San Jacinto Power or SCE: what a household pays beta
San Jacinto Power 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 San Jacinto Power 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).
San Jacinto
SCE–San Jacinto Power joint rate comparison: SCE rates are current as of June 1, 2026. SJP rates are current as of May 1, 2024. Source (fetched 2026-10-20).
| Plan | Typical use | SCE | Prime Power default | Pure Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Tiered · sheet: DOMESTIC | 633 kWh | $237.91 | $280.60 +17.9% | $290.60 +22.1% |
| D CARE Tiered · sheet: D-CARE | 633 kWh | $145.30 | $187.98 +29.4% | $192.98 +32.8% |
| D FERA Tiered · sheet: D-FERA | 633 kWh | $184.15 | $226.83 +23.2% | $236.83 +28.6% |
| TOU-D-4-9 Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm · sheet: TOU-D-4 | 634 kWh | $239.48 | $282.31 +17.9% | $292.31 +22.1% |
| TOU-D-4-9 CARE Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm · sheet: TOU-D-4-CARE | 634 kWh | $146.34 | $189.17 +29.3% | $194.17 +32.7% |
| TOU-D-4-9 FERA Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm · sheet: TOU-D-4-FERA | 634 kWh | $185.42 | $228.25 +23.1% | $238.25 +28.5% |
| TOU-D-5-8 Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm · sheet: TOU-D-5 | 634 kWh | $239.39 | $282.16 +17.9% | $292.16 +22.0% |
| TOU-D-5-8 CARE Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm · sheet: TOU-D-5-CARE | 634 kWh | $146.28 | $189.05 +29.2% | $194.05 +32.7% |
| TOU-D-5-8 FERA Time-of-use, peak 5–8 pm · sheet: TOU-D-5-FERA | 634 kWh | $185.34 | $228.11 +23.1% | $238.11 +28.5% |
| TOU-D-PRIME Time-of-use PRIME · sheet: TOU-D-PRIME | 634 kWh | $243.70 | $286.54 +17.6% | $296.54 +21.7% |
| TOU-D-PRIME CARE Time-of-use PRIME · sheet: TOU-D-PRIME-CARE | 634 kWh | $149.19 | $192.03 +28.7% | $197.03 +32.1% |
| TOU-D-PRIME FERA Time-of-use PRIME · sheet: TOU-D-PRIME-FERA | 634 kWh | $188.88 | $231.71 +22.7% | $241.71 +28.0% |
- Pure Green: the typical bill includes a fixed $10.00 a month.
- Pure Green (CARE): the typical bill includes a fixed $5.00 a month.
- Pure Green (FERA): the typical bill includes a fixed $10.00 a month.
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), Prime Power: the power price is 16.14¢ a kWh against SCE's 11.83¢ (4.31¢ higher). 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 San Jacinto Power 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 San Jacinto Power customers. Net: 6.76¢ a kWh, or $42.83 on the typical 634 kWh bill (+17.9%).
Time-of-use, peak 4–9 pm (TOU-D-4-9PM), CARE, Prime Power: the power price is 16.14¢ a kWh against SCE's 11.83¢ (4.31¢ higher). The exit fee and franchise fee (SCE's “surcharges”: the Cost Responsibility Surcharge, which includes the PCIA, and the franchise fee) is 2.45¢ for San Jacinto Power customers and 0.00¢ for SCE customers (2.45¢ more). (SCE prints no surcharge for its own customers: their share is inside its generation rate.) Delivery is the same. Net: 6.76¢ a kWh, or $42.83 on the typical 634 kWh bill (+29.3%).
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 May 1, 2024 City of San Jacinto (SCE Baseline Region 10) | DOMESTIC (D) · 633 kWh | $237.91 | Prime Power default $280.60 +17.9% Pure Green $290.60 +22.1% | source |
| SCE January 1, 2026 / CCA January 1, 2026 (as printed) City of San Jacinto (SCE Baseline Region 10) | DOMESTIC (D) · 633 kWh | $238.88 | Prime Power default $281.56 +17.9% Pure Green $291.56 +22.1% | source |
| November 15, 2025 City of San Jacinto (SCE Baseline Region 10) | DOMESTIC (D) · 597 kWh | $231.79 | Prime Power default $243.96 +5.3% Pure Green $253.96 +9.6% | source |
| June 1, 2025 City of San Jacinto (SCE Baseline Region 10) | DOMESTIC (D) · 597 kWh | $209.47 | Prime Power default $231.90 +10.7% Pure Green $241.90 +15.5% | source |
| SCE June 1, 2024 / CCA February 17, 2023 City of San Jacinto (SCE Baseline Region 10) | DOMESTIC (D) · 672 kWh | $248.77 | Prime Power default $248.69 0.0% Pure Green $258.69 +4.0% | source |
| SCE March 1, 2024 / CCA February 17, 2023 City of San Jacinto (SCE Baseline Region 10) | DOMESTIC (D) · 672 kWh | $252.83 | Prime Power default $245.93 −2.7% Pure Green $255.93 +1.2% | source |
| SCE June 1, 2023 / CCA February 17, 2023 City of San Jacinto (SCE Baseline Region 10) | DOMESTIC (D) · 663 kWh | $239.81 | Prime Power default $229.70 −4.2% Pure Green $239.70 0.0% | source |
| SCE March 1, 2023 / CCA February 17, 2023 City of San Jacinto (SCE Baseline Region 10) | DOMESTIC (D) · 663 kWh | $226.73 | Prime Power default $223.54 −1.4% Pure Green $233.54 +3.0% | source |
| SCE June 1, 2022 / CCA March 1, 2022 City of San Jacinto (SCE Baseline Region 10) | DOMESTIC (D) · 694 kWh | $217.03 | Prime Power default $215.86 −0.5% Pure Green $225.86 +4.1% | source |
| SCE February 1, 2021 / CCA April 13, 2020 City of San Jacinto (SCE Baseline Region 10) | DOMESTIC (D) · 608 kWh | $152.86 | Prime Power default $156.61 +2.5% Pure Green $166.61 +9.0% | source |
Your options
Switch to another San Jacinto Power product
Web form (embedded on puregreen page). San Jacinto Power: change your product.
Return to SCE
San Jacinto Power: opt out · (951) 665-6812.
“You may request to opt out of SJP without penalty at any time. ... Please be advised that if you opt out of SJP and return to SCE service any time after the 60-day post enrollment period, SCE will charge a one-time account processing fee and restrict your return to SJP for 12 months.” source
“If you request to opt out of SJP after 60 days of service, SCE will prohibit you from returning to SJP 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto | Prime Power since 2018-04 (CCA service start per cca_members.csv | source |
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