Southern California Edison: billing error

Dispute the bill with SCE customer service and get a reference number; if SCE does not fix it, complain to the CPUC.

ACredibility A · last verified 2026-10-12 · 100% official or government sources

What does this mean?

Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 31 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.

All Southern California Edison contacts Open in the interactive directory JSON

Collect

the disputed bill
previous bills
meter photos with dates
call notes with reference numbers

Steps

Call SCE, say you dispute the bill, and ask for a bill review and, if usage looks wrong, a meter check. Get a reference number.
PhoneSCE Customer Service / Customer Support +1-800-284-2365
Put the dispute in writing with the account number, the bill date and the amount you dispute. Keep a copy.
If SCE does not resolve it, file a complaint with the CPUC Consumer Affairs Branch.

Rules in force

Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA) negative option requirements
15 U.S.C. 8401-8405
A seller that charges consumers online through a negative option feature (for example an automatic renewal or a free trial that converts to paid) must clearly disclose all material terms before taking billing information, get the consumer's express informed consent before charging, and provide simple mechanisms to stop recurring charges. The FTC enforces ROSCA.
Source: law.cornell.edu, verified 2026-10-12
1 citable point
- Policy
  The seller must obtain "a consumer's express informed consent before charging the consumer's credit card, debit card, bank account, or other financial account".
  Source: law.cornell.edu, verified 2026-10-12

If that fails, escalate

Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.

Customer service
PhoneSCE Customer Service / Customer Support +1-800-284-2365
Supervisor
Ask the representative for a supervisor. Write down the name and reference number.
Written complaint
EmailClaims Department email claims@sce.com
MailClaims Department by mail Southern California Edison Company, Attn: Claims Department, P.O. Box 900, Rosemead, CA 91770
SCE does not publish a complaint form or complaint address on the pages reviewed. Send a dated letter and keep call notes with reference numbers.
State agency
Your state’s utility commission. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Consumer Affairs Branch.
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).
California Attorney General.

Watch out

Payment arrangements online need a My Account sign-in.
The Medical Baseline application needs a medical professional's signature.
SCE's tariff rules (deposits, disputed bills, meter tests, disconnection) are hosted in a SharePoint folder that did not load for review.

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