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Southern California Edison Co late fee

California · Investor Owned

Southern California Edison Co charges 0.6% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
0.6% of the past-due balance
Grace period
19 days
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 3% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
3,219,520

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$34,990,463 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$285,220,067 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
0.12x

Source: US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 1, accounts 450 and 904 (18 CFR Part 101), retrieved via the Public Utility Data Liberation project. Municipal utilities and most cooperatives do not file Form 1, so no ratio is available for them.

Disconnections in 2024

Disconnections
88,061 for non-payment
Rate
1.9 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
815,094
Reconnections
64,116

Counts are disconnection events, not households. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-112. See how this compares.

0.6%/mo of total unpaid balance if not paid by due date, 19-day terms (Southern California Edison; CPUC Rule 9 / Residential Collections FAQ) - low, CA CPUC pattern

Source: https://www.sce.com/sites/default/files/inline-files/Residential_Collections_FAQ_0922_WCAG.pdf

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