BGE electric rates and bills: Baltimore Gas and Electric
BGE's 1,143,710 default-service customers in Maryland paid an average of 20.19¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $177.19 a month on 878 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 22.26¢, and 21.71¢ in August 2026.2 Another 76,934 homes on its wires (6.3%) buy their supply elsewhere and pay BGE delivery charges averaging 7.40¢ per kWh, plus their supplier's price.
EIA-861 2025 final (released October 7, 2026) and EIA's monthly utility survey through August 2026 (preliminary); next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Averages are revenue divided by kWh, all charges included: not the rate printed in a tariff.
9 of 24 Maryland counties served (EIA-861 2025)
BGE's Standard Offer Service homes paid an average of 20.19¢ per kWh in 2025, +12.7% on 2024, and 22.26¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months. The delivery part of the bill climbed much faster than at Pepco or Delmarva Power (+14.0%1 in 2025), and the largest bills arrive in January, not in summer.
Cents per kWh at BGE, period by period
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company delivers electricity to 1,220,644 homes, 49.5% of all residential customers in Maryland. 1,143,710 of them also bought their power from BGE in 2025 through Standard Offer Service, the supply a household receives when it has not chosen a supplier. Those homes paid an average of 20.19¢ per kWh: 3.4% above the Maryland average and 13.6% above the national average for investor-owned utilities. Among the 7 Maryland utilities with 10,000 or more such customers, BGE's average was the 3rd highest, behind Delmarva Power (21.81¢ per kWh) and Pepco (21.74¢ per kWh). Nationally it ranked 35th highest of 177 utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers, against a median of 15.07¢ per kWh1.
Average revenue per kWh means everything those homes were billed for delivery and supply, including the monthly customer charge and riders, divided by the kWh they used; most taxes are left out. It is not a rate on the tariff, and a home that uses less than average pays more per kWh than this figure.
EIA's monthly survey gives two more recent readings. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) the average was 22.26¢ per kWh, higher than the 2025 figure because the cheaper early months of 2025 have dropped out. In August 20263 it was 21.71¢ per kWh, +8.6%2 against August 2025. Both include preliminary 2026 months.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kWh in each month, as reported to EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). Bundled (default-service) customers only.
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| Month | BGE (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 18.38¢ | 1,273 | $233.94 |
| February 2025 | 18.90¢ | 962 | $181.81 |
| March 2025 | 20.07¢ | 756 | $151.79 |
| April 2025 | 19.66¢ | 632 | $124.25 |
| May 2025 | 19.78¢ | 629 | $124.54 |
| June 2025 | 18.59¢ | 944 | $175.49 |
| July 2025 | 18.45¢ | 1,191 | $219.83 |
| August 2025 | 20.00¢ | 882 | $176.50 |
| September 2025 | 22.04¢ | 802 | $176.72 |
| October 2025 | 24.80¢ | 610 | $151.16 |
| November 2025 | 24.24¢ | 749 | $181.41 |
| December 2025 | 20.32¢ | 1,115 | $226.56 |
| January 2026 | 20.29¢ | 1,242 | $252.01 |
| February 2026 | 20.44¢ | 1,054 | $215.54 |
| March 2026 | 25.16¢ | 795 | $199.99 |
| April 2026 | 24.95¢ | 645 | $161.00 |
| May 2026 | 24.44¢ | 675 | $164.99 |
| June 2026 | 21.82¢ | 896 | $195.57 |
| July 2026 | 21.53¢ | 1,122 | $241.44 |
| August 2026 | 21.71¢ | 1,031 | $223.87 |
Delivery charges rose faster at BGE
Every BGE bill has two parts: delivery, which BGE always provides, and supply, which comes from Standard Offer Service or a supplier. EIA reports what BGE billed for delivery alone to the homes that buy supply elsewhere. That delivery-only average went from 6.49¢ per kWh4 in 2024 to 7.40¢ per kWh in 2025 (+14.0%), or $67.96 a month for 919 kWh. Over the same year the change was +2.7% at Pepco, +3.4% at Delmarva Power and −1.0%1 at Potomac Edison.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. Delivery charges only: what the utility billed customers who buy supply elsewhere, divided by their kWh. Not comparable with bundled prices.
