Average electric bill in Pennsylvania

A typical Pennsylvania home paid about $162.56 a month for electricity in 2025, $1,950.76 for the year, using 843 kWh a month at 19.30 cents per kWh.

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Typical bill 2025: $162.56 a month$1,950.76 a year, energy only
Rank by bill: 12 of 51+7% on the U.S. typical
Average use: 843 kWh a month32 of 51; -4% on the U.S.
Home price 2025: 19.30 ¢/kWh15 of 51; +12% on the U.S.
Costliest month: Jul $211.451,084 kWh at 19.51 ¢
Cheapest month: May $118.06612 kWh at 19.29 ¢
Summer to winter swing: 79%costliest month over cheapest
Typical bill, Jan to Jul 2026: $181.94 a month+12.0% on the same months of 2025
Share of median income: 2.56%16 of 51; median household income $76,081
Typical bill 2023 to 2025: +13.6%$143.11 to $162.56 a month
Typical business bill 2025: $560.22 a month12.44 ¢/kWh
Gap to the lowest bill: $63.97 a monthlowest is New Mexico at $98.59

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Typical monthly bill, Pennsylvania

$118.06 in May to $211.45 in Jul.

Typical monthly bill, Pennsylvania: 12 rows

Month	2025	2026 to Jul
Jan	202	229
Feb	174	213
Mar	151	168
Apr	126	136
May	118	134
Jun	155	171
Jul	211	221
Aug	184	No data
Sep	143	No data
Oct	133	No data
Nov	145	No data
Dec	209	No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Pennsylvania and the states next to it in rank

$162.56 a month, rank 12 of 51.

dollars a month

Pennsylvania163
U.S. average152
Virginia163
South Carolina161

Pennsylvania, Typical monthly bill, Pennsylvania against others, 2025: EIA retail sales.

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Bill by use level

Use	Pennsylvania a month	Pennsylvania a year	U.S. a month	Gap to U.S. in Pennsylvania
210 kWh, 0.25x the Pennsylvania average	$40.53	$486.36	$36.33	+$4
420 kWh, 0.5x the Pennsylvania average	$81.06	$972.72	$72.66	+$8
630 kWh, 0.75x the Pennsylvania average	$121.59	$1,459.08	$108.99	+$13
840 kWh, 1x the Pennsylvania average	$162.12	$1,945.44	$145.32	+$17
1,050 kWh, 1.25x the Pennsylvania average	$202.65	$2,431.80	$181.65	+$21
1,260 kWh, 1.5x the Pennsylvania average	$243.18	$2,918.16	$217.98	+$25
1,690 kWh, 2x the Pennsylvania average	$326.17	$3,914.04	$292.37	+$34
2,530 kWh, 3x the Pennsylvania average	$488.29	$5,859.48	$437.69	+$51

Pennsylvania month by month in 2025

Month	Pennsylvania kWh per account	Pennsylvania price ¢/kWh	Pennsylvania typical bill
Jan	1,151	17.56	$202.04
Feb	964	18.00	$173.59
Mar	819	18.42	$150.88
Apr	663	18.96	$125.68
May	612	19.29	$118.06
Jun	787	19.69	$154.90
Jul	1,084	19.51	$211.45
Aug	922	19.93	$183.66
Sep	701	20.46	$143.39
Oct	650	20.49	$133.12
Nov	721	20.16	$145.43
Dec	1,039	20.08	$208.57

Pennsylvania typical bill over the years

Year	Pennsylvania bill a month	Pennsylvania a year	Pennsylvania kWh per account	Pennsylvania price ¢/kWh
2023	$143.11	$1,717.28	791	18.10
2024	$145.19	$1,742.25	817	17.77
2025	$162.56	$1,950.76	843	19.30

Pennsylvania in 2026 so far

Month	Pennsylvania kWh per account	Pennsylvania price ¢/kWh	Pennsylvania typical bill
Jan 2026	1,135	20.19	$229.08
Feb 2026	1,051	20.30	$213.41
Mar 2026	805	20.92	$168.35
Apr 2026	635	21.47	$136.30
May 2026	624	21.55	$134.38
Jun 2026	785	21.73	$170.53
Jul 2026	1,020	21.72	$221.50

Business and industry in Pennsylvania

Customer type	Pennsylvania bill a month, 2025	Pennsylvania kWh per account	Pennsylvania price ¢/kWh
Business	$560.22	4,504	12.44
Industry	$32,763.79	350,077	9.36

Pennsylvania bill next to income

Pennsylvania: 2.56% of median household income, rank 16; the four states closest to it:

State near Pennsylvania	Median income	Bill a year	Share of income, near Pennsylvania
Ohio	$69,680	$1,797.72	2.58%
Georgia	$74,664	$1,928.07	2.58%
Hawaii	$98,317	$2,487.82	2.53%
North Carolina	$69,904	$1,755.14	2.51%

Weather and the bill

Pennsylvania homes used the most power in Jan 2025 (1,151 kWh per account) and the least in May (612 kWh). Degree-days (heating plus cooling) peaked in Jan (1,271). Across the 12 months, use and degree-days have a correlation of 0.63. 2025 had 5,729 heating and 787 cooling degree-days, 6% below and 32% above the 1991 to 2020 normals (6,110 and 598).

