

“On-Peak” period, when the electrical grid isn’t as stressed. That means using using appliances, charging electric vehicles or using thermostats before or after the 4 to 9 p.m. The utility said the new “time-of-use” rate plans are meant to benefit customers who can shift their electricity usage away from times of day when electricity costs more to deliver. Unlike tiered rates based solely on how much energy each customer uses, the plans will offer pricing based on when and how much energy they use. SoCal Edison provides electricity to millions, including in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Ventura and Riverside counties, and plans to move 2.3 million residential customers to the new plans in six monthly waves through April.


Beginning this month, Southern California Edison will begin transitioning residential customers to new “time-of-use” rate plans that would will charge more for electricity during peak hours, from 4 p.m.
