Penelec electric rates and bill calculator

Current Penelec electricity rates

A Penelec bill for 1,000 kWh on Schedule RS, with all charges, at the rates in effect at our last check on October 15, 2026:

The average price includes the base rates and the riders. See all rates and riders, the example bills and the sources.

Average Penelec bill

In 2025, the average Penelec home that bought its power from Penelec used 884 kWh a month and paid $165.99 a month (18.8¢ per kWh). The average for all homes in Pennsylvania was $161.90 (839 kWh, 19.3¢ per kWh). These are yearly averages from the EIA-861 data of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, at the rates of 2025. See the average electric bill in Pennsylvania and in each state. To turn the watts of an appliance into dollars, use the electricity cost calculator.

For an apartment: with the EIA average kWh of small homes in the Northeast, a 1-bedroom apartment (402 kWh) costs about $102.59 a month on RS and a 2-bedroom apartment (578 kWh) about $142.43 (November rates, before taxes). See the apartment electric bill at each utility.

Help paying your Penelec bill

• Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program (PCAP): A monthly bill based on a percentage of income or actual usage, whichever is less, with a minimum of $12 (non-electric heating) or $45 (electric heating). Your past-due balance is reduced by 1/12th with each monthly payment, and there are no late charges or security deposits.
• Dollar Energy Fund: An emergency hardship fund for temporary help paying the electric bill. Opens October 1 until funds run out.
• Customer Assistance & Referral Evaluation Services Program (CARES): Short-term help and referrals to social agencies and other programs.
• Payment Arrangements: Affordable installments paid with your monthly bill to keep service on.
• Budget Billing (Equal Payment Plan): A steady monthly amount based on your annual usage, reviewed during the year with an annual true-up.
• Extended Due Date: Moves your payment due date until after your check arrives.

See all 11 Penelec bill help programs, with who qualifies, how to apply, state energy assistance and the shutoff rules.

EV charging cost on Penelec

Charging an electric car for 1,000 miles a month (300 kWh) overnight on weekdays adds this much to a 1,000 kWh November bill:

Use your own miles, car and charging time in the EV charging cost calculator.

Solar savings on Penelec

With the solar output of Pittsburgh (PVWatts), a 6 kW system makes about 7,144 kWh a year. On a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month, it cuts the yearly bill by:

If each solar kWh replaces a kWh bought at the full price within the month (monthly net metering). A lower credit for the power you send to the grid, or a solar fee, makes the savings smaller. Use your own kWh, city and system in the solar savings calculator.

Penelec rebates

Penelec rebates and energy-saving programs: the page lists appliances, appliance recycling, HVAC, home energy audit, income-qualified. See also the home energy rebates in Pennsylvania. Checked October 22, 2026.

Penelec outages, payments and customer service

Official links and phone numbers from the Penelec website, checked October 20, 2026. This site is not part of Penelec: for an outage or a question about your account, use these links.

• Penelec outage map
• Report an outage by phone: 888-544-4877
• Customer service: 800-545-7741
• Pay your Penelec bill
• Start, stop or move service

If you see a downed power line, stay away from it and call Penelec at 888-544-4877 or 911.

Terms on this tariff: Customer charge, Default service, Default service support charge, Distribution charge, Distribution system improvement charge (DSIC), Energy efficiency charge, Low-income program charge, Price to compare (PTC), Smart meter charge, State tax adjustment surcharge. See the electric bill glossary.

Do you have your hourly usage file? Compare Penelec plans and supplier offers with your Green Button data.

Why is my Penelec bill so high? Check your bill against Penelec RS. How does Penelec compare? See the monthly bill comparison.

What does an appliance cost to run on this tariff? Use the appliance cost tool with Penelec RS.

The rates in this calculator

These values come from the official tariff documents of Penelec. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approves these tariffs.

Minimum monthly bill: The customer charge ($11.25) plus the distribution charges and riders.

Example bills for 1,000 kWh

These examples use 1,000 kWh. Each column uses the rates of the billing month in its heading. The examples do not include taxes.

Sources and last check

We read each value from the official documents below. The approval column shows the docket, order or advice number that is printed on each sheet. Last check: October 15, 2026.

Values read from the text of the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company retail tariff (Electric Pa P.U.C. No. 1, current through Supplement No. 40, effective October 1, 2026), as linked from the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania tariffs page. Penelec is a rate district of FirstEnergy Pennsylvania. The riders come from the Rider Matrix on Page 181. The price to compare (13.142 cents per kWh) agrees with PAPowerSwitch, the shopping website of the Pennsylvania PUC. The DSIC applies to the distribution charges: the tariff applies it to the total amount billed for distribution service. The calculator uses the customer charge, the distribution charge, the universal service charge and the smart meter charge, because the tariff says that these are part of the distribution charges. FirstEnergy does not publish a typical bill with a line breakdown, so the test bills are hand calculations. PAPowerSwitch price to compare (Pennsylvania PUC).

Questions about Penelec bills

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