PPL Electric Utilities Corp Electricity Rates and Average Bill (Pennsylvania)

Data through May 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated August 14, 2026

As of May 2026, PPL Electric Utilities Corp's residential customers in Pennsylvania paid an average effective rate of 20.77¢/kWh with an average monthly bill of $138.54, per EIA Form 861-M data. That rate is 0.8¢ below the Pennsylvania average of 21.55¢/kWh; the U.S. average is 18.44¢/kWh.

Average rate
20.77¢/kWh
+13.4% year over year
Average bill
$138.54
+21.9% year over year
Average usage
667 kWh/mo
vs 624 PA average
Residential customers
877,810
Investor Owned

Rate trend vs the Pennsylvania average

View this chart as a table (last 12 months)
MonthRate (¢/kWh)Avg bill ($/mo)Avg usage (kWh/mo)
June 202519.45157.06808
July 202519.16188.58984
August 202519.54150.78771
September 202519.94129.17648
October 202520.05124.11619
November 202519.34167.98869
December 202519.33248.671286
January 202619.26267.001387
February 202619.34248.491285
March 202619.94177.74891
April 202620.74138.74669
May 202620.77138.54667

PPL Electric Utilities Corp vs Pennsylvania vs the U.S.

PPL Electric Utilities CorpPennsylvaniaU.S. average
Rate (May 2026)20.77¢/kWh21.55¢/kWh18.44¢/kWh
Average monthly bill$138.54$134.37$135.70
Average monthly usage667 kWh624 kWh736 kWh
Rate change, 1 year+13.4%+11.7%+6.2%

Estimate a bill at PPL Electric Utilities Corp rates

1,000 kWh × 20.77¢ ≈ $207.70

Worked example: 1,000 kWh at PPL Electric Utilities Corp's average effective rate of 20.77¢/kWh is about $207.70. The utility's actual average usage is 667 kWh/month, which produces the $138.54 average bill. This is an all-in average (energy, delivery, fixed charges, riders); your tariff's marginal price will differ.

See the full Pennsylvania rate trend, look up another utility by ZIP code, or read why electric bills are rising.

Source: EIA Form 861-M (monthly utility-level sales to ultimate customers, residential), published with roughly a two-month lag. Rate = revenue ÷ sales; bill = revenue ÷ customers. Months failing basic sanity screens are excluded. See methodology.