FirstEnergy Pennsylvania electric rates, bills and outages
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania's 1,471,463 default-service customers in Pennsylvania paid an average of 18.77¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $165.99 a month on 884 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 20.38¢, and 21.33¢ in August 2026.2 Another 337,478 homes on its wires (18.7%) buy their supply elsewhere and pay FirstEnergy Pennsylvania delivery charges averaging 7.75¢ 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.
55 of 67 Pennsylvania counties served (EIA-861 2025)
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania's default-service customers paid an average of 18.77¢ per kWh in 2025, 2.7% below the Pennsylvania average1, but 20.38¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months to August 2026. Its homes use the most electricity in January, not in summer, and they spent more time without power than the state's average customer.
Four old names, one utility in EIA's data
Many customers still know their utility as Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power or West Penn Power. In December 2023 the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved a settlement under which those four FirstEnergy companies became FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company, with separate rate districts for each former company and the existing rate structures kept in each district until a future rate case. A Penelec bill and a West Penn bill can therefore still differ, even though EIA now reports one company.
That company is the largest utility by residential customers in Pennsylvania: 1,808,941 residential customers on its wires in 2025, 33.1%1 of the state's total, across 55 counties from Adams and Berks to Beaver and Butler. In 533 of those counties at least one other utility also reports customers, so the county does not settle which utility serves a home; FirstEnergy's own service maps decide by address.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 55 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 |
|---|---|
| Adams County | Adams Electric Cooperative |
| Allegheny County | Duquesne Light, Central Electric Cooperative, Borough of Tarentum, Borough of Pitcairn |
| Armstrong County | Central Electric Cooperative, REA Energy Cooperative, United Electric Cooperative |
| Beaver County | Duquesne Light, Borough of Ellwood City |
| Bedford County | Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative, Bedford Rural Electric Cooperative, New Enterprise R E C |
| Berks County | PPL Electric Utilities, Borough of Kutztown |
| Blair County | REA Energy Cooperative, Valley Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Bradford County | PPL Electric Utilities, Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, Sullivan County R E C |
| Bucks County | PECO, PPL Electric Utilities, Borough of Quakertown, Borough of Perkasie |
| Butler County | Central Electric Cooperative, Borough of Zelienople |
| Cambria County | REA Energy Cooperative, United Electric Cooperative, Borough of East Conemaugh, Borough of Summerhill |
| Cameron County | Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Centre County | PPL Electric Utilities, United Electric Cooperative, Valley Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Chester County | PECO, PPL Electric Utilities |
| Clarion County | Central Electric Cooperative, United Electric Cooperative |
| Clearfield County | REA Energy Cooperative, United Electric Cooperative |
| Crawford County | Northwestern Rural E C A, Warren Electric Cooperative |
| Cumberland County | PPL Electric Utilities, Adams Electric Cooperative |
| Dauphin County | PPL Electric Utilities, Borough of Middletown, Borough of Royalton |
| Elk County | United Electric Cooperative |
| Erie County | Northwestern Rural E C A, Warren Electric Cooperative, Borough of Girard |
| Fayette County | Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Forest County | Central Electric Cooperative, United Electric Cooperative, Warren Electric Cooperative |
| Franklin County | Adams Electric Cooperative, Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Borough of Chambersburg, Mont Alto Borough |
| Fulton County | Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Bedford Rural Electric Cooperative, New Enterprise R E C |
| Greene County | none |
| Huntingdon County | Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, New Enterprise R E C |
| Indiana County | REA Energy Cooperative, United Electric Cooperative |
| Jefferson County | REA Energy Cooperative, United Electric Cooperative |
| Juniata County | PPL Electric Utilities, Valley Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Lancaster County | PPL Electric Utilities, Borough of Ephrata |
| Lawrence County | Borough of Ellwood City, Borough of New Wilmington, Borough of Wampum |
| Lebanon County | PPL Electric Utilities |
| Lehigh County | PPL Electric Utilities |
| Lycoming County | PPL Electric Utilities, Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, Sullivan County R E C |
| McKean County | Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Borough of Smethport |
| Mercer County | Central Electric Cooperative, Northwestern Rural E C A, Borough of Grove City |
| Mifflin County | PPL Electric Utilities, Valley Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Monroe County | PPL Electric Utilities |
| Montgomery County | PECO, PPL Electric Utilities, Borough of Lansdale, Borough of Hatfield |
| Northampton County | PPL Electric Utilities |
| Perry County | PPL Electric Utilities, Borough of Duncannon |
| Pike County | PPL Electric Utilities, Pike County Light & Power Co |
| Potter County | Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Somerset County | Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative, Bedford Rural Electric Cooperative, Borough of Berlin, Hooversville Boro Electric Lgt Co |
| Sullivan County | PPL Electric Utilities, Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, Sullivan County R E C |
| Susquehanna County | PPL Electric Utilities, Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Tioga County | Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, Wellsborough Electric Co |
| Venango County | Central Electric Cooperative, Northwestern Rural E C A, Warren Electric Cooperative |
| Warren County | Northwestern Rural E C A, Warren Electric Cooperative |
| Washington County | none |
| Wayne County | PPL Electric Utilities |
| Westmoreland County | Duquesne Light, REA Energy Cooperative, Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative |
| Wyoming County | PPL Electric Utilities, UGI Utilities, Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative |
| York County | PECO, PPL Electric Utilities, Adams Electric Cooperative, Borough of Goldsboro, Borough of Lewisberry |
What default-service customers paid per kWh
EIA's figure is average revenue per kWh: what the utility's full-service residential customers paid in total, divided by the kWh they used. In Pennsylvania, "full-service" means homes that take default service, so the generation part is priced at FirstEnergy Pennsylvania's Price to Compare rather than by a supplier. Those 1,471,463 customers paid 18.77¢ per kWh1 on average in 2025, all charges included and most taxes excluded. The average blends the four districts; it is not the tariff of any one of them.
