What a pool pump costs to run in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania homes use 1,924 kWh a year on a pool pump. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $192.36 to $431.40 a year across 11 published Pennsylvania plans — a $239.04 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Service Add-On Heat Pumptime-of-use · needs a heat pump | $133.07 | −$59.29 | 8.4¢ |
| Residential Service Heatingtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $185.22 | −$7.14 | 11.2¢ |
| Residential Service✓ cheapestflat rate | $192.36 | — | 11.5¢ |
| Residential Heating Service (RH)time-of-use · needs electric heating | $193.88 | +$1.52 | 11.4¢ |
| Residential Service (R)flat rate | $224.04 | +$31.68 | 13.0¢ |
| Residential Service Add-On Heat Pumptime-of-use · needs a heat pump | $376.20 | +$183.84 | 21.1¢ |
| Residential Heating Service (RH)time-of-use · needs electric heating | $390.80 | +$198.44 | 21.6¢ |
| Residential Service Heatingtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $402.00 | +$209.64 | 22.4¢ |
| Residential Service (R) - TOUtime-of-use | $414.80 | +$222.44 | 22.9¢ |
| Residential Service (R)flat rate | $420.96 | +$228.60 | 23.2¢ |
| Residential Serviceflat rate | $431.40 | +$239.04 | 23.9¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $96.24 (Residential Service), dearest $215.88, a $119.64 spread
- Average — cheapest $192.36 (Residential Service), dearest $431.40, a $239.04 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $303.24 (Residential Service), dearest $680.04, a $376.80 spread
What a pool pump costs here
Across 11 plans priced in Pennsylvania, a pool pump adds $192.36 to $431.40 a year — $16.03 to $35.95 a month. The median plan puts a pool pump at $414.80 a year.
Cheapest for a pool pump: Residential Service, Duquesne Light Co. Dearest: Residential Service, Duquesne Light Co.
Those 1,924 kWh are billed at 10.0¢–22.4¢, against a 22.9¢ whole-bill average on the median plan, so on these plans the two rates are close.
What Pennsylvania homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 1,924 kWh a year across 57 sampled homes that run one, 19% under the national 2,384 kWh. The middle half spans 963 kWh to 3,032 kWh, so a pool pump varies by 2,070 kWh between one household and another.
The circulation pump and its filtration cycle. Pool heating is not included. That average covers homes with a pool pump — 8% of homes here.
That makes a pool pump about 19% of the electricity a Pennsylvania home uses. The remaining 8,325 kWh is what a pool pump is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
By provider
On each Pennsylvania provider's cheapest plan: Duquesne Light Co, $192.36; PECO Energy Co, $224.04.
PECO Energy Co charges $31.68 a year more than Duquesne Light Co on Residential Service for the same 1,924 kWh.
Light and heavy use of a pool pump
A household in the lighter quarter runs a pool pump for 963 kWh a year and pays $96.24 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 3,032 kWh and pays $303.24 — $207.00 more for a pool pump on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Pennsylvania, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 11 Pennsylvania tariffs WattClear has ingested — not every plan sold there.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 40.4406, -79.9959.