Southern California Edison customers in Santa Barbara County will see changes to their electricity bills this fall, with a rate increase now in effect and a new billing structure set to roll out next month.
Residential electric rates rose by approximately 13 percent on Oct. 1 after the California Public Utilities Commission approved SCE’s General Rate Case. Filed every four years, the case authorizes the utility’s operating plan and customer pricing to support grid reliability and infrastructure improvements.
“This is essentially approving how we operate and the rates that we are able to collect from customers,” said Gabriela Ornelas, a spokesperson for SCE…