Electricity in Bowie, Maryland
3 electric utilities serve homes in Prince George's County, where Bowie is: BGE, Pepco and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $177.19 (BGE) to $192.34 (Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative) a month. The Maryland average was $184.42.
- 58,383 people (2025 estimate)
- Prince George's County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Bowie
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Prince George's County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Maryland | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| BGEInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,220,644 | $177.19878 kWh, 20.2¢ | — |
| PepcoInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 558,809 | $181.58835 kWh, 21.7¢ | — |
| Southern Maryland Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 163,451 | $192.341,171 kWh, 16.4¢ | — |
The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The Maryland average was $184.42 a month for 944 kWh (19.5¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Bowie
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Bowie makes about 1,405 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 8,430 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Bowie
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates, or the bill calculator to check your own bill.
- Help paying your BGE bill: 6 programs, with who qualifies and how to apply.
- Help paying the electric bill in Maryland: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about Maryland: Maryland electric rates and all Maryland utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. All cities of the county: electricity in Prince George's County. Other cities: Baltimore, Annapolis, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Hagerstown, Salisbury.
Who provides electricity in Bowie, MD?
3 electric utilities serve homes in Prince George's County, where Bowie is: BGE, Pepco and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Bowie, MD?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $177.19 (BGE) to $192.34 (Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative) a month. The Maryland average was $184.42 a month for 944 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills).