Authority customers. Net: −0.06¢ a kWh, or −$0.44 on the typical 795 kWh bill (−0.2%).
Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM), CARE, Base Choice: the power price is 9.22¢ a kWh against SCE's 11.72¢ (2.50¢ lower). The exit fee and franchise fee (SCE's “surcharges”: the Cost Responsibility Surcharge, which includes the PCIA, and the franchise fee) is 2.44¢ for Rancho Mirage Energy Authority customers and 0.00¢ for SCE customers (2.44¢ more). (SCE prints no surcharge for its own customers: their share is inside its generation rate.) Delivery is the same. Net: −0.06¢ a kWh, or −$0.44 on the typical 795 kWh bill (−0.2%).
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 March 1, 2026 City of Rancho Mirage (SCE Baseline Region 15) | DOMESTIC (D) · 795 kWh | $287.26 | Base Choice default $286.79 −0.2% Premium Renewable Choice $302.69 +5.4% | source |
| January 1, 2026 City of Rancho Mirage (SCE Baseline Region 15) | DOMESTIC (D) · 795 kWh | $288.27 | Base Choice default $287.80 −0.2% Premium Renewable Choice $303.70 +5.4% | source |
| November 15, 2025 City of Rancho Mirage (SCE Baseline Region 15) | DOMESTIC (D) · 741 kWh | $279.23 | Base Choice default $278.74 −0.2% Premium Renewable Choice $293.56 +5.1% | source |
| June 1, 2025 City of Rancho Mirage (SCE Baseline Region 15) | DOMESTIC (D) · 741 kWh | $257.43 | Base Choice default $257.02 −0.2% Premium Renewable Choice $271.84 +5.6% | source |
| SCE March 1, 2025 / CCA April 1, 2025 City of Rancho Mirage (SCE Baseline Region 15) | DOMESTIC (D) · 741 kWh | $262.86 | Base Choice default $262.45 −0.2% Premium Renewable Choice $277.27 +5.5% | source |
| SCE March 1, 2024 / CCA March 15, 2024 City of Rancho Mirage (SCE Baseline Region 15) | DOMESTIC (D) · 827 kWh | $303.24 | Base Choice default $302.61 −0.2% Premium Renewable Choice $310.05 +2.2% | source |
| SCE June 1, 2023 / CCA February 1, 2023 City of Rancho Mirage (SCE Baseline Region 15) | DOMESTIC (D) · 839 kWh | $296.45 | Base Choice default $286.90 −3.2% Premium Renewable Choice $294.45 −0.7% | source |
| SCE March 1, 2023 / CCA February 1, 2023 City of Rancho Mirage (SCE Baseline Region 15) | DOMESTIC (D) · 839 kWh | $280.28 | Base Choice default $279.47 −0.3% Premium Renewable Choice $287.02 +2.4% | source |
| SCE June 1, 2022 / CCA March 1, 2022 City of Rancho Mirage (SCE Baseline Region 15) | DOMESTIC (D) · 869 kWh | $265.59 | Base Choice default $265.10 −0.2% Premium Renewable Choice $272.92 +2.8% | source |
| SCE February 1, 2021 / CCA April 1, 2021 City of Rancho Mirage (SCE Baseline Region 15) | DOMESTIC (D) · 767 kWh | $190.25 | Base Choice default $189.52 −0.4% Premium Renewable Choice $192.59 +1.2% | source |
Your options
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Rancho Mirage Energy Authority: opt out · (760) 578-6092.
“There's no fee to opt out. And if you later decide that RMEA's electricity is a good choice for you, we'll be happy to welcome you back!” source
“Customers who opt out before or within the first 60 days of RANCHO MIRAGE ENERGY AUTHORITY service may return to RANCHO MIRAGE ENERGY AUTHORITY at any time. Customers who opt out after the first 60 days of service with RANCHO MIRAGE ENERGY AUTHORITY may be prohibited by SCE from returning to RANCHO MIRAGE ENERGY AUTHORITY 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Mirage | Base Choice since 2018-05-01 (CCA service start per cca_members.csv | source |
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