A.26-05-006
SCE 2027 power-cost forecast (ERRA)
+1.8% for small and medium business, about 0.54 cents per kWh.
Source: SCE customer notice. SCE files an update in October.
Comment on A.26-05-006Santa Monica · Southern California Edison · Public evidence file
A Santa Monica recording studio touched 21 kW three times. Its electricity has cost 63.5% more for the same kilowatt-hours.
$10,223
extra paid on one meter in 19 months, Feb 2025 to Aug 2026, against the same 46,984 kWh priced on SCE’s small-business rate. How this is computed
20 kW
Average draw 3.4 kW
Moved to GS-2, Jan 29 2025
Jun 2024Aug 2026
How the cliff works
SCE’s small-business rate, TOU-GS-1, has no demand charge. A business whose monthly peak “has exceeded 20 kW in any three months in the preceding 12 months” is moved to TOU-GS-2, which does.
- Customer charge. $14.51 a month on GS-1, $268.43 on GS-2. Both figures are on the same Aug 2026 statement, one per meter.
- Demand charges. GS-2 adds $15.83 per kW of the month’s single highest 15-minute reading, plus a summer on-peak generation charge. GS-1 has neither.
- Energy rates. GS-2 prices each kWh a little lower in most months, which offsets part of the new charges.
- No way back on usage. The trigger is three 15-minute peaks. Total use does not matter. This meter averages 3.4 kW.
“Absent the 50 kVA transformer treatment, the transition to the higher demand rate group can result in a significant bill impact as the customer’s load essentially remains the same.”
SCE, rate design testimony, CPUC application A.24-03-019, exhibit SCE-04A, p. 14
Rule text: TOU-GS-1-RTP schedule (same applicability text), SCE sheet 74760-E, TOU-GS-1 applicability, OpenEI rate database, SCE rate plans by business size, SCE tariff books.
What it cost this studio
Every month on GS-2, Meter A’s own kWh in each time-of-use period was re-priced at the GS-1 rates printed on Meter B’s bill for the same days. Meter B is in the same building, with the same supplier, and stayed on GS-1.
$10,223extra over 19 months
$538extra per month on average
$6,172extra in the latest 12 months, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
63.5%more than GS-1 for the same kWh
Where the $10,223 comes from
-$1,650 lower energy rates
$0$11,873 in new charges
| Component | 19 months |
|---|---|
| Customer chargeTOU-GS-2 customer charge minus the TOU-GS-1 customer charge Meter B paid for the same days. | +$4,452 |
| Facilities demand chargeCharged on the month’s highest 15-minute kW. TOU-GS-1 has none. | +$5,336 |
| Generation demand chargeSummer on-peak kW charge on the generation side. TOU-GS-1 has none. | +$1,022 |
| Taxes on the differenceSanta Monica utility users tax and Clean Power Alliance tax on the higher subtotal. | +$916 |
| Climate credit lostThe California Climate Credit goes to small-business accounts. Meter A stopped getting it. | +$148 |
| Energy ratesGS-2 energy prices are lower per kWh in most months, which offsets part of the charges above. | -$1,650 |
| Net cost of the move19 months, 46,984 kWh, Feb 2025 to Aug 2026. | +$10,223 |
Month by month, Feb 2025 to Aug 2026
The gap runs from $255 to $990 a month and never closes. From Feb to Jul 2026 both meters bought power through SCE’s transitional service, so the comparison uses those same prices on both sides.
The price of one kilowatt-hour on this meter
- Jan 2025, TOU-GS-1$0.33per kWh, all in. Statement 03/26/2025.
- Mar 2025, first full month on TOU-GS-2$0.60per kWh. Statement 04/02/2025.
- Aug 2026, TOU-GS-2$0.66per kWh. Statement 08/31/2026.
The all-in price moves with the seasons because fixed charges spread over fewer kWh in winter. The month-by-month comparison above holds kWh constant, so the season cancels out there. Only the lines printed as demand charge, $335 a month on average and $6,357 of the $10,223, carry that name.
Method and the full monthly table
- Actual = Meter A’s printed charges on each statement. The Sep 2025 figure is before a later -$29.13 billing correction.
- GS-1 price = each GS-2 energy line re-priced at Meter B’s GS-1 rate for the same period and time-of-use bucket, plus Meter B’s GS-1 customer charge for the same days, plus the climate credit Meter A stopped getting, plus taxes recomputed at the printed tax rates.
- Check: the same re-pricing run on Meter A’s own TOU-GS-1 months, Sep 2024 to Jan 2025, reproduces its printed bills within $0.22 a month, and every recomputed GS-2 month equals the printed meter total to the cent.
- Every line cites the statement and page it came from. Statement PDFs are not posted because they carry account details; they are available to regulators on request.
| Usage month | Supplier | kWh | Actual, GS-2 | Same kWh, GS-1 | Difference | Statement, page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | CPA | 1,728 | $919.38 | $580.49 | +$338.89 | 03/26/2025, p. 10; 03/26/2025, p. 15; 03/26/2025, p. 12; 03/26/2025, p. 16 |
| Mar 2025 | CPA | 1,451 | $874.69 | $465.83 | +$408.86 | 04/02/2025, p. 5; 04/02/2025, p. 9; 04/02/2025, p. 11; 04/02/2025, p. 8 |
| Apr 2025 | CPA | 1,450 | $889.36 | $432.47 | +$456.89 | 05/02/2025, p. 5; 05/02/2025, p. 8; 05/02/2025, p. 7; 07/03/2025, p. 11 |
| May 2025 | CPA | 2,645 | $1,114.43 | $846.67 | +$267.76 | 06/04/2025, p. 5; 06/04/2025, p. 6; 07/03/2025, p. 12; 07/03/2025, p. 5 |
| Jun 2025 | CPA | 2,829 | $1,871.20 | $1,125.25 | +$745.95 | 07/03/2025, p. 13; 07/03/2025, p. 7; 07/03/2025, p. 10; 07/03/2025, p. 15 |
| Jul 2025 | CPA | 3,223 | $2,220.04 | $1,331.39 | +$888.65 | 08/04/2025, p. 5; 08/04/2025, p. 8; 08/04/2025, p. 10; 08/04/2025, p. 7 |
| Aug 2025 | CPA | 3,792 | $2,427.07 | $1,483.55 | +$943.52 | 09/03/2025, p. 5; 09/03/2025, p. 8; 09/03/2025, p. 7; 09/03/2025, p. 9 |
| Sep 2025 | CPA | 4,347 | $2,414.59 | $1,650.16 | +$764.43 | 10/02/2025, p. 5; 10/02/2025, p. 8; 10/02/2025, p. 7; 10/02/2025, p. 9 |
| Oct 2025 | CPA | 2,280 | $1,094.15 | $742.12 | +$352.03 | 10/31/2025, p. 5; 10/31/2025, p. 9; 10/31/2025, p. 11; 10/31/2025, p. 8 |
| Nov 2025 | CPA | 1,722 | $997.18 | $591.95 | +$405.23 | 12/03/2025, p. 5; 12/03/2025, p. 8; 12/03/2025, p. 7; 12/03/2025, p. 9 |
| Dec 2025 | CPA | 1,563 | $814.98 | $535.48 | +$279.50 | 01/05/2026, p. 5; 01/05/2026, p. 8; 01/05/2026, p. 7; 01/05/2026, p. 9 |
| Jan 2026 | CPA | 1,835 | $1,035.32 | $660.09 | +$375.23 | 02/04/2026, p. 5; 02/04/2026, p. 9; 02/04/2026, p. 11; 02/04/2026, p. 7 |
| Feb 2026 | SCE TBS | 1,632 | $876.05 | $483.76 | +$392.29 | 03/09/2026, p. 7; 03/09/2026, p. 5 |
| Mar 2026 | SCE TBS | 2,023 | $922.69 | $579.98 | +$342.71 | 04/06/2026, p. 7; 04/06/2026, p. 5 |
| Apr 2026 | SCE TBS | 2,030 | $839.37 | $525.15 | +$314.22 | 05/04/2026, p. 7; 05/04/2026, p. 5 |
| May 2026 | SCE TBS | 2,282 | $887.58 | $632.38 | +$255.20 | 06/08/2026, p. 8; 06/08/2026, p. 5 |
| Jun 2026 | SCE TBS | 2,724 | $1,578.56 | $791.87 | +$786.69 | 07/07/2026, p. 7; 07/07/2026, p. 5 |
| Jul 2026 | SCE TBS | 3,798 | $2,158.16 | $1,168.44 | +$989.72 | 08/03/2026, p. 7; 08/03/2026, p. 5 |
| Aug 2026 | SCE bundled | 3,630 | $2,385.69 | $1,470.79 | +$914.90 | 08/31/2026, p. 7; 08/31/2026, p. 5 |
| Total | 46,984 | $26,320.49 | $16,097.82 | +$10,222.67 |
The default premium on top
Santa Monica enrolls businesses in Clean Power Alliance’s 100% Green tier unless they opt down. About 96% of Santa Monica customers are in it (City of Santa Monica).
- The premium. On SCE’s own sample comparison for a TOU-GS-2 business account, 100% Green costs 7.0% more than SCE’s base rate. Clean Power costs the same as base.
- This studio. Both meters were billed “100% Green Power” from Jun 2024 to Jan 2026, 20 months.
- A caveat. Santa Monica sits in an older CPA cost group, so its exit fee may differ from the sample sheet. The sample is SCE’s; the direction is not in doubt.
| Option | Monthly bill | vs SCE base |
|---|---|---|
| SCE base | $3,010.02 | 0.0% |
| CPA Lean | $2,949.84 | -2.0% |
| CPA Clean | $3,010.02 | 0.0% |
| CPA 100% Green, the Santa Monica default | $3,220.70 | +7.0% |
What is pending at the CPUC
The small-business class rate fell 5.3% on Jan 1 2026, from 32.2 to 30.5 cents per kWh (California Regulatory Intelligence, SCE advisory). This campaign is about how the bill is built, not one rate hike. Two open cases would add to it.
A.26-03-030
$1.865 billion smart-meter replacement
+2.5% for small and medium business at the 2033 peak.
Source: SCE customer notice. The CPUC’s Public Advocates Office protested and says the cost belongs in SCE’s next general rate case.
Comment on A.26-03-030On each Docket Card, open Public Comments, then Add Public Comment. Your name, city and ZIP are published (CPUC guide).
Three asks, three decision makers
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California Public Utilities Commission · President John Reynolds
No demand charges for small businesses under 30 kW
Or base the move on a 12-month rolling average instead of three 15-minute readings. And reject SCE’s off-cycle $1.865 billion smart-meter charge, A.26-03-030.
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Clean Power Alliance board · Chair Robert Parkhurst and Santa Monica’s director, Mayor Caroline Torosis (CPA board)
Make Clean Power the business default
Priced at SCE’s base rate, instead of 100% Green at about 7% more. Or cut the green premium for businesses under 50 kW. Next board meetings: Nov 5 and Dec 3, 2 PM (schedule). Written comment: clerk@cleanpoweralliance.org.
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Santa Monica City Council · Mayor Caroline Torosis and the Council (meeting calendar)
Measure it and say so to the CPUC
Publish a small-business energy-cost report twice a year. Send a city letter to the CPUC on A.26-05-006 and A.26-03-030. Written comment: councilmtgitems@santamonica.gov by noon on meeting day.
The petition
The petition goes live at change.org. Its link will replace this note. Until then, the full text is below and the CPUC comment buttons above are open now.
Stop the 20 kW Cliff: Fair Electric Bills for Santa Monica Small Businesses
I run The Recording Club, a recording studio and music club at 1660 9th Street in Santa Monica. In August our main meter cost $0.66 per kilowatt-hour. Across both meters we paid $27,848 for electricity over the last 12 months.
Here is why. Between October 2024 and January 2025, that meter touched 21 kilowatts three times. SCE’s rule says three months over 20 kW and you move to a bigger-business rate. So in February 2025 we did. Across the year that meter averages about 3.4 kilowatts.
Our other meter stayed on the small-business rate, and every bill prints its prices for the same days. So we re-priced the first meter’s exact usage at those prices, line by line, for every month since the move. The new rate has cost us $538 a month on average, $10,223 over 19 months, 64% more for the same electricity. Only $335 a month of that shows up on the bill as a line called demand charge. The rest is spread across the bill. The monthly customer charge went from about $14 to $268.43, the meter stopped getting the state’s climate credit, and the city’s 10% utility tax applies to all of it. In August that meter cost 66 cents a kilowatt-hour. On the small-business rate, the same power would have cost 41 cents.
Then there is the default. Santa Monica enrolls every business in Clean Power Alliance’s 100% Green tier, which on SCE’s own sample comparison for a business account costs about 7% more than SCE’s base rate. About 96% of Santa Monica customers are in it. We paid that premium for 20 months.
This is not one rate hike. SCE’s small-business rate actually dropped 5.3% on January 1. The problem is how the bill is built, and two new asks are already in front of the CPUC.
Every bill line and the method are public at https://cliff.gregspero.com.
I am asking for three things.
- California Public Utilities Commission: no small business pays demand charges below 30 kW, or at least base the switch on a 12-month rolling average instead of three readings. And reject SCE’s off-cycle $1.865 billion smart-meter charge (A.26-03-030), which the CPUC’s own Public Advocates Office has protested.
- Clean Power Alliance board and Santa Monica’s director, Mayor Caroline Torosis: make Clean Power, priced at SCE’s base rate, the default for businesses instead of 100% Green, or cut the green premium for businesses under 50 kW.
- Santa Monica City Council: publish a small-business energy-cost report twice a year, and send a city letter to the CPUC on SCE’s 2027 fuel and power forecast (A.26-05-006, a 1.8% increase for small business) and the smart-meter case (A.26-03-030).
Small businesses are what make Santa Monica worth walking around in. Sign if your electric bill has ever made you wonder what you are actually paying for, and share it with every business owner on your block.
Greg Spero
The Recording Club, Santa Monica
Addressed to
- John Reynolds, President, California Public Utilities Commission
- Robert Parkhurst, Chair, Clean Power Alliance Board of Directors
- Caroline Torosis, Mayor of Santa Monica; Santa Monica’s director on the Clean Power Alliance board
- Rick Chavez Zbur, Assemblymember, 51st District
- Santa Monica City Council
Every bill line
Both meters, every usage month from Jun 2024 to Aug 2026, read from 26 SCE statements. Each row gives the statement date and the page of the charge detail. Meter A is the one that moved.
Meter A
| Usage month | Rate | kWh | Max kW | Current charges | $/kWh | Statement, page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 606 | 11 | $238.28 | $0.393 | 07/02/2024, p. 5, 8 |
| Jul 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,731 | 16 | $1,387.13 | $0.372 | 08/02/2024, p. 5, 8 |
| Aug 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 6,341 | 13 | $2,348.47 | $0.370 | 09/03/2024, p. 5, 8 |
| Sep 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 4,549 | 14 | $1,697.83 | $0.373 | 10/02/2024, p. 5, 8 |
| Oct 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 2,768 | 21 | $799.53 | $0.289 | 10/31/2024, p. 5, 9 |
| Nov 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 2,012 | 21 | $623.87 | $0.310 | 12/03/2024, p. 5, 8 |
| Dec 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 1,841 | 16 | $585.10 | $0.318 | 01/03/2025, p. 5, 8 |
| Jan 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 1,777 | 21 | $590.31 | $0.332 | 03/26/2025, p. 5, 13 |
| Feb 2025 | TOU-GS-2-E | 1,728 | 19 | $919.38 | $0.532 | 03/26/2025, p. 10, 15 |
| Mar 2025 | TOU-GS-2-E | 1,451 | 21 | $874.69 | $0.603 | 04/02/2025, p. 5, 9 |
| Apr 2025 | TOU-GS-2-E | 1,450 | 21 | $889.36 | $0.613 | 05/02/2025, p. 5, 8 |
| May 2025 | TOU-GS-2-E | 2,645 | 22 | $1,114.43 | $0.421 | 06/04/2025, p. 5, 6 |
| Jun 2025 | TOU-GS-2-E | 2,829 | 21 | $1,871.20 | $0.661 | 07/03/2025, p. 7, 13 |
| Jul 2025 | TOU-GS-2-E | 3,223 | 24 | $2,220.04 | $0.689 | 08/04/2025, p. 5, 8 |
| Aug 2025 | TOU-GS-2-E | 3,792 | 27 | $2,427.07 | $0.640 | 09/03/2025, p. 5, 8 |
| Sep 2025 | TOU-GS-2-E | 4,347 | 19 | $2,385.46 incl. -29.13 correction | $0.549 | 10/02/2025, p. 5, 8 |
| Oct 2025 | TOU-GS-2-E | 2,280 | 19 | $1,094.15 | $0.480 | 10/31/2025, p. 5, 9 |
| Nov 2025 | TOU-GS-2-E | 1,722 | 21 | $997.18 | $0.579 | 12/03/2025, p. 5, 8 |
| Dec 2025 | TOU-GS-2-E | 1,563 | 13 | $814.98 | $0.521 | 01/05/2026, p. 5, 8 |
| Jan 2026 | TOU-GS-2-E | 1,835 | 19 | $1,035.32 | $0.564 | 02/04/2026, p. 5, 9 |
| Feb 2026 | TOU-GS-2-E | 1,632 | 18 | $876.05 | $0.537 | 03/09/2026, p. 7 |
| Mar 2026 | TOU-GS-2-E | 2,023 | 18 | $922.69 | $0.456 | 04/06/2026, p. 7 |
| Apr 2026 | TOU-GS-2-E | 2,030 | 14 | $839.37 | $0.413 | 05/04/2026, p. 7 |
| May 2026 | TOU-GS-2-E | 2,282 | 14 | $887.58 | $0.389 | 06/08/2026, p. 8 |
| Jun 2026 | TOU-GS-2-E | 2,724 | 16 | $1,578.56 | $0.580 | 07/07/2026, p. 7 |
| Jul 2026 | TOU-GS-2-E | 3,798 | 21 | $2,158.16 | $0.568 | 08/03/2026, p. 7 |
| Aug 2026 | TOU-GS-2-E | 3,630 | 19 | $2,385.69 | $0.657 | 08/31/2026, p. 7 |
Amber rows: the three 21 kW readings that triggered the move.
Meter B, still on TOU-GS-1
| Usage month | Rate | kWh | Max kW | Current charges | $/kWh | Statement, page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 184 | 3 | $66.78 | $0.363 | 07/02/2024, p. 7, 9 |
| Jul 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 1,027 | 5 | $370.12 | $0.360 | 08/02/2024, p. 7, 9 |
| Aug 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 741 | 3 | $279.23 | $0.377 | 09/03/2024, p. 7, 9 |
| Sep 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 885 | 6 | $346.60 | $0.392 | 10/02/2024, p. 7, 9 |
| Oct 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 1,373 | 10 | $369.86 | $0.269 | 10/31/2024, p. 8, 10 |
| Nov 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 2,168 | 10 | $715.71 | $0.330 | 12/03/2024, p. 7, 9 |
| Dec 2024 | TOU-GS-1-E | 2,301 | 10 | $757.29 | $0.329 | 01/03/2025, p. 7, 9 |
| Jan 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 2,356 | 11 | $811.10 | $0.344 | 03/26/2025, p. 8, 14 |
| Feb 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 2,687 | 13 | $930.45 | $0.346 | 03/26/2025, p. 12, 16 |
| Mar 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 2,981 | 11 | $948.40 | $0.318 | 04/02/2025, p. 8, 11 |
| Apr 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 2,776 | 13 | $828.68 | $0.299 | 05/02/2025, p. 7; 07/03/2025, p. 11 |
| May 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,027 | 13 | $966.93 | $0.319 | 07/03/2025, p. 5, 12 |
| Jun 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 2,938 | 13 | $1,117.93 | $0.381 | 07/03/2025, p. 10, 15 |
| Jul 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,048 | 13 | $1,180.92 | $0.387 | 08/04/2025, p. 7, 10 |
| Aug 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,213 | 14 | $1,237.39 | $0.385 | 09/03/2025, p. 7, 9 |
| Sep 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,576 | 13 | $1,359.97 incl. -1.52 correction | $0.380 | 10/02/2025, p. 7, 9 |
| Oct 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,059 | 11 | $963.46 | $0.315 | 10/31/2025, p. 8, 11 |
| Nov 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,290 | 14 | $1,087.15 | $0.330 | 12/03/2025, p. 7, 9 |
| Dec 2025 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,013 | 13 | $991.62 | $0.329 | 01/05/2026, p. 7, 9 |
| Jan 2026 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,226 | 13 | $1,135.58 | $0.352 | 02/04/2026, p. 7, 11 |
| Feb 2026 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,165 | 13 | $911.24 | $0.288 | 03/09/2026, p. 5 |
| Mar 2026 | TOU-GS-1-E | 2,815 | 13 | $784.24 | $0.279 | 04/06/2026, p. 5 |
| Apr 2026 | TOU-GS-1-E | 2,933 | 11 | $756.91 | $0.258 | 05/04/2026, p. 5 |
| May 2026 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,290 | 11 | $887.50 | $0.270 | 06/08/2026, p. 5 |
| Jun 2026 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,190 | 13 | $911.11 | $0.286 | 07/07/2026, p. 5 |
| Jul 2026 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,057 | 13 | $925.61 | $0.303 | 08/03/2026, p. 5 |
| Aug 2026 | TOU-GS-1-E | 3,060 | 13 | $1,158.64 | $0.379 | 08/31/2026, p. 5 |
Current charges are the meter’s new charges for the period, before any account balance. Two Meter B periods, May and Jun 2025, were billed late on the 07/03/2025 statement.
