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NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Pennsylvania

FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric electricity rates

What homes pay FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 1,497,377 homes in Pennsylvania. EIA lists it as FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co.

Headlines

Average price
20.4¢ a kWh
Up 13% on a year ago
Average bill
$178 a month
Up 14% on a year ago
Average use
873 kWh
A month. Pennsylvania 837 kWh
Price rank in Pennsylvania
2 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric homes paid 20.4¢ a kWh, against 20.9¢ across Pennsylvania.

FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric vs Pennsylvania

FirstEnergy Pennsylvania ElectricPennsylvania
Average price, 12 months to August 202620.4¢20.9¢
Price in August 202621.3¢21.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$178$175
Bill in August 2026$198$198
Average monthly use873 kWh837 kWh
Price change, past year+13%+12%
Price change since 2019–+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.