FirstEnergy electricity rates in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and West Virginia
FirstEnergy's operating utilities carry electricity to 5.5 million homes in 5 states. Their full-service customers paid from 13.10¢ per kWh at Potomac Edison (West Virginia) to 18.77¢ per kWh1 at FirstEnergy Pennsylvania in 2025, but what that average covers changes at each state line: in Ohio most homes on FirstEnergy wires buy their supply from someone else, while in West Virginia nobody does.
FirstEnergy's average price in each state
FirstEnergy does not have one rate. It owns separate operating utilities, each with its own tariffs approved by its own state regulator, and EIA reports each of them separately, by state. Potomac Edison appears twice because it serves both Maryland and West Virginia. Across all 8, bundled residential customers (those who buy both supply and delivery from the utility) paid an average of 17.34¢ per kWh1 in 2025. That is average revenue per kWh: everything those customers paid, fixed charges and riders included, divided by the kWh they used. It is not a line on a tariff.
| Mon Power | West Virginia | 334,336 | 14.31¢ | +2.4% | $133.32 | 932 | – | 1,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Edison | Ohio | 961,084 | 16.01¢ | −1.1% | $131.45 | 821 | 7.42¢ | 244 |
| Potomac Edison | Maryland | 258,523 | 15.44¢ | +11.6% | $172.04 | 1,114 | 4.08¢ | 399 |
| Potomac Edison | West Virginia | 138,070 | 13.10¢ | +4.1% | $164.57 | 1,256 | – | 440 |
| Toledo Edison | Ohio | 279,678 | 16.49¢ | −0.9% | $127.14 | 771 | 7.89¢ | 110 |
| The Illuminating Company | Ohio | 677,581 | 16.22¢ | −3.2% | $103.09 | 636 | 7.71¢ | 195 |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 1,808,941 | 18.77¢ | +8.1% | $165.99 | 884 | 7.75¢ | 647 |
| JCP&L | New Jersey | 1,047,687 | 18.39¢ | +17.5% | $144.81 | 788 | 4.90¢ | 391 |
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; EIA-861 2025, reliability. Bundled residential customers (EIA-861 2025 and 2024 final). Delivery only applies where customers can buy supply elsewhere. Outage minutes: SAIDI with major event days, 2025.
Set against their own state's average for all providers in 2025, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania was 2.7% below the Pennsylvania average, JCP&L 18.2% below the New Jersey average, Potomac Edison in Maryland 20.9% below the Maryland average, Ohio Edison 5.3% below the Ohio average and Mon Power 7.0% below the West Virginia average. JCP&L had the lowest average among the 5 utilities in New Jersey with 10,000 or more full-service residential customers, and Potomac Edison in West Virginia the lowest of 41 in West Virginia.
The last 12 months run higher
The comparison table comes from EIA's final 2025 annual survey. EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M) is more recent but preliminary for 2026 months. It covers full-service customers only, and it shows most FirstEnergy averages above their 2025 level over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026:
| Utility | 2025 average | Last 12 months | Latest month vs a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania | 18.77¢ | 20.38¢ per kWh | +10.4% |
| JCP&L | 18.39¢ | 19.32¢ per kWh | +0.8% |
| The Illuminating Company | 16.22¢ | 18.38¢ per kWh | +26.3% |
| Toledo Edison | 16.49¢ | 17.56¢ per kWh | +10.2% |
| Ohio Edison | 16.01¢ | 17.52¢ per kWh | +18.1% |
| Potomac Edison (Maryland) | 15.44¢ | 16.63¢ per kWh | +12.5% |
| Mon Power | 14.31¢ | 14.50¢ per kWh | +4.4% |
| Potomac Edison (West Virginia) | 13.10¢1 | 12.92¢ per kWh | −0.9%4 |
The latest month is August 2026, compared with August 2025; a single month moves with the weather and with billing timing, so the 12-month column is the steadier guide. The Ohio rows show the sharpest turn. All three Ohio utilities' full-service averages fell from 2024 to 2025 (−3.2%1 at The Illuminating Company), yet in August 20265 The Illuminating Company's average was +26.3% against a year earlier. Potomac Edison in West Virginia went the other way: its 12-month average, 12.92¢ per kWh4, was below its 2025 figure.
For context across the region, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's 2026 review of retail price trends found that capacity costs raised average wholesale costs in the PJM grid region, which it covers state by state from New Jersey to Ohio, by 0.9¢ per kWh in 2025, with a further 0.6¢ per kWh6 expected in 2026. Those are regional averages, not figures for any one FirstEnergy utility.
In Ohio, the full-service price describes a minority
In 2025 most residential customers on the wires of Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison bought supply from a competitive supplier or a community aggregation: 79.7% at The Illuminating Company, 72.4% at Ohio Edison and 69.3%1 at Toledo Edison. For those homes the FirstEnergy utility billed delivery only, and their supplier's charge came on top. The bundled averages in the table cover only the customers left on the utility's Standard Service Offer.
