Solar Energy in the Inland Empire

SCE and the three city utilities

SCE's average residential rate was 34.4¢ per kWh as of June 1, 2026, a bundled average across the whole residential class (CPUC Public Advocates Office, Q2 2026 Electric Rates Report). That applies in Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Fontana, San Bernardino, Redlands and the other SCE cities listed below. The SCE bill guide explains the charges.

• •Riverside Public Utilities was established in 1895 and calls itself a customer-owned water and electric utility, governed by a board of nine community volunteers and the Riverside City Council. SCE's average does not describe an RPU bill in Riverside.
• •Corona runs its own electric utility inside the City's electric service area. Its customers do not receive an electric bill from SCE; other Corona addresses are SCE customers.
• •Moreno Valley Utility is a publicly owned utility started in 2001. It posts a service-area map, so you can check whether a Moreno Valley address is MVU or SCE.
• •The Imperial Irrigation District says it provides electric power to more than 150,000 customers in the Imperial Valley and parts of Riverside and San Diego counties. In Palm Desert, check whether IID or SCE sends your bill.

Community choice on Inland Empire bills

SCE lists several community choice aggregators in its territory, among them Desert Community Energy, Rancho Mirage Energy Authority, Apple Valley Choice Energy and San Jacinto Power. It says it keeps handling meter reading, billing, maintenance and outage response for their customers.

Desert Community Energy says Palm Springs residents are automatically enrolled in its Carbon Free plan, and that SCE still delivers the electricity and sends a single monthly bill. If you live in San Jacinto, look for San Jacinto Power on the generation lines.

Sources, each checked September 23, 2026: Riverside Public Utilities, About RPU; City of Corona, Electric Service; Moreno Valley Utility; IID, About IID Energy; SCE, Community Choice Aggregation; Desert Community Energy.