Pennsylvania residential electricity rates

LATEST PUBLISHED OBSERVATION

21.77 USD cents per kWh

The latest covered residential electricity price for Pennsylvania is 21.77 USD cents per kilowatt-hour, for Aug 2026. That is 9.2% higher than the same reporting period a year earlier.

Residential revenue per kWh sold. A state or national average; individual bills and tariffs differ. EIA monthly values can be revised.

Official U.S. Energy Information Administration data ↗ · Source checked: 2026-11-08 · Cached official feed

What does electricity usage cost in Pennsylvania?

These examples multiply electricity usage by the published average. They are illustrations, not bill quotes; fixed charges, tariff bands and subsidies may affect actual bills.

Monthly electricity usageIllustrative cost in USD
500 kWh108.85 USD
1,000 kWh217.70 USD
1,500 kWh326.55 USD

Pennsylvania electricity price history

Prices remain in the source currency so exchange-rate movements do not alter this comparison.

Observation periodUSD cents per kWhSource flag
Aug 202621.77—
Jul 202621.71—
Jun 202621.73—
May 202621.55—
Apr 202621.47—
Mar 202620.92—
Feb 202620.30—
Jan 202620.19—
Dec 202520.07—
Nov 202520.15—
Oct 202520.48—
Sep 202520.43—
Aug 202519.93—
Jul 202519.52—
Jun 202519.69—
May 202519.30—
Apr 202518.97—
Mar 202518.42—
Feb 202517.99—
Jan 202517.56—
Dec 202417.56—
Nov 202418.04—
Oct 202418.43—
Sep 202417.78—
Aug 202417.57—
Jul 202417.43—
Jun 202417.67—
May 202418.56—
Apr 202418.31—
Mar 202417.97—
Feb 202417.27—
Jan 202417.37—
Dec 202317.52—
Nov 202318.11—
Oct 202318.44—
Sep 202318.02—
Aug 202317.89—
Jul 202317.94—
Jun 202318.39—
May 202318.46—
Apr 202318.36—
Mar 202318.13—
Feb 202318.33—
Jan 202318.02—
Dec 202217.77—
Nov 202217.38—
Oct 202217.51—
Sep 202217.06—
Aug 202216.34—
Jul 202216.48—
Jun 202216.36—
May 202215.07—
Apr 202214.83—
Mar 202214.59—
Feb 202214.38—
Jan 202214.09—
Dec 202114.37—
Nov 202114.13—
Oct 202114.49—
Sep 202114.06—
Aug 202113.86—
Jul 202113.70—
Jun 202113.99—
May 202113.85—
Apr 202113.73—
Mar 202113.22—
Feb 202113.06—
Jan 202113.07—
Dec 202013.18—
Nov 202013.55—
Oct 202013.92—
Sep 202013.59—
Aug 202013.27—
Jul 202013.32—
Jun 202013.63—
May 202014.01—
Apr 202013.78—
Mar 202013.77—
Feb 202013.72—
Jan 202013.65—

How are these residential prices measured?

EIA divides residential electricity sales revenue by electricity sold. This represents the average across households and providers in the reported area, rather than a specific utility rate plan. Monthly observations may be revised.

County, city and political district boundaries do not define utility territories. The U.S. local lookup identifies possible providers by address and ZIP; its utility prices are dated 2024 averages.

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