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Electricity prices in Pennsylvania

What homes in Pennsylvania pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
20.7¢ a kWh
Up 13% on a year ago
Average bill
$174 a month
Up 14% on a year ago
Average use
840 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
15 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Pennsylvania homes paid 20.7¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Pennsylvania vs the US

PennsylvaniaUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202620.7¢18.0¢
Price in July 202621.7¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$174$156
Bill in July 2026$221$212
Average monthly use840 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+13%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+50%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Pennsylvania

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 74% of homes in Pennsylvania; smaller utilities serve the rest.

FirstEnergy Pennsylvania ElectricInvestor-owned20.2¢+14%$1761,495,029
PECOInvestor-owned19.3¢+12%$1481,250,159
PPL Electric UtilitiesInvestor-owned19.9¢+13%$179894,842
Duquesne LightInvestor-owned25.1¢+11%$152448,611
UGI UtilitiesInvestor-owned20.1¢+3.3%$17254,843

Heating fuels in Pennsylvania: heating oil, propane.