| Period | Average residential price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.37¢ per kWh5 | EIA-861 |
| 2025 | 18.77¢ per kWh1 | EIA-861 |
| Last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) | 20.38¢ per kWh | EIA-861M, 2026 preliminary |
| August 20266 | 21.33¢ per kWh2 | EIA-861M, preliminary |
In 2025 the average was the 4th highest of the 13 Pennsylvania utilities with 10,000 or more bundled residential customers, 2.7% below the Pennsylvania average and 5.6% above the national average for investor-owned utilities. Among the 177 US utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers it ranked 42nd highest of 177. Across FirstEnergy's 8 large operating utilities, averages ranged from 13.10¢ per kWh at Potomac Edison (West Virginia) to 18.77¢ per kWh1 at FirstEnergy Pennsylvania; the FirstEnergy page compares them all.
Prices rose through 2025 and into 2026
The annual average went up 8.1%1 from 2024 to 2025, and the monthly survey shows the climb continuing: 20.38¢ per kWh for the 12 months to August 2026, and 21.33¢ per kWh in August 20266, +10.4%2 on August 2025. Monthly figures for 2026 are preliminary.
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 | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 17.31¢ | 1,237 | $214.02 |
| February 2025 | 18.00¢ | 968 | $174.25 |
| March 2025 | 18.18¢ | 837 | $152.18 |
| April 2025 | 18.38¢ | 687 | $126.18 |
| May 2025 | 18.52¢ | 624 | $115.53 |
| June 2025 | 18.82¢ | 881 | $165.81 |
| July 2025 | 18.74¢ | 1,156 | $216.53 |
| August 2025 | 19.32¢ | 901 | $174.05 |
| September 2025 | 19.66¢ | 666 | $130.99 |
| October 2025 | 19.73¢ | 671 | $132.32 |
| November 2025 | 19.35¢ | 839 | $162.34 |
| December 2025 | 19.85¢ | 1,145 | $227.42 |
| January 2026 | 20.07¢ | 1,195 | $239.84 |
| February 2026 | 20.21¢ | 1,013 | $204.77 |
| March 2026 | 20.46¢ | 820 | $167.74 |
| April 2026 | 20.72¢ | 635 | $131.68 |
| May 2026 | 20.59¢ | 671 | $138.20 |
| June 2026 | 21.28¢ | 838 | $178.34 |
| July 2026 | 21.20¢ | 1,058 | $224.33 |
| August 2026 | 21.33¢ | 928 | $197.89 |
The average bill rose faster than the price, from $148.88 in 2024 to $165.99 in 2025 (+11.5%), because use per home also went up, from 857 kWh5 to 884 kWh1 a month. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) the bill averaged $178.05 for 874 kWh2.
Changes to distribution rates go through base-rate cases before the PUC, and under the 2023 settlement each district keeps its own rates. The guide to rate cases explains how those decisions reach a bill.
Winter, not summer, sets the high bill
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania's homes use the most electricity in winter. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) use per home ranged from 635 kWh in April 2026 to 1,195 kWh in January 2026, and the average bill in those two months from $131.68 to $239.84. PPL's customers, in the neighboring territory, also peaked in January 2026, while PECO's peaked in July 2026 and Duquesne Light's in July 20262.
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 | 666 | $130.99 | 19.66¢ |
| October 2025 | 671 | $132.32 | 19.73¢ |
| November 2025 | 839 | $162.34 | 19.35¢ |
| December 2025 | 1,145 | $227.42 | 19.85¢ |
| January 2026 | 1,195 | $239.84 | 20.07¢ |
| February 2026 | 1,013 | $204.77 | 20.21¢ |
| March 2026 | 820 | $167.74 | 20.46¢ |
| April 2026 | 635 | $131.68 | 20.72¢ |
| May 2026 | 671 | $138.20 | 20.59¢ |
| June 2026 | 838 | $178.34 | 21.28¢ |
| July 2026 | 1,058 | $224.33 | 21.20¢ |
| August 2026 | 928 | $197.89 | 21.33¢ |
Shoppers: what FirstEnergy bills for delivery
A FirstEnergy Pennsylvania customer who buys supply from a licensed supplier pays for two parts: delivery to the utility and generation to the supplier. EIA counted 337,478 such residential customers in 2025, 18.7% of those on its wires. They paid the utility 7.75¢ per kWh for delivery alone, up from 7.16¢ per kWh5 in 2024 (+8.2%), or $68.82 a month for 888 kWh1. That figure covers a different part of the bill from the default-service average above and cannot be compared with it directly; what the suppliers charged is not reported by utility.
