Citizens Electric: electric rates and average bill
Citizens Electric is an investor-owned utility that serves 6,005 homes in Pennsylvania. In 2025, its average home used 1,214 kWh a month and paid $176.39 (14.5¢ per kWh), more than the Pennsylvania average of $161.90.
- Investor-owned utility
- 6,005 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Citizens Electric at a glance
| Type of utility | Investor-owned utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Pennsylvania | 6,005 |
| Average home bill | $176.39 a month (Pennsylvania average $161.90) |
| Average price | 14.5¢ per kWh (Pennsylvania average 19.3¢) |
| Average home use | 1,214 kWh a month (Pennsylvania average 839) |
| Business customers | 15.0¢ per kWh, average bill $260.55 a month (1,145 businesses; Pennsylvania business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.3 outages and 39 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 0.5 outages and 56 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Pennsylvania utility, 103 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | RFC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Northumberland, Union |
Price rank: Citizens Electric has the 3rd lowest average price of the 18 Pennsylvania utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Citizens Electric. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPL Electric UtilitiesBill calculator on this site | 1,311,251 | $163.72 | 18.6¢ |
Citizens Electric rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Citizens Electric yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Citizens Electric website. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Citizens Electric website
- State regulator: Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
- The average electric bill in Pennsylvania, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Citizens Electric electric bill (PA)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,214 kWh a month and paid $176.39 (14.5¢ per kWh), more than the Pennsylvania average of $161.90.
How often does the power go out with Citizens Electric (PA)?
In 2025, the average Citizens Electric customer had 0.3 outages and 39 minutes without power, not counting major storms (0.5 outages and 56 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Citizens Electric. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.