Pennsylvania degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, Pennsylvania, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows

Pennsylvania year	Heating (HDD)	Cooling (CDD)	Normal HDD	Normal CDD
2015	5705	790	6110	598
2016	5375	914	6110	598
2017	5253	667	6110	598
2018	5760	893	6110	598
2019	5590	817	6110	598
2020	5186	844	6110	598
2021	5231	844	6110	598
2022	5707	809	6110	598
2023	4952	656	6110	598
2024	4988	865	6110	598
2025	5729	787	6110	598

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for Pennsylvania, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Pennsylvania, 2025 by month: 12 rows

Month	kWh per account	Price ¢/kWh	Typical bill	HDD 2025	CDD 2025	HDD normal	CDD normal
Jan	1,151	17.56	$202	1,271	0	1,175	0
Feb	964	18.00	$174	965	0	1,027	0
Mar	819	18.42	$151	640	0	850	0
Apr	663	18.96	$126	400	0	495	0
May	612	19.29	$118	188	31	213	29
Jun	787	19.69	$155	10	177	35	114
Jul	1,084	19.51	$211	0	345	6	223
Aug	922	19.93	$184	21	143	17	177
Sep	701	20.46	$143	56	88	101	52
Oct	650	20.49	$133	363	3	406	3
Nov	721	20.16	$145	698	0	719	0
Dec	1,039	20.08	$209	1,117	0	1,066	0

EIA retail sales and NOAA nClimDiv for Pennsylvania, 2025 by month.

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Analyst note

A typical Pennsylvania home account paid about $162.56 a month for energy in 2025, $1,950.76 over the year, which ranks 12 of 51 states, 7% above the U.S. typical bill. Pennsylvania homes used 843 kWh a month (32 of 51, 4% under the U.S.) at 19.30 cents (15 of 51, 12% over), so the bill reflects a mix of price and use. The year swings from $118.06 in May to $211.45 in July, a 79% gap, driven by use of 612 against 1,084 kWh. So far in 2026 the typical bill is $181.94 a month, +12.0% on the same months of 2025. Business accounts paid about $560.22 a month at 12.44 cents, 3.4 times a home bill. Over a year that is 2.56% of the $76,081 median household income, 16 of 51 states. The typical bill was $143.11 a month in 2023, $145.19 in 2024 and $162.56 in 2025, +13.6% in two years, with use per account at 791, 817 and 843 kWh.

Pennsylvania: states with a similar bill

State	Typical bill, near Pennsylvania	kWh a month	Price ¢/kWh
Virginia	$163.07	1,067	15.28
South Carolina	$160.92	1,076	14.96
Georgia	$160.67	1,091	14.73
Tennessee	$160.41	1,217	13.18

Questions on the Pennsylvania bill

What is the average electric bill in Pennsylvania?

Energy only: about $162.56 a month in 2025, or $1,950.76 a year.

How much electricity does a Pennsylvania home use?

Rank 32 of 51: 843 kWh a month in 2025, -4% on the U.S.

What month is the electric bill highest in Pennsylvania?

July at $211.45; the lowest is May at $118.06.

Is the average electric bill in Pennsylvania above the national average?

Above, by $10.70 a month or 7%.

How much does 1,000 kWh cost in Pennsylvania?

$193.00 at 19.30 cents per kWh, the 2025 average.

How far is Pennsylvania from the state with the lowest bill?

$63.97 a month: the lowest typical bill, $98.59 in New Mexico, against $162.56 here.

What share of income goes to electricity in Pennsylvania?

2.56% of the $76,081 median household income, 16 of 51 states.

How much did the typical Pennsylvania bill change since 2023?

$143.11 a month in 2023, $162.56 in 2025, +13.6%.

What does a Pennsylvania business pay a month for electricity?

$560.22 for a typical commercial account, at 12.44 cents per kWh in 2025.

Is the Pennsylvania bill rising in 2026?

$181.94 a month so far, +12.0% on the same months of 2025.