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¢ |
| JCP&L (NJ) | 4.90¢ |
| Ohio Edison (OH) | 7.42¢ |
| The Illuminating Company (OH) | 7.71¢ |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (PA) | 7.75¢ |
| Toledo Edison (OH) | 7.89¢ |
Delivery-only averages are a separate part of the bill and are not comparable with the bundled prices above. They differ widely inside the group: in 2025 the three Ohio utilities and FirstEnergy Pennsylvania billed between 7.42¢ per kWh and 7.89¢ per kWh for delivery, against 4.90¢ per kWh at JCP&L and 4.08¢ per kWh1 at Potomac Edison in Maryland. Ohio's commission publishes the supplier offers available in each utility area on Energy Choice Ohio, next to the utility's Standard Service Offer; the Ohio retail choice guide explains how the parts fit together.
Pennsylvania sits in between. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's switching count of June 30, 2026 still lists FirstEnergy Pennsylvania's former companies separately: 19.6% of Met-Ed residential customers had a supplier, 17.0% at Penelec, 17.0% at West Penn Power and 16.8%7 at Penn Power. In West Virginia, EIA counts no residential customers on a supplier (0.0%1 in 2025): Mon Power and Potomac Edison sell full service to every home.
One company, two prices: Potomac Edison
The Potomac Edison Company files with EIA as one utility in two states, and the two jurisdictions look like different companies. In 2025 its Maryland customers paid an average of 15.44¢ per kWh and its West Virginia customers 13.10¢ per kWh. West Virginia homes used more, 1,256 kWh a month against 1,114 kWh, so the bills were closer than the prices: $164.57 against $172.04. The two have moved apart since: the Maryland average rose 11.6%1 in 2025 and was +12.5% in August 20265 against a year earlier, while the West Virginia average was −0.9%4. Rates are set separately by the Maryland Public Service Commission and the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
Bills follow usage more than price
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 use |
|---|---|
| The Illuminating Company (OH) | 636 |
| Toledo Edison (OH) | 771 |
| JCP&L (NJ) | 788 |
| Ohio Edison (OH) | 821 |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (PA) | 884 |
| Mon Power (WV) | 932 |
| Potomac Edison (MD) | 1,114 |
| Potomac Edison (WV) | 1,256 |
The lowest price in the group came with the highest use. Potomac Edison's West Virginia homes used 1,256 kWh a month in 2025, the most of the 8, and The Illuminating Company's homes, in a territory that includes Cuyahoga County, used 636 kWh, the least. So The Illuminating Company's full-service customers had the lowest average bill, $103.09, despite a higher average price than either West Virginia utility, and Potomac Edison's Maryland customers had the highest, $172.04. The largest bill increase was at JCP&L, +17.0% from 2024, almost all of it price: use per home barely changed (791 kWh2 to 788 kWh1).
Season matters too. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), FirstEnergy Pennsylvania's homes used the most in January 2026 (1,195 kWh), as did both West Virginia utilities, while JCP&L peaked in July 2026 at 1,215 kWh4.
Outages and meters
Outage time differs more than price across the group. In 2025, counting major storms, Mon Power customers were without power for 1,250 minutes on average (553 minutes without major event days), against 110 minutes at Toledo Edison. FirstEnergy Pennsylvania recorded 647 minutes, more than the Pennsylvania average of 458 minutes, and JCP&L 391 minutes, more than the New Jersey average of 155 minutes3.
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) |
|---|---|
| Toledo Edison (OH) | 110 |
| The Illuminating Company (OH) | 195 |
| Ohio Edison (OH) | 244 |
| JCP&L (NJ) | 391 |
| Potomac Edison (MD) | 399 |
| Potomac Edison (WV) | 440 |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (PA) | 647 |
| Mon Power (WV) | 1,250 |
Meters also differ by state. FirstEnergy Pennsylvania reported 100.0% of residential meters as advanced (smart) meters in 2025 and JCP&L 97.9%, while Mon Power reported 0.0%. Time-of-use enrolment was small everywhere: 1.2%8 of JCP&L's residential customers. Each utility page adds its counties, rooftop-solar numbers and how it compares with its state.
FirstEnergy rates: common questions
What is FirstEnergy's rate per kWh?
There is no single FirstEnergy rate. Each operating utility has its own tariffs, set by its state commission. As an average across all charges, full-service residential customers paid 17.34¢ per kWh across the group in 2025, from 13.10¢ per kWh at Potomac Edison (West Virginia) to 18.77¢ per kWh1 at FirstEnergy Pennsylvania. These are averages (revenue divided by kWh), not tariff lines.
Are FirstEnergy prices going up in 2026?
At most of its utilities, yes, on EIA's preliminary monthly data. In August 20265, against the same month a year earlier, the average was +26.3% at The Illuminating Company, +18.1% at Ohio Edison, +12.5% at Potomac Edison in Maryland and +10.4% at FirstEnergy Pennsylvania; Potomac Edison in West Virginia was −0.9%4.
Which FirstEnergy utility serves my address?
It depends on the state and, inside a state, on the utility's service map. Each utility page lists the counties it reports to EIA, but several counties are shared with other utilities, so the utility's own map decides by address.
FirstEnergy's utility 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-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-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_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
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Retail Electricity Price Trends and Drivers; table July 2026 update; 2025 data. eta-publications.lbl.gov
- Pennsylvania PUC, PAPowerSwitch, customers who have switched; table paps_numbers063026.pdf; 2026-06-30. www.papowerswitch.com
- 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
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