Sources
SCE rate rule
- SCE tariff books, rates and pricing choicesIndex of SCE rate schedules, including TOU-GS-1 and TOU-GS-2.
- SCE Schedule TOU-GS-1-RTP, Cal. PUC Sheet 74760-ESCE-published tariff text: a customer that ”has exceeded 20 kW in any three months in the preceding 12 months” is transferred to the GS-2 schedule.
- OpenEI Utility Rate Database, SCE TOU-GS-1Same applicability language for TOU-GS-1, transfer to the GS-2 schedule.
- SCE, rate plans by business sizeTOU-GS-1 for 20 kW or less, TOU-GS-2 for 20 to 200 kW.
- SCE TOU-GS-2 rate fact sheetTOU-GS-2 Options D and E both carry demand charges.
- SCE testimony, A.24-03-019, exhibit SCE-04A, p. 14SCE: the transfer ”can result in a significant bill impact as the customer’s load essentially remains the same.”
Clean Power Alliance default
- SCE and CPA joint rate comparisonTOU-GS-2 sample bill: 100% Green +7.0%, Clean 0%, Lean -2.0% against SCE base.
- City of Santa Monica, Clean Power AllianceSanta Monica defaults to 100% Green; about 96% of customers are enrolled in it.
- CPA commercial ratesBusiness tier change, online or by phone.
- CPA board and administrationBoard Chair Robert Parkhurst; Santa Monica’s director Caroline Torosis.
- CPA 2026 meeting scheduleBoard meets Nov 5 and Dec 3, 2 PM.
CPUC cases
- CPUC Docket Card, A.26-05-006SCE 2027 ERRA forecast. Public comment form.
- SCE customer notice, 2027 ERRA forecast+1.8% for small and medium business, about 0.54 cents per kWh.
- CPUC Docket Card, A.26-03-030SCE smart meter replacement. Public comment form.
- SCE customer notice, A.26-03-030$1.865 billion through 2033, +2.5% for small and medium business at peak.
- Public Advocates Office protest of A.26-03-030Argues the costs belong in SCE’s next general rate case.
- CPUC, how to submit a public commentName, city and ZIP are published with each comment.
- California Regulatory Intelligence, SCE rates Jan 1 2026Small and medium business class average fell 5.3%, 32.2 to 30.5 cents per kWh.
- SCE rate advisory, Jan 1 2026SCE’s own notice of the January 2026 changes.
- CPUC, President John ReynoldsPresident of the Commission.
Santa Monica
- Santa Monica City Council meeting calendarWritten comment to councilmtgitems@santamonica.gov by noon on meeting day.
- Santa Monica Next, State of the City text, July 2026Caroline Torosis is Mayor.
Who is behind this
Greg Spero runs The Recording Club, a recording studio and music club at 1660 9th Street, Santa Monica. He is a musician and the studio’s owner (gregspero.com). Every figure on this page comes from the studio’s own SCE statements or the public sources listed above.
Questions, corrections or a bill of your own to compare: greg@therecording.club Email Greg