Pennsylvania · Investor Owned
PECO Energy Co Electricity Rates
Average residential price, customers served and derived annual usage from EIA Form 861, 2024 release.
- 16.16¢
- Avg residential price / kWh
- 1.2M
- Residential customers
- -6.8%
- vs Pennsylvania average
- $1,454
- Implied avg annual bill
PECO Energy Co charged an average of 16.16¢ per kWh to residential customers in 2024 - close to the Pennsylvania average and close to the US average.
PECO Energy Co is investor owned - a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Its reported average residential price is close to the Pennsylvania customer-weighted average (-6.8%). Its customers used near the national residential norm at about 8,997 kWh a year each.
How this price compares
Ranked by price against the 23 utilities reporting residential rates in Pennsylvania, PECO Energy Co comes 12th of 23. The state's range runs from Borough of Chambersburg at 11.95¢ to Duquesne Light Co at 21.74¢, so where a household sits inside Pennsylvania depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.
Against the 7 other investor owned utilities reporting in Pennsylvania, which averaged 17.87¢, PECO Energy Co is below its own ownership class within the state (-9.5%).
All figures come from the 2024 release, so no comparison mixes vintages. The state figure is customer-weighted across 23 reporting utilities.
Where PECO Energy Co sits among Pennsylvania utilities
2024 average residential price across the 23 utilities reporting a rate in Pennsylvania
16.16¢/kWh Top 53% most affordable More affordable than 50% of 22 other utilities
average residential price, equal-width bands
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Source EIA Form 861 · 2024
| Benchmark | Price / kWh | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| PECO Energy Co | 16.16¢ | - |
| Pennsylvania (customer-weighted, 23 utilities) | 17.34¢ | -6.8% |
| United States average | 16.48¢ | -1.9% |
| Investor Owned utilities nationally (183) | 17.36¢ | -6.9% |
Rate against consumption: Pennsylvania utilities
Scale and consumption
PECO Energy Co reported 1.2M residential customers, ranking 2nd of 23 utilities in Pennsylvania by customers served and covering 28.9% of the state's reported residential customers.
Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 8,997 kWh per customer per year - near the national residential norm, implying a typical annual bill near $1,454.
Within Pennsylvania the median reporting utility sells about 10,010 kWh per customer, so PECO Energy Co customers use -10.1% against their own state's middle. Consumption close to the state middle means bills here track the price ranking fairly directly.
Every utility reporting in Pennsylvania
All 23 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Pennsylvania, largest first, with PECO Energy Co marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.
| Utility | Ownership | Customers | Avg ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Investor Owned | 1.5M | 17.37¢ |
| PECO Energy Co (this page) | Investor Owned | 1.2M | 16.16¢ |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp | Investor Owned | 797.8K | 16.99¢ |
| Duquesne Light Co | Investor Owned | 434.2K | 21.74¢ |
| UGI Utilities, Inc | Investor Owned | 54.5K | 18.93¢ |
| Adams Electric Cooperative Inc | Cooperative | 32.2K | 14.42¢ |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA) | Cooperative | 23.6K | 17.03¢ |
| REA Energy Coop Inc | Cooperative | 20.9K | 14.53¢ |
| Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) | Cooperative | 18.2K | 20.08¢ |
| Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA) | Cooperative | 18.2K | 15.58¢ |
| Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 18.2K | 14.87¢ |
| Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 16.7K | 18.25¢ |
| Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 12.3K | 13.96¢ |
| Sunnova | Behind the Meter | 10.8K | 17.37¢ |
| Borough of Chambersburg | Municipal | 9.9K | 11.95¢ |
| Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 8.8K | 14.55¢ |
| Tesla Inc. | Behind the Meter | 7.0K | 14.90¢ |
| Citizens Electric Co - (PA) | Investor Owned | 6.0K | 13.63¢ |
| Wellsborough Electric Co | Investor Owned | 5.2K | 16.45¢ |
| Sunrun Inc. | Behind the Meter | 5.1K | 16.12¢ |
| Pike County Light & Power Co | Investor Owned | 3.6K | 19.95¢ |
| SunPower Capital, LLC | Behind the Meter | 61 | 16.56¢ |
| Palmetto Solar, LLC | Behind the Meter | 43 | 15.78¢ |
For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Pennsylvania.
Common questions about PECO Energy Co rates
- How much does PECO Energy Co charge per kWh?
- PECO Energy Co reported an average residential price of 16.16¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.
- Is PECO Energy Co expensive compared with the rest of Pennsylvania?
- Its average residential price is close to the Pennsylvania customer-weighted average of 17.34¢ per kWh, a difference of -6.8%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 23 utilities reporting residential service in Pennsylvania.
- What is the average electricity bill for PECO Energy Co customers?
- Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 8,997 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,454 a year, or about $121 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.
- Who owns PECO Energy Co?
- EIA classifies PECO Energy Co as Investor Owned, a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Nationally, Investor Owned utilities averaged 17.36¢ per kWh in the 2024 release.
What this page does and does not tell you
- An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
- Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.
See our methodology, why energy prices vary and understanding rate structures.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional or financial advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Rates change and averages do not describe any individual account. Consult your utility or a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on RateWatt is rendered directly from official U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, no number is typed in by an editor. Average price, customers and sales are reported by EIA Form 861 (2024). Per-customer annual usage, the implied annual bill, the customer-weighted state average and every percentage difference are RateWatt's arithmetic on those reported columns. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2025.