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| Utility | delivery-only revenue per kWh (residential) |
|---|---|
| Potomac Edison (MD) | 4.08¢ |
| SMECO (MD) | 6.17¢ |
| BGE (MD) | 7.40¢ |
| Delmarva Power (MD) | 9.06¢ |
| Pepco (MD) | 9.21¢ |
BGE's distribution rates are set by the Maryland Public Service Commission under a multi-year plan. In a December 14, 2023 decision, the Commission authorized electric and gas distribution increases spread over 2024, 2025 and 2026, and used federal tax credits to partly offset the increase to customers in the first year. In December 2025 it granted about half of BGE's request to reconcile costs from the final year of its earlier plan, collected on bills from February 2026 through the end of 2027.
The supply side moved too. The Commission says utilities buy Standard Offer Service power from wholesale suppliers through competitive bids it oversees, and BGE's territory is part of PJM1, the regional grid and wholesale market. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's 2026 review puts Maryland's average retail increase from 2024 to 2025 at 1.5¢ per kWh and attributes the PJM-wide rise partly to capacity costs, which added 0.9¢ per kWh5 to average wholesale costs in 2025.
The average bill and what drives it
The average bill for BGE's Standard Offer Service homes rose from $155.58 in 2024 to $177.19 in 2025 (+13.9%), slightly faster than the price because use edged up from 869 kWh4 to 878 kWh1 a month. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) it averaged $199.42 for 896 kWh2.
BGE homes use less electricity than the Maryland average of 945 kWh a month, so their bill sat below the state's $184.426 in 2025 despite a higher price per kWh. Pepco's homes used even less (835 kWh) and paid $181.58; Delmarva Power's used 981 kWh and paid $214.05. Potomac Edison's bill, $172.04, was close to BGE's at a much lower price, because its homes used 1,114 kWh1.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average monthly residential bill |
|---|---|
| Potomac Edison (MD) | $172.04 |
| BGE (MD) | $177.19 |
| Pepco (MD) | $181.58 |
| SMECO (MD) | $192.34 |
| Delmarva Power (MD) | $214.05 |
January brings the largest bills
BGE's heaviest month is in winter. In the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, use per home bottomed out at 610 kWh in October 2025, with an average bill of $151.16, and peaked at 1,242 kWh in January 2026, with $252.01. Homes served by Potomac Edison and SMECO climbed higher in their heaviest month, to 1,684 kWh and 1,773 kWh2.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility. kWh per residential customer in each month (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). The table adds the average bill and price for the month.
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| Month | kWh per customer | Bill per customer | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 802 | $176.72 | 22.04¢ |
| October 2025 | 610 | $151.16 | 24.80¢ |
| November 2025 | 749 | $181.41 | 24.24¢ |
| December 2025 | 1,115 | $226.56 | 20.32¢ |
| January 2026 | 1,242 | $252.01 | 20.29¢ |
| February 2026 | 1,054 | $215.54 | 20.44¢ |
| March 2026 | 795 | $199.99 | 25.16¢ |
| April 2026 | 645 | $161.00 | 24.95¢ |
| May 2026 | 675 | $164.99 | 24.44¢ |
| June 2026 | 896 | $195.57 | 21.82¢ |
| July 2026 | 1,122 | $241.44 | 21.53¢ |
| August 2026 | 1,031 | $223.87 | 21.71¢ |
A household budgeting from the 12-month average bill ($199.422, September 2025 to August 2026) should expect its winter bills to run above it.
Peak-day rebates on almost every account
1,178,391 BGE residential customers, 96.5% of all those on its wires, were enrolled in a time-varying program in 2025. The program type BGE reports to EIA is critical peak rebates: customers keep their usual rate and receive a bill credit for cutting use during a small number of announced peak periods, with no higher price for using power at those times. Pepco and Delmarva Power report the same type, with 70.7% and 68.8% enrolled. The rebates rely on advanced meters, which made up 98.1%7 of BGE's residential meters.
BGE homes had 52,062 residential net-metered installations in 2025, totalling 411.9 megawatts, or 42.7 per 1,000 customers. Pepco's rate was higher, at 71.17.
