As electricity bills rise with the temperature, some Southern California Edison customers are getting an extra jolt starting this month — and it's one they didn't see coming.
In April, Edison sent homeowners letters saying they were getting a new rate plan but their cost for electricity wouldn't change.
One Santa Monica household's notice, reviewed by The Times, showed the customer's old rate was $1,030 per year. The new rate? Also $1,030 per year, the letter said.
