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Pennsylvania

Duquesne Light electricity rates

What homes pay Duquesne Light for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 448,182 homes in Pennsylvania. EIA lists it as Duquesne Light Co.

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Average price
25.4¢ a kWh
Up 10% on a year ago
Average bill
$152 a month
Up 8.6% on a year ago
Average use
597 kWh
A month. Pennsylvania 837 kWh
Price rank in Pennsylvania
1 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Duquesne Light homes paid 25.4¢ a kWh, against 20.9¢ across Pennsylvania.

Duquesne Light vs Pennsylvania

Duquesne LightPennsylvania
Average price, 12 months to August 202625.4¢20.9¢
Price in August 202625.9¢21.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$152$175
Bill in August 2026$195$198
Average monthly use597 kWh837 kWh
Price change, past year+10%+12%
Price change since 2019+58%+51%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.