Electricity prices in Pennsylvania
What homes in Pennsylvania pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 20.9¢ a kWh
- Up 12% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $175 a month
- Up 14% on a year ago
- Average use
- 837 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 15 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Pennsylvania homes paid 20.9¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Pennsylvania vs the US
| Pennsylvania | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 20.9¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 21.8¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $175 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $198 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 837 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +12% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +51% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 21.77¢ |
| July 2026 | 21.71¢ |
| June 2026 | 21.73¢ |
| May 2026 | 21.55¢ |
| April 2026 | 21.47¢ |
| March 2026 | 20.92¢ |
| February 2026 | 20.30¢ |
| January 2026 | 20.19¢ |
| December 2025 | 20.07¢ |
| November 2025 | 20.15¢ |
| October 2025 | 20.48¢ |
| September 2025 | 20.43¢ |
| August 2025 | 19.93¢ |
| July 2025 | 19.52¢ |
| June 2025 | 19.69¢ |
| May 2025 | 19.30¢ |
| April 2025 | 18.97¢ |
| March 2025 | 18.42¢ |
| February 2025 | 17.99¢ |
| January 2025 | 17.56¢ |
| December 2024 | 17.56¢ |
| November 2024 | 18.04¢ |
| October 2024 | 18.43¢ |
| September 2024 | 17.78¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Pennsylvania, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $198 |
| July 2026 | $221 |
| June 2026 | $171 |
| May 2026 | $134 |
| April 2026 | $136 |
| March 2026 | $168 |
| February 2026 | $209 |
| January 2026 | $228 |
| December 2025 | $208 |
| November 2025 | $145 |
| October 2025 | $133 |
| September 2025 | $143 |
| August 2025 | $183 |
| July 2025 | $211 |
| June 2025 | $154 |
| May 2025 | $118 |
| April 2025 | $125 |
| March 2025 | $150 |
| February 2025 | $173 |
| January 2025 | $201 |
| December 2024 | $168 |
| November 2024 | $122 |
| October 2024 | $113 |
| September 2024 | $126 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Pennsylvania, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)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 August 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $29.02 |
| July 2026 | $28.73 |
| June 2026 | $26.08 |
| May 2026 | $19.17 |
| April 2026 | $18.13 |
| March 2026 | $16.67 |
| February 2026 | $14.49 |
| January 2026 | $14.21 |
| December 2025 | $13.91 |
| November 2025 | $15.31 |
| October 2025 | $18.42 |
| September 2025 | $26.59 |
| August 2025 | $27.47 |
| July 2025 | $27.74 |
| June 2025 | $23.20 |
| May 2025 | $19.67 |
| April 2025 | $16.18 |
| March 2025 | $15.24 |
| February 2025 | $12.87 |
| January 2025 | $12.51 |
| December 2024 | $12.49 |
| November 2024 | $13.90 |
| October 2024 | $16.78 |
| September 2024 | $22.35 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Pennsylvania, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in Pennsylvania
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 75% of homes in Pennsylvania; smaller utilities serve the rest.
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania ElectricInvestor-owned | 20.4¢ | +13% |
| PECOInvestor-owned | 19.5¢ | +12% |
| PPL Electric UtilitiesInvestor-owned | 20.0¢ | +13% |
| Duquesne LightInvestor-owned | 25.4¢ | +10% |
| UGI UtilitiesInvestor-owned | 20.2¢ | +3.2% |
Heating fuels in Pennsylvania: heating oil, propane.