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

Pennsylvania

PECO electricity rates

What homes pay PECO for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 1,252,402 homes in Pennsylvania. EIA lists it as PECO Energy Co.

Headlines

Average price
19.5¢ a kWh
Up 12% on a year ago
Average bill
$148 a month
Up 15% on a year ago
Average use
760 kWh
A month. Pennsylvania 837 kWh
Price rank in Pennsylvania
5 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, PECO homes paid 19.5¢ a kWh, against 20.9¢ across Pennsylvania.

PECO vs Pennsylvania

PECOPennsylvania
Average price, 12 months to August 202619.5¢20.9¢
Price in August 202620.5¢21.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$148$175
Bill in August 2026$180$198
Average monthly use760 kWh837 kWh
Price change, past year+12%+12%
Price change since 2019+53%+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.