Consumer & Lifestyle · Telecom & UtilitiesstructuralBillingB2CPricing

SCE Raises Rates Sharply, Conducts Monthly Outages, and Passes Fire Recovery Costs to Customers

Southern California Edison customers face sharply higher electricity rates, monthly power outages lasting hours to days, minimal maintenance investment, and post-wildfire cost recovery passed directly to ratepayers. High upvote count confirms this is a widespread experience.

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