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Official route and working notes

Southern California Edison

A practical starting point for gathering what you need and contacting the right team. Confirm the current account-specific requirements with the institution.

Also known as: SCE, Southern California Edison, electricity

A gentle note on scope

Paperwake provides administrative guidance, not legal advice. We help you find practical next steps after a death; please confirm requirements with the official institution or a qualified professional when you need legal advice.

Have ready
Documents and details
Gather what you can before you start. The institution will confirm what it accepts.
  • A death certificate or trust documents.
  • Valid identification, such as a driver’s license, state ID, or Social Security number.
Suggested order
One step at a time
Use this as a working sequence, then follow the institution’s written instructions.
  1. 01Choose whether service should continue for a new account holder or stop because the property is unoccupied.
  2. 02Upload the requested death certificate or trust document and identification.
  3. 03If a new person will live at the address, submit a move-in request for service in that person’s name.
  4. 04Confirm that documents were verified and ask when any final bill or service change will take effect.
Typical timing
What to expect
Timelines can depend on the product, documents, and circumstances.

Not confirmed; ask the institution for current timing.

Needs human review
Details to confirm
These points are not confirmed by the linked official guidance.
  • SCE’s instructions apply only within its service territory; a document-only submission may lead to a move-in deadline, so confirm timing for this address.
Review context
Last reviewed
This date tells you when Paperwake most recently checked the guidance below.

September 30, 2026

Requirements can vary by account, location, and circumstance. Confirm the current process with the institution before sending sensitive documents.

What changed
Review notes
A plain-language record of updates to this family-facing guidance, newest first.

  1. September 30, 2026

    Reviewed the linked official US guidance and recorded account-specific details that still need confirmation.

Contact route
Use SCE’s online account-change guidance and document-upload portal to close or move the account.

Start with the official source below and keep a note of any case number or documents the institution requests.

Open official route
Contact channels
Use the official route and ask what applies to the account.

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Sources for this guidance

Last reviewed September 2026. Confirm current requirements with the institution before sending sensitive documents.