Potomac Electric Power Co Electricity Rates

How this price compares

Ranked by price against the 4 utilities reporting residential rates in District of Columbia, Potomac Electric Power Co comes in last, the highest reported average price in the state. The state's range runs from Sunnova at 11.94¢ to Potomac Electric Power Co at 16.58¢, so where a household sits inside District of Columbia depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.

All figures come from the 2024 release, so no comparison mixes vintages. The state figure is customer-weighted across 4 reporting utilities.

Scale and consumption

Potomac Electric Power Co reported 285.9K residential customers, ranking 1st of 4 utilities in District of Columbia by customers served and covering 99.8% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 7,107 kWh per customer per year - below the national residential norm, implying a typical annual bill near $1,178.

Within District of Columbia the median reporting utility sells about 7,107 kWh per customer, so Potomac Electric Power Co customers use +0.0% 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 District of Columbia

All 4 utilities reporting bundled residential service in District of Columbia, largest first, with Potomac Electric Power Co marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.

For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in District of Columbia.

Common questions about Potomac Electric Power Co rates

How much does Potomac Electric Power Co charge per kWh?

Potomac Electric Power Co reported an average residential price of 16.58¢ 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 Potomac Electric Power Co expensive compared with the rest of District of Columbia?

Its average residential price is close to the District of Columbia customer-weighted average of 16.57¢ per kWh, a difference of +0.1%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 4 utilities reporting residential service in District of Columbia.

What is the average electricity bill for Potomac Electric Power Co customers?

Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 7,107 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,178 a year, or about $98 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.

Who owns Potomac Electric Power Co?

EIA classifies Potomac Electric Power 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.