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

UGI Utilities electricity rates

What homes pay UGI Utilities for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 54,821 homes in Pennsylvania. EIA lists it as UGI Utilities, Inc.

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Average price
20.2¢ a kWh
Up 3.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$174 a month
Up 6.4% on a year ago
Average use
862 kWh
A month. Pennsylvania 837 kWh
Price rank in Pennsylvania
3 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, UGI Utilities homes paid 20.2¢ a kWh, against 20.9¢ across Pennsylvania.

UGI Utilities vs Pennsylvania

UGI UtilitiesPennsylvania
Average price, 12 months to August 202620.2¢20.9¢
Price in August 202621.6¢21.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$174$175
Bill in August 2026$179$198
Average monthly use862 kWh837 kWh
Price change, past year+3.2%+12%
Price change since 2019+84%+51%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026