Electricity rates — Duquesne Light Co
Duquesne Light Co's customers paid 21.7¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $132 a month for 605 kWh. Residential Service, the lowest of 1 open plan at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $2,847 a year. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Duquesne Light Co plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Service✓ cheapestflat rate · in effect since September 2025 | $2,847.24 | — | 23.7¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Residential Service Add-On Heat Pumppriced by season · in effect since September 2025 · delivery charges only | $985.43 | −$1,861.81 | 8.2¢ |
| Residential Service Heatingpriced by season · in effect since September 2025 · delivery charges only | $1,311.48 | −$1,535.76 | 10.9¢ |
| Residential Serviceflat rate · in effect since September 2025 · delivery charges only | $1,355.88 | −$1,491.36 | 11.3¢ |
| Residential Service Add-On Heat Pumppriced by season · in effect since September 2025 · needs a heat pump | $2,503.14 | −$344.10 | 20.9¢ |
| Residential Service Heatingpriced by season · in effect since September 2025 · needs electric heating | $2,663.88 | −$183.36 | 22.2¢ |
Price Duquesne Light Co’s plans at your own usage — and see what moving from your current plan would save.
What the one Duquesne Light Co plan ranked here costs at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — $1,501.68 (Residential Service), the one plan ranked here
- 1,000 kWh/mo — $2,847.24 (Residential Service), the one plan ranked here
- 2,000 kWh/mo — $5,538.48 (Residential Service), the one plan ranked here
What a typical Duquesne Light Co bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month one plan here is open to any household — Residential Service, at $2,847.24 a year. There is no cheaper option to move to, only the restricted schedules priced below.
Effective rates come to 23.7¢ per kWh at that usage.
What Duquesne Light Co's customers were billed in 2024
At 605 kWh a month, Duquesne Light Co's median open plan comes to 24.6¢ per kWh, 13% above the 21.7¢ its customers were billed in 2024, riders included. Rates set since 2024 may account for some of that.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Pennsylvania | 434,171 |
| Homes it delivers to for other suppliers | 116,234 |
| Share of Pennsylvania's households | 10% |
| Average use per home | 605 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $131.53 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 21.7¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 24.6¢ |
Duquesne Light Co in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the Residential Service bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2017
Duquesne Light Co's Residential Service cost $152.74 a month under its June 2017 version and costs $237.27 under its September 2025 one, 55% more. Its biggest single step, in March 2023, added $64.02 (43%). In Pennsylvania, EIA's average price rose 36% between 2017 and 2025.
Every version of Residential Service
| Took effect | At 1,000 kWh | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | $237.27 | +$8.32 (+3.6%) | URDB |
| January 2024 | $228.95 | +$15.56 (+7.3%) | URDB |
| March 2023 | $213.39 | +$64.02 (+42.9%) | URDB |
| June 2019 | $149.37 | −$6.98 (−4.5%) | URDB |
| September 2018 | $156.35 | +$3.61 (+2.4%) | URDB |
| June 2017 | $152.74 | First on record | URDB |
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Duquesne Light Co's cheapest open plan is the 16th-highest, 54% more than their median of $1,849.47. It sits between Baltimore Gas & Electric Co ($2,835.05) and Consumers Energy Co ($2,879.50).
In Pennsylvania it is the dearest of the 3 utilities indexed; PPL Electric Utilities Corp starts lowest, at $2,346.48.
None of Duquesne Light Co's plans open to any household has a tiered step or a seasonal price in this data: a kWh costs the same however much is used and whatever the month.
Which plan from Duquesne Light Co is cheapest as use rises
Residential Service is cheapest at every level tested — $1,501.68 a year at 500 kWh a month, $5,538.48 at 2,000 kWh.
Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Residential Service — $2,847.24 a year, 23.7¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $13.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since September 2025.
Residential Service Add-On Heat Pump — $985.43 a year, 8.2¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $13.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since September 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
Residential Service Heating — $1,311.48 a year, 10.9¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $13.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since September 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
Residential Service — $1,355.88 a year, 11.3¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $13.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since September 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
Residential Service Add-On Heat Pump — $2,503.14 a year, 20.9¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $13.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since September 2025. Restricted: needs a heat pump.
Residential Service Heating — $2,663.88 a year, 22.2¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $13.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since September 2025. Restricted: needs electric heating.
How Duquesne Light Co's plans are structured
Of 6 priceable plans: 4 priced by season, 2 flat-rate.
Every plan carries a $13.00 fixed monthly charge.
Duquesne Light Co's published schedules
Duquesne Light Co was found serving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 6 of its 6 published residential schedules can be priced.