This bar is found on the bottom of the page shown above. These charges are not in addition to what you see on the left, but where some of the money from those charges goes. The information in this section can be interesting in that it shows you where some of the charges come from. In other words, if Edison says it charges twelve cents per kWh in tier one, then all of the charges associated with tier one, in both the delivery and generation sections, will add up to twelve cents per kWh. To not be confused by all these numbers, it should be understood that they all add up to the current advertised cost per kWh of electricity. The higher the tier, the more it costs per kWh. There are many different methods of generation, from coal, nuclear, wind, solar, and geothermal.Įach of these sections breaks down costs for each Tier of electricity you fall into. The second section, "Generation Charges," has to do with the actual generation of electricity. This includes the upkeep of transmission lines, transformers, sub stations, etc. The first of the two main sections, namely "Delivery Charges" has to do with the transmission of the electricity to your house. A lot of people wonder what all of these charges are, as they do look fairly confusing. Page two of Southern California Edison's bill is shown and explained below.Īll of the different charges are broken down here. *Note that March 07' is shown as zero and N/A in the example above due to this customer not having SCE service turned on until 2008. Edison compares these numbers in both the graph (example above shows March 07', March 08', and March 09'), and in text at the top of the graph (this year, last year, 2 years ago). Since your electricity use will typically vary from month to month as the seasons change (from air conditioning use, your refrigerator, etc.) it makes sense to compare the current months electricity use to that of the same month in prior years to truly give a trend of your conservation efforts. This section has the most valuable information, as it shows how your electricity usage trends over the course of a year. (2) Your Daily Average Electricity Usage (kWh)
#EDISON 5 TIER BILL HOW TO#
For a better understanding of your electric meter, see our How to Read an Electric Meter page.
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You can think of the numbers on the meter as being analogous to your car mileage counter. It takes the numbers read this month, and subtracts the numbers read last month. It shows the actual numbers read from your meter. This section shows you the number of kilo-Watt-hours (kWh) you used this month.
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(1) Total Electricity Used This Month in kWh Page one of Southern California Edison's bill is shown and explained below. To better understand your SCE bill after you have a renewable energy system installed, see our page which explains the SCE Net-Metering agreement bill. This page will explain the standard Southern California Edison bill, which is your "pre-solar" bill. Your bill will be slightly different once you energize your solar power system. In order to simplify the transition to solar power, you should first understand your electricity bill. How to Read Your Southern California Edison (SCE) Bill