Electricity rates — Washington, DC

What a typical bill in Washington, DC costs

At 1,000 kWh a month one plan here is open to any household — Residential - Schedule R, at $2,332.96 a year. There is no cheaper option to move to, only the restricted schedules priced below.

Effective rates come to 19.4¢ per kWh at that usage.

What households in Washington, DC pay, by EIA's count

Washington, DC's residential electricity averaged 24.0¢ per kWh over the 12 months to June 2026, the 10th-highest of the 50 states and DC and 34% above the US average of 17.9¢. It sits between New Jersey (23.8¢) and New Hampshire (26.3¢).

EIA lists one utility serving homes in Washington, DC: Potomac Electric Power Co (318,780). Investor-owned utilities supply about 90% of its households on full service.

Prices in Washington, DC jumped 24.9% in a year, from 19.2¢ to 24.0¢ per kWh. Over five years they rose 88.4%, well ahead of the US's 34.7%.

Washington, DC homes used the most electricity in July and the least in April (2021–2025): a summer peak, 1.7 times the lightest month. July's bills were the highest, averaging $148; April's the lowest, $84. December was the dearest month per kWh, 18% above January.

The utilities with a ranked plan on this page serve about 100% of Washington, DC's households: Potomac Electric Power Co (318,780). Their median plan at 1,000 kWh a month works out to 19.4¢ per kWh, 19% below EIA's average, which is why this page compares that median with other states'.

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

How Washington, DC compares

At 1,000 kWh a month the median plan in Washington, DC costs $2,332.96 a year: the 15th-highest of the 33 states whose indexed plans stand for them, and 10% more than their median of $2,121.42. It sits between Wisconsin ($2,146.17) and New Jersey ($2,664.75).

Its cheapest open plan, Residential - Schedule R from Potomac Electric Power Co at $2,332.96, is the 12th-highest of the 33 states' cheapest plans.

1 of its 13 priceable plans prices by the hour, the 4th-smallest share of any state here.

The largest fixed charge on any plan here is $17.52 a month, the 7th-smallest such charge of the 33 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

Who provides Washington, DC's plans

Every plan here comes from Potomac Electric Power Co, the one utility EIA-861 lists serving homes in Washington, DC. How each of its plans is built, and what changing between them saves, is set out on Potomac Electric Power Co's own page.

What the Washington, DC figures do not cover

One of these plans prices by the hour, so its figure is marked lower confidence.