Business electricity rates in District of Columbia
In 2025, businesses in District of Columbia paid an average of 20.43¢ per kWh for electricity, above the U.S. average of 13.37¢. The average business customer used 21,822 kWh a month and paid $4,457.16. Industrial customers paid 14.82¢ per kWh. District of Columbia has the 43rd lowest business price of the 50 states and DC.
- 27,607 business customers
- EIA data, 2025
- Commercial price
- 20.43¢
- U.S. 13.37¢
- Average business bill
- $4,457.16
- 21,822 kWh a month
- Industrial price
- 14.82¢
- U.S. 8.51¢
- Average industrial bill
- $2,437,783.30
- 16,453,917 kWh a month
Business electricity rates by utility
The average for the business customers who buy their power from each utility. Utilities with 100 or more business customers that buy power from them.
| Utility | Business customers | Commercial price | Average bill | Industrial price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potomac Electric Power | 18,534 | 23.62¢ | $1,229.815,207 kWh | — |
Your business electricity price
The averages mix all business customers, from a small shop to a hospital. Your price depends on your rate schedule. Most business rates have a monthly customer charge, an energy charge per kWh and, for larger customers, a demand charge per kW of the highest use in the month. Find the schedule on your bill and in your utility's tariff.
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What is the average commercial electricity rate in District of Columbia?
In 2025, businesses in District of Columbia paid an average of 20.43¢ per kWh for electricity, above the U.S. average of 13.37¢.
How much is the average business electric bill in District of Columbia?
$4,457.16 a month in 2025 for 21,822 kWh, the average of all 27,607 commercial customers. A small shop uses much less than the average, which includes large offices, stores and hospitals.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data. State averages: EIA's average monthly bill tables (all suppliers). Utility averages: revenue, sales and customers of the business customers who bought power from the utility.