Full service
18.60¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$163.72 / month at 880 kWh
Price +9.5% from 2024
Investor Owned · 1,311,251 residential customers · Pennsylvania
Why is my PPL Electric electric bill so high?
EIA respondent: PPL Electric Utilities Corp. Reviewed October 14, 2026.
PPL Electric did not have one residential price in 2025. EIA keeps the service types separate. 836,316 full service customers averaged 18.60¢ per kWh and $163.72 a month; 474,935 delivery only customers averaged 6.51¢ per kWh and $68.38 a month. A blended average would describe neither bill. The legal name in the filing is PPL Electric Utilities Corp.
Pennsylvania's 2025 statewide residential average was 19.29¢. July 2026 was 21.72¢, versus 19.51¢ in July 2025 (+11.3%). Compare each PPL Electric service type with those figures on its own.
From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +13.5%. Average use changed +3.7% and average price changed +9.5%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $5.30 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $14.16.
EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026
EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Delivery only
6.51¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$68.38 / month at 1,051 kWh
Price +6.0% from 2024
The rate on the record
Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a state docket. Riders can change outside a full rate case. Average revenue per kilowatt-hour is total residential revenue divided by residential sales. It is not a tariff schedule.
| Service | Customers | Price | Monthly use | Monthly bill | Vs 2024 price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full service | 836,316 | 18.60¢ | 880 kWh | $163.72 | +9.5% |
| Delivery only | 474,935 | 6.51¢ | 1,051 kWh | $68.38 | +6.0% |
EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026
By state
| State | Service | Customers | Price | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | Full service | 836,316 | 18.60¢ | $163.72 |
| PA | Delivery only | 474,935 | 6.51¢ | $68.38 |
Audit the full service average
Revenue 1,643,070.3 thousand dollars. Sales 8,834,260 MWh. Customers 836,316. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Audit the delivery only average
Revenue 389,704.2 thousand dollars. Sales 5,988,387 MWh. Customers 474,935. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Why a PPL Electric bill moved
The price change was the larger piece
From 2024 to 2025 the average full service bill at PPL Electric moved +13.5%, from $144.25 to $163.72. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change of +3.7% is worth $5.30 a month. The price change of +9.5%, from 16.99¢ to 18.60¢, is worth $14.16 on 2025 usage.
Below the Pennsylvania average
18.60¢ per kWh is below Pennsylvania's 2025 residential average of 19.29¢. July 2026 in the state was 21.72¢, versus 19.51¢ a year earlier (+11.3%). The utility figure is a full year of average revenue. The state figure is one later month. A household that uses more than 880 kWh will not land on $163.72.
Two residential prices, on purpose
PPL Electric reported more than one residential service with a real customer count: 836,316 full service customers at 18.60¢; 474,935 delivery only customers at 6.51¢. Bundled customers buy supply and delivery together. Delivery customers buy supply from someone else. A single blended rate would describe neither bill.
PUC approved about $275 million, effective July 1, 2026
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Docket R-2025-3057164. On June 4, 2026 the Pennsylvania PUC said it had decided PPL Electric's rate proceeding. The original request was about $356.3 million. The approved settlement is about $275 million. A residential customer using 918 kWh goes from $177.01 to about $184.49, or 4.9 percent, compared with the company's proposal of… The rate-case section has the full citation.
Season
The 2025 monthly average for this PPL Electric service was 880 kWh, and the Pennsylvania residential average was 839 kWh. A single month can sit far from either figure. Compare kilowatt-hours with the same month last year before you treat the whole increase as a rate hike.
Time-of-use is already on the EIA schedule
EIA's 2025 dynamic-pricing file shows residential time-of-use activity at PPL Electric, with 979 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing. The expensive window is in the tariff, not in that enrollment count. Shifting a dishwasher or an EV charger only helps if you are actually on that schedule.
EIA-861 2025 and 2024 residential sales · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Rate cases and hikes
decided · Docket R-2025-3057164
PUC approved about $275 million, effective July 1, 2026
On June 4, 2026 the Pennsylvania PUC said it had decided PPL Electric's rate proceeding. The original request was about $356.3 million. The approved settlement is about $275 million. A residential customer using 918 kWh goes from $177.01 to about $184.49, or 4.9 percent, compared with the company's proposal of $189.40, about 7 percent. The settlement includes a two-year base-rate stay-out. The compliance tariff was for service on and after July 1, 2026 if no party withdrew. The opinion and order was entered June 11, 2026.
The docket page shows later reconsideration activity, including an August 27, 2026 filing. The June decision is the rate change. The docket was not frozen shut.
Pennsylvania PUC press release, June 4, 2026 (Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission) · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Assistance
LIHEAP is the federal bill program, and the state contact list is the place to start. A PPL Electric income discount, medical baseline, or budget-billing rule was not retrieved from Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. That offer needs verification.
LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts · PPL Electric site
The company homepage is linked for navigation. Program rules on that site were not reviewed. Needs verification.
LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026
How to lower the bill
- Read the kilowatt-hours against this filing's average of 880 kWh a month. If your use is the thing that moved, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
- Add the supply line and the delivery line before you decide the bill is high. This page keeps those EIA rows apart so they are not blended.
- Match this month's weather to last year's same month. A mild comparison month makes an ordinary bill look like a hike.
- Start with LIHEAP for Pennsylvania (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/map/liheap-map-state-and-territory-contact-listing). A PPL Electric discount beyond that program needs verification.
- 979 residential customers were already on a dynamic price in the 2025 EIA file. If you are one of them, the window on the tariff is the lever. If you are not, calling the utility to discuss the schedule is the first step, not shifting load you are not being charged extra for.
- If the read is marked estimated, the next actual read can true the account up or down. The tariff rule for that true-up needs verification.
Full service at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $93.00 |
| 750 kWh | $139.50 |
| 1,000 kWh | $186.00 |
| 1,500 kWh | $279.00 |
| 2,000 kWh | $372.00 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Delivery only at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $32.55 |
| 750 kWh | $48.83 |
| 1,000 kWh | $65.10 |
| 1,500 kWh | $97.65 |
| 2,000 kWh | $130.20 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Questions people ask
Why is my PPL Electric electric bill so high?
PPL Electric did not have one residential price in 2025. EIA keeps the service types separate. 836,316 full service customers averaged 18.60¢ per kWh and $163.72 a month; 474,935 delivery only customers averaged 6.51¢ per kWh and $68.38 a month. A blended average would describe neither bill. The legal name in the filing is PPL Electric Utilities Corp. Pennsylvania's 2025 statewide residential average was 19.29¢. July 2026 was 21.72¢, versus 19.51¢ in July 2025 (+11.3%). Compare each PPL Electric service type with those figures on its own. From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +13.5%. Average use changed +3.7% and average price changed +9.5%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $5.30 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $14.16.
What was PPL Electric's average residential rate?
Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the full service average was 18.60¢ per kWh. Average use was 880 kWh a month and the average bill was $163.72. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.
Did PPL Electric raise rates?
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Docket R-2025-3057164 (decided): PUC approved about $275 million, effective July 1, 2026. Separately, the EIA average price moved +9.5% from 2024 to 2025. The annual average and the docket are not the same document.
What bill assistance can PPL Electric customers ask about?
LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). PPL Electric may also offer an income-qualified discount, budget billing, or a medical baseline. The current offer, income cutoff, and how to apply need verification on the utility site and with the state LIHEAP office and Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Are data centers why this bill went up?
Large computing load is raising U.S. electricity demand, and regulators can later recover new generation and wires costs from customers. EIA has not published a dollar line that isolates data centers on this utility's residential bill. That pass-through needs verification.