Pepco electricity rates
Potomac Electric Power Co, as the EIA and URDB list it
Potomac Electric Power Co's customers paid 16.6¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $98 a month for 592 kWh. Residential - Schedule R, the one open plan at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $2,333 a year. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Potomac Electric Power Co plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential - Schedule R✓ cheapestpriced by season · tiered · in effect since August 2025 | $2,332.96 | — | 19.4¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Residential - Schedule Rpriced by season · tiered · in effect since August 2025 · delivery charges only | $781.34 | −$1,551.62 | 6.5¢ |
| Residential Aid Discount All-Electric Rider- Schedule RAD-AEpriced by season · tiered · in effect since June 2017 · delivery charges only | $865.75 | −$1,467.21 | 7.2¢ |
| Residential All - Electric Service - Schedule AEpriced by season · tiered · in effect since June 2017 · delivery charges only | $884.11 | −$1,448.85 | 7.4¢ |
| Residential Apartments -All Electric Service (Schedule AE)priced by season · tiered · in effect since June 2017 · delivery charges only | $884.11 | −$1,448.85 | 7.4¢ |
| Residential Apartments-Master Meter-Schedule MMAflat rate · in effect since August 2025 · delivery charges only | $903.84 | −$1,429.12 | 7.5¢ |
| Residential Aid Discount - Schedule RADtiered · in effect since June 2017 · delivery charges only | $916.80 | −$1,416.16 | 7.6¢ |
| Residential Apartments -All Electric Service (Schedule AE)priced by season · tiered · in effect since June 2017 · needs an all-electric home | $1,296.07 | −$1,036.89 | 10.8¢ |
| Residential All - Electric Service - Schedule AEpriced by season · tiered · in effect since June 2017 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,329.07 | −$1,003.89 | 11.1¢ |
| Residential Time Metered - Schedule RTMflat rate · in effect since June 2017 · delivery charges only | $1,370.40 | −$962.56 | 11.4¢ |
| Residential Aid Discount - Schedule RADpriced by season · tiered · in effect since June 2017 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,400.71 | −$932.25 | 11.7¢ |
| Residential Time Metered - Schedule RTMtime-of-use · in effect since June 2017 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,838.80 | −$494.16 | 15.3¢ |
| Residential Apartments-Master Meter-Schedule MMApriced by season · tiered · in effect since August 2025 · needs a multi-family or master-metered building | $2,226.86 | −$106.10 | 18.6¢ |
Price Potomac Electric Power Co’s plans at your own usage
What the one Potomac Electric Power Co plan ranked here costs at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — $1,189.74 (Residential - Schedule R), the one plan ranked here
- 1,000 kWh/mo — $2,332.96 (Residential - Schedule R), the one plan ranked here
- 2,000 kWh/mo — $4,619.47 (Residential - Schedule R), the one plan ranked here
What Potomac Electric Power Co's customers were billed in 2024
At 592 kWh a month, Potomac Electric Power Co's median open plan comes to 19.7¢ per kWh, 19% above the 16.6¢ its customers were billed in 2024, riders included.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Washington, DC | 285,878 |
| Homes it delivers to for other suppliers | 32,902 |
| Share of Washington, DC's households | 100% |
| Average use per home | 592 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $98.17 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 16.6¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 19.7¢ |
Potomac Electric Power Co in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the Residential - Schedule R bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2017
Potomac Electric Power Co's Residential - Schedule R cost $115.07 a month under its June 2017 version and costs $194.41 under its August 2025 one, 69% more. Its biggest single step, in May 2024, added $37.90 (30%). In Washington, DC, EIA's average price rose 70% between 2017 and 2025.
Every version of Residential - Schedule R
| Took effect | At 1,000 kWh | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | $194.41 | +$31.60 (+19.4%) | URDB |
| May 2024 | $162.81 | +$37.90 (+30.3%) | URDB |
| February 2022 | $124.91 | +$14.12 (+12.7%) | URDB |
| March 2019 | $110.79 | +$0.48 (+0.4%) | URDB |
| February 2018 | $110.31 | −$4.76 (−4.1%) | URDB |
| June 2017 | $115.07 | First on record | URDB |
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Potomac Electric Power Co's cheapest open plan is the 28th-highest, 24% more than their median of $1,877.14. It sits between New York State Elec & Gas Corp ($2,324.40) and PPL Electric Utilities Corp ($2,346.48).
Residential - Schedule R is tiered: past 30 kWh a month, each kWh costs 14.9¢ more. Of the 47 utilities whose plans step, that is the largest step.
Residential Time Metered - Schedule RTM changes price with the season: a kWh costs 0.9¢ more in November to May than in June to October, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $155.66 in its dearest month against $149.67 in its cheapest.
In the guides: The price that changes once the meter passes a line · The price that changes with the month
Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Residential - Schedule R — $2,332.96 a year, 19.4¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $17.09 monthly standing charge. In effect since August 2025.
Residential - Schedule R — $781.34 a year, 6.5¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $17.09 monthly standing charge. In effect since August 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
Residential Aid Discount All-Electric Rider- Schedule RAD-AE — $865.75 a year, 7.2¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $13.12 monthly standing charge. In effect since June 2017. Too old to quote as a current price.
Residential All - Electric Service - Schedule AE — $884.11 a year, 7.4¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $13.12 monthly standing charge. In effect since June 2017. Too old to quote as a current price.
Residential Apartments -All Electric Service (Schedule AE) — $884.11 a year, 7.4¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $13.12 monthly standing charge. In effect since June 2017. Too old to quote as a current price.
Residential Apartments-Master Meter-Schedule MMA — $903.84 a year, 7.5¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $2.01 monthly standing charge. In effect since August 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
How Potomac Electric Power Co's plans are structured
Of 13 priceable plans: 10 tiered, 1 time-of-use, 9 priced by season, 2 flat-rate.
Fixed monthly charges run from $2.01 to $17.52.
Potomac Electric Power Co's published schedules
EIA-861 lists Potomac Electric Power Co serving homes in Maryland and Washington, DC. Every schedule here cites its Washington, DC rate documents, which is how they are placed there. 13 of its 13 published residential schedules can be priced.