What is the PJM capacity charge in Pennsylvania?
5,184,718 of 5,434,380 homes (95%) sit in 4 mapped utilities; the main zone is PECO. FirstEnergy Pennsylvania is the largest at 35% of mapped homes.
Pennsylvania utilities and their PJM zones
| Utility | Zone | Pennsylvania homes | Share | Pennsylvania kWh/mo | 1 kW cents/kWh 2026/27 | 2024/25 $ | 2026/27 $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania | METED, PENLC, APS, ATSI | 1,802,612 | 34.8% | 857 | n/a | $28.92 to $49.49 | $329.17 |
| PECO | PECO | 1,535,818 | 29.6% | 750 | 1.34 | $53.60 | $329.17 |
| PPL Electric | PL | 1,295,883 | 25.0% | 849 | 1.18 | $49.49 | $329.17 |
| Duquesne Light | DLCO | 550,405 | 10.6% | 605 | 1.65 | $28.92 | $329.17 |
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania spans several zones and is not split, so its row shows a range.
PECO against the RTO price
2021/22: $165.73 here, $140.00 RTO-wide; 2022/23: $97.86 here, $50.00 RTO-wide; 2023/24: $49.49 here, $34.13 RTO-wide; 2024/25: $53.60 here, $28.92 RTO-wide.
Pennsylvania per kWh
PECO zone, Pennsylvania: 1 kW at $329.17 x 365 / 1,000 = $120.15 a year, against $19.56 for 2024/25.
Pennsylvania homes average 799 kWh a month (EIA-861, 2024). 1 kW per kWh: 0.20 cents at 2024/25, 1.25 at 2026/27. Pennsylvania average price 2025: 19.30 cents.
14 Pennsylvania utilities serve 249,662 homes outside our map. Largest: UGI Utilities, Inc, investor-owned, 55,011 homes, 18.9 cents; Adams Electric Cooperative Inc, cooperative, 32,231 homes, 14.4 cents; Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA), cooperative, 23,629 homes, 17.0 cents; REA Energy Coop Inc, cooperative, 20,932 homes, 14.5 cents.
investor-owned 97% of homes at 17.3 cents and 795 kWh a month; cooperative 3% of homes at 15.6 cents and 891 kWh a month. Of 67 counties, 51% are nonmetro.
Pennsylvania against other PJM states
Pennsylvania is #8 of 10 on the price ratio, behind New Jersey (6.1x) and ahead of Maryland (4.5x).
Neighbors with a page: Ohio 11.4x, West Virginia 11.4x, New Jersey 6.1x, Maryland 4.5x, Delaware 2.0x.
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Sources
4 Pennsylvania utilities from EIA-861 2024 and the PJM files listed on the hub.
Questions
Which PJM zone is my Pennsylvania utility in?
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania: METED, PENLC, APS, ATSI; PECO: PECO; PPL Electric: PL; Duquesne Light: DLCO.
How many Pennsylvania homes does the zone map cover?
5,184,718 of 5,434,380 (95%); 249,662 are served by utilities we leave unmapped.