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

Pennsylvania

PPL Electric Utilities electricity rates

What homes pay PPL Electric Utilities for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 914,835 homes in Pennsylvania. EIA lists it as PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

Headlines

Average price
20.0¢ a kWh
Up 13% on a year ago
Average bill
$179 a month
Up 17% on a year ago
Average use
897 kWh
A month. Pennsylvania 837 kWh
Price rank in Pennsylvania
4 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, PPL Electric Utilities homes paid 20.0¢ a kWh, against 20.9¢ across Pennsylvania.

PPL Electric Utilities vs Pennsylvania

PPL Electric UtilitiesPennsylvania
Average price, 12 months to August 202620.0¢20.9¢
Price in August 202621.0¢21.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$179$175
Bill in August 2026$179$198
Average monthly use897 kWh837 kWh
Price change, past year+13%+12%
Price change since 2019+49%+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.