Electricity rates — Pennsylvania

What a typical bill in Pennsylvania costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 4 generally available plans here run from $2,346.48 on RS (Residential Service) to $2,847.24 on Residential Service, with a median of $2,772.87.

Effective rates span 19.6¢ to 23.7¢ per kWh at that usage.

What households in Pennsylvania pay, by EIA's count

Pennsylvania's residential electricity averaged 20.5¢ per kWh over the 12 months to June 2026, the 15th-highest of the 50 states and DC and 14% above the US average of 17.9¢. It sits between Wisconsin (18.6¢) and Michigan (20.7¢).

EIA lists 18 utilities serving homes in Pennsylvania. By homes served, the largest 5 are FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co (1,802,612), PECO Energy Co (1,535,818), PPL Electric Utilities Corp (1,295,883), Duquesne Light Co (550,405), and UGI Utilities, Inc (55,011). Investor-owned utilities supply about 72% of its households on full service.

Prices in Pennsylvania jumped 12.9% in a year, from 18.1¢ to 20.5¢ per kWh. Over five years they rose 52.4%, well ahead of the US's 34.7%.

Pennsylvania homes used the most electricity in January and the least in May (2021–2025): a winter peak, 1.7 times the lightest month. July's bills were the highest, averaging $175; May's the lowest, $109. October was the dearest month per kWh, 12% above January.

The utilities with a ranked plan on this page serve about 61% of Pennsylvania's households: PECO Energy Co (1,535,818), PPL Electric Utilities Corp (1,295,883), Duquesne Light Co (550,405). Their median plan at 1,000 kWh a month works out to 23.1¢ per kWh, 13% above EIA's average, which is why this page compares that median with other states'.

Chart of this for reuse (PNG), free to republish under CC BY 4.0 with credit to WattClear. Suggested alt text: “Bar chart. Pennsylvania's average home electricity price, July 2025 to June 2026, was 12.9% higher than the 12 months before, the joint 3rd-largest rise of the 50 states. Washington, DC: +24.9%. United States average: +6.7%. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.”

In the guides: Summer and winter bills, state by state

How Pennsylvania compares

At 1,000 kWh a month the median plan in Pennsylvania costs $2,772.87 a year: the 13th-highest of the 30 states whose indexed plans stand for them, and 20% more than their median of $2,303.60. It sits between Illinois ($2,743.60) and New Jersey ($2,781.56).

Its cheapest open plan, RS (Residential Service) from PPL Electric Utilities Corp at $2,346.48, is the 11th-highest of the 30 states' cheapest plans.

1 of its 13 priceable plans prices by the hour, the 5th-smallest share of any state here.

The largest fixed charge on any plan here is $15.52 a month, the 5th-smallest such charge of the 30 states.

In the guides: What published electricity plans cost, state by state · What a plan charges by the hour, and what moving a kilowatt-hour is worth · What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour

What each provider in Pennsylvania costs

3 utilities serve customers across Pennsylvania in this data. At 1,000 kWh a month the cheapest of them is PPL Electric Utilities Corp at $2,346.48 a year on RS (Residential Service); the dearest is Duquesne Light Co at $2,847.24.

That is $500.76 a year between the best each provider offers.

Cheapest available plan by provider: PPL Electric Utilities Corp $2,346.48; PECO Energy Co $2,761.68; Duquesne Light Co $2,847.24.

Which plan in Pennsylvania is cheapest as use rises

RS (Residential Service) is cheapest at every level tested — $1,266.36 a year at 500 kWh a month, $4,506.72 at 2,000 kWh.

The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $235.32 a year at 500 kWh against $1,031.76 at 2,000 kWh.

How Pennsylvania's plans are structured

Of 13 priceable plans: 1 time-of-use, 6 priced by season, 6 flat-rate.

Fixed monthly charges run from $11.29 to $15.52.

Who provides Pennsylvania's plans

These plans come from 3 utilities: Duquesne Light Co, PECO Energy Co, PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

The largest saving among Pennsylvania's plans

Moving from Residential Service to RS (Residential Service) saves $500.76 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What the Pennsylvania figures do not cover

One of these plans prices by the hour; its figure assumes the typical hourly pattern of homes in Pennsylvania, not this household's own hours.