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Southern California Edison

Southern California Edison (SCE) is a utility covering most of central California.

Website: https://www.sce.com/

Utility ID: SCE (this is the utility identifier you use in our API)

The documentation on this page covers the unique data and behavior you will see for this utility. Usually, each section is linked directly from elsewhere in the documentation, so you don't have to read through everything on this page unless it is relevant to you from elsewhere in the docs.

Data Available

To see what data can be collected for this utility, click here.

Tariffs

Below are the list of tariffs you will likely see in Base Meter Block service_tariff and Base Bill Block service_tariff values for this utility. You can also programmatically download this list of tariffs on the GET /files/known_tariffs_json endpoint. We update this list regularly as we see new tariffs.

SCE Net Energy Metering Bill Block

SCE Net Energy Metering (NEM) is a separate billing schedule that makes it easier for SCE to charge for any type of system that may feed energy back into the grid. Net Metering means that you get charged or credited based on whether a meter consumes or provides energy to the grid. A trueup is run every year to balance out the amount paid versus the value delivered to the grid. Given that billing structure, we provide a NEM Bill Block that gives you information on the status of charges throughout the year.

Example

The information for this bill block is pulled from two areas of the bill - the meter readings table usually found on the first page and the "Additional information" box on the tracked charges page.

// SCE NEM Bill Block Example
{
    "current_month_generation_credit": -112.09,
    "current_nem_month": "6",
    "net_usage": -1905.0,
    "total_forward": 15200.0,
    "total_reverse": 17105.0,
    "ytd_generation_charges": 8108.21,
    "ytd_generation_credit": -946.82,
    "ytd_kwh": 137721.0
}

SCE Tracked Charges Bill Block

The values in the sce_tracked_charges block come from the section of the bill labelled "Details of your tracked charges." This section may not be provided on all bills so this block may not always be present in the API response.

Example:

// SCE Tracked Charges Bill Block example
{
    "line_items": [
        {
            "cost": 305.21,
            "end": "2014-02-01T07:00:00.000000+00:00",
            "name": "Delivery - Energy-Winter Mid peak",
            "rate": 0.02751,
            "start": "2014-01-01T07:00:00.000000+00:00",
            "unit": "kwh",
            "volume": 11095.0,
        },
        {
            "cost": 291.74,
            "end": "2014-02-01T07:00:00.000000+00:00",
            "name": "Delivery - Energy-Winter Off peak",
            "rate": 0.01741,
            "start": "2014-01-01T07:00:00.000000+00:00",
            "unit": "kwh",
            "volume": 16757.0,
        },
        {
            "cost": 136.75,
            "end": "2014-02-01T07:00:00.000000+00:00",
            "name": "Delivery - DWR bond charge",
            "rate": 0.00491,
            "start": "2014-01-01T07:00:00.000000+00:00",
            "unit": "kwh",
            "volume": 27852.0,
        },
        {
            "cost": 792.74,
            "end": "2014-02-01T07:00:00.000000+00:00",
            "name": "Generation - Energy-Winter Mid peak",
            "rate": 0.07145,
            "start": "2014-01-01T07:00:00.000000+00:00",
            "unit": "kwh",
            "volume": 11095.0,
        },
        {
            "cost": 807.52,
            "end": "2014-02-01T07:00:00.000000+00:00",
            "name": "Generation - Energy-Winter Off peak",
            "rate": 0.04819,
            "start": "2014-01-01T07:00:00.000000+00:00",
            "unit": "kwh",
            "volume": 16757.0,
        }
    ],
    "total_cost": 2333.96
}

SCE Details Bill Block

Documentation for the sce_details bill_block. Currently, we only support voltage level.

Example:

// SCE Details Bill Block example
{
    "voltage": "480",
}

Charge Breakdown Item Bill Block

Charge breakdown items are individual items found in a charge breakdown.

SCE Charge Breakdown Bill Block

The values in the sce_charge_breakdown include information regarding the charges for a specific bill. The bill blocks come from the sections found to the right of the "Details of your new charges" section for each bill. This section, or any of its subsections, may not be provided on all bills, so they may not always be present in the API. response.

Example:

{
    "sce_charge_breakdown": {
        "additional_information": [
            {
                "cost": null,
                "name": "Service voltage",
                "value": "210 volts"
            }
        ],
        "delivery_charges": [
            {
                "cost": 82.14,
                "name": "transmission charges",
                "value": null
            },
            {
                "cost": 423.12,
                "name": "distribution charges",
                "value": null
            },
            {
                "cost": 0.49,
                "name": "nuclear decommissioning charges",
                "value": null
            },
            {
                "cost": 97.56,
                "name": "public purpose programs charge",
                "value": null
            },
            {
                "cost": 49.73,
                "name": "new system generation charge",
                "value": null
            }
        ],
        "generation_charges": [
            {
                "cost": -0.64,
                "name": "competition transition charge",
                "value": null
            },
            {
                "cost": 87.25,
                "name": "power charge indifference adjustment (PCIA)",
                "value": null
            }
        ],
        "overall_energy_charges": [
            {
                "cost": 12.23,
                "name": "franchise fees",
                "value": null
            }
        ],
        "participation_charges": [
            {
                "cost": null,
                "name": "Bill protection start date",
                "value": "10/01/21"
            },
            {
                "cost": -173.83,
                "name": "YTD incentives",
                "value": null
            },
            {
                "cost": 124.0,
                "name": "YTD event charges",
                "value": null
            }
        ]
    }
}