Buying supply from someone else
In EIA's 2025 survey, 76,934 BGE homes, 6.3% of its residential customers, bought supply from a licensed supplier, compared with 5.0% at Pepco and 2.3% at Potomac Edison. Those annual figures sit inside a fast change. The Maryland Public Service Commission's electric choice enrollment reports put residential supplier participation across Maryland's investor-owned utilities and SMECO at 11.6% in December 2024, 0.46% in December 2025 and 0.08% in September 20268. Statewide, Maryland supplier customers paid their suppliers an average of 13.27¢ per kWh1 for supply alone in 2025, a past average across all contracts, not an offer. That figure covers supply for supplier customers across the state; BGE's delivery-only average covers delivery for BGE's supplier customers. Neither can be compared with the Standard Offer Service price, and the two are not added together here. The Maryland retail choice guide explains how switching works.
Outages
BGE customers averaged 175 minutes without power in 2025 including major events, fewer than the Maryland average of 184 minutes, and 65 minutes excluding them, against 80 minutes statewide. They saw 0.87 interruptions on average (IEEE 1366). Potomac Edison's customers averaged 399 minutes9 including major events.
Where BGE delivers
EIA's service-territory records place BGE in 9 Maryland jurisdictions: Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Baltimore city, Calvert County, Carroll County, Harford County, Howard County, Montgomery County and Prince George's County. It is the only distribution utility reporting service in 3 of them; in the other 610, at least one other utility also reports customers, so an address, not the county name, decides which utility delivers. BGE's own service map is the reference.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 9 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.
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| County | Other utilities reporting service |
|---|---|
| Anne Arundel County | none |
| Baltimore city | none |
| Baltimore County | none |
| Calvert County | SMECO |
| Carroll County | Potomac Edison |
| Harford County | Delmarva Power |
| Howard County | Potomac Edison |
| Montgomery County | Pepco, Potomac Edison |
| Prince George's County | Pepco, SMECO |
Business accounts and help with bills
BGE's commercial customers paid 18.65¢ per kWh on average in 2025 and its industrial customers 17.30¢ per kWh, against 20.19¢ per kWh for Standard Offer Service homes; across all customers the average was 19.87¢ per kWh1. Maryland's federal LIHEAP allocation for fiscal 2026 was $84.8 million12; the help paying your electric bill guide lists the programs.
BGE rates: common questions
What are BGE's electric rates per kWh?
BGE's residential customers on Standard Offer Service paid an average of 20.19¢ per kWh1 in 2025 and 22.26¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026, 2026 months preliminary). These are averages: delivery, supply, the customer charge and riders divided by the kWh used. They are not the per-kWh lines printed in BGE's tariff, which leave the other charges out.
What is the average BGE electric bill?
$177.19 a month in 2025 for 878 kWh1, up from $155.584 in 2024. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) it averaged $199.42, from $151.16 in October 2025 to $252.01 in January 20262. These figures cover electricity only; gas charges are not included.
Did BGE raise electric rates in 2026?
EIA's monthly data show prices still rising. In August 20263 BGE's residential average was 21.71¢ per kWh, +8.6%2 against the same month a year earlier (preliminary). 2026 is the third year of the distribution rates the Maryland Public Service Commission set in its December 2023 multi-year plan order, and a separate reconciliation charge approved in December 2025 runs on bills from February 2026 through 2027.
Can I buy electricity from a supplier instead of BGE?
Yes. BGE delivers the power to every home in its territory, but the supply can come from a licensed supplier instead of Standard Offer Service. EIA's survey counted 6.3%1 of BGE's residential customers doing so in 2025, but the Maryland Public Service Commission's enrollment reports show residential supplier participation across Maryland's investor-owned utilities and SMECO down to 0.08% in September 20268; homes with a supplier still pay BGE for delivery.
Related pages
Sources
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.gov
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Retail Electricity Price Trends and Drivers; table July 2026 update; 2025 data. eta-publications.lbl.gov
- EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state; table Average_Bill_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- Maryland PSC, Electric Choice Enrollment monthly reports; September 2026. psc.maryland.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties; table cb_2025_us_county_5m; cb_2021_us_county_5m; 2025 (2021 for Connecticut). www.census.gov
- HHS, LIHEAP funding releases to states; table FY2027 first release; FY2026 final; FY2027 first release (October 9, 2026); FY2026 total; released October 9, 2026. acf.gov
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