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) |
|---|---|
| PPL Electric Utilities (PA) | 6.51¢ |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (PA) | 7.75¢ |
| PECO (PA) | 10.49¢ |
| Duquesne Light (PA) | 11.94¢ |
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania's delivery average sat between PPL's (6.51¢ per kWh) and PECO's (10.49¢ per kWh), well below Duquesne Light's (11.94¢ per kWh1).
The PUC's own switching count, published on PAPowerSwitch, still reports the four districts separately. On June 30, 2026 the share of residential customers with a supplier was:
| Rate district | Residential customers with a supplier | Share of residential customers |
|---|---|---|
| Met-Ed | 102,935 | 19.6% |
| Penelec | 85,174 | 17.0% |
| West Penn Power | 108,559 | 17.0% |
| Penn Power | 25,547 | 16.8% |
| PPL (for comparison) | 419,788 | 32.0%7 |
All four FirstEnergy districts were below the statewide 21.7%7. The Pennsylvania retail choice guide explains how to read an offer against your district's Price to Compare.
Longer outages than the rest of the state
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania customers averaged 647 minutes without power in 2025 including major event days, more than the Pennsylvania average of 458 minutes, with 2.02 interruptions per customer. Excluding major event days, the measure that removes the largest storms, the average was 217 minutes, against 133 minutes statewide and 116 minutes at PPL, 103 minutes at Duquesne Light and 59 minutes8 at PECO. All figures follow the IEEE 1366 definitions.
Source: EIA-861 2025, reliability. 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 | outage minutes per customer (all events) |
|---|---|
| PPL Electric Utilities (PA) | 198 |
| PECO (PA) | 328 |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (PA) | 647 |
| Duquesne Light (PA) | 856 |
Meters, time-of-use and rooftop solar
EIA counted advanced meters at 100.0% of the utility's residential meters in 2025. Few customers use them for time-based pricing: 1,923 homes, 0.1% of the total, were enrolled in a time-of-use program. Rooftop solar reached 26,488 net-metered residential installations with 248.7 megawatts of capacity, 14.6 per 1,000 customers, against 22.99 at PPL.
Businesses and help paying
Commercial customers on default service paid 15.97¢ per kWh on average in 2025 and industrial customers 10.51¢ per kWh; across all classes the average was 18.08¢ per kWh. Most industrial accounts buy supply elsewhere: EIA counted 2,642 on delivery only against 440 on default service. Commercial customers with a supplier, 109,987 of them, paid the utility 3.11¢ per kWh1 for delivery alone.
Households struggling with winter bills can apply for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which allotted Pennsylvania $232.5 million10 for fiscal 2026. For the wider state picture, see electricity in Pennsylvania.
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania: common questions
What is FirstEnergy Pennsylvania's rate per kWh?
EIA does not publish tariff rates; it reports what customers paid. Residential customers on FirstEnergy Pennsylvania's default service paid an average of 18.77¢ per kWh1 in 2025 and 20.38¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026, 2026 months preliminary). That is total revenue divided by kWh, so it includes the customer charge, distribution, transmission and generation charges. Each rate district (Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, West Penn) has its own tariff, and the average covers all of them.
Are Penelec and Met-Ed rates going up?
Across all four rate districts, the default-service average rose from 17.37¢ per kWh5 in 2024 to 18.77¢ per kWh1 in 2025. In August 20266 it was 21.33¢ per kWh, +10.4%2 against the same month a year earlier (preliminary). EIA reports FirstEnergy Pennsylvania as one utility, so it has no separate figure for each district.
What is the average FirstEnergy Pennsylvania electric bill?
$165.99 a month in 2025 for default-service homes using 884 kWh1, and $178.05 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026). In EIA's monthly data the average bill peaked at $239.84 in January 20262.
Can I buy electricity from someone other than FirstEnergy Pennsylvania?
Yes. Pennsylvania has retail choice: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania still delivers the power and bills for delivery, but the supply can come from a licensed supplier. The PUC counted 19.6% of Met-Ed's and 17.0%7 of Penelec's residential customers with a supplier on June 30, 2026.
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-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
- 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
- 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
- Pennsylvania PUC, PAPowerSwitch, customers who have switched; table paps_numbers063026.pdf; 2026-06-30. www.papowerswitch.com
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_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
- 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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