Energy supply
12.91¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$97.09 / month at 752 kWh
Price +2.8% from 2024
Retail Power Marketer · 544,961 residential customers · Pennsylvania
Why is my Reliant Energy Northeast electric bill so high?
EIA respondent: Reliant Energy Northeast LLC. Reviewed October 14, 2026.
In 2025, Reliant Energy Northeast reported 544,961 residential energy supply customers under the EIA name Reliant Energy Northeast LLC. Average revenue was 12.91¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $97.09 for 752 kWh.
12.91¢ is below Pennsylvania's 2025 statewide residential average of 19.29¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 21.72¢, versus 19.51¢ a year earlier (+11.3%). The utility number is a 2025 annual average. The state number is one later month. They answer different questions.
From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for energy supply changed +3.4%. Average use changed +0.6% and average price changed +2.8%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $0.54 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $2.67.
EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026
EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026
The rate on the record
EIA classifies this respondent as a retail power marketer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy supply | 544,961 | 12.91¢ | 752 kWh | $97.09 | +2.8% |
EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026
By state
| State | Service | Customers | Price | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | Energy supply | 160,449 | 13.69¢ | $112.30 |
| IL | Energy supply | 142,167 | 11.99¢ | $83.20 |
| OH | Energy supply | 120,367 | 10.59¢ | $94.08 |
| MA | Energy supply | 81,964 | 16.40¢ | $87.92 |
| NJ | Energy supply | 20,329 | 17.88¢ | $118.21 |
| NY | Energy supply | 9,387 | 14.45¢ | $96.84 |
| MD | Energy supply | 5,678 | 12.28¢ | $108.63 |
| DE | Energy supply | 4,206 | 15.94¢ | $134.21 |
| DC | Energy supply | 309 | 18.37¢ | $117.31 |
| CT | Energy supply | 105 | 7.97¢ | $66.67 |
Audit the energy supply average
Revenue 634,944.4 thousand dollars. Sales 4,916,461 MWh. Customers 544,961. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Why a Reliant Energy Northeast bill moved
The price change was the larger piece
Reliant Energy Northeast reported a energy supply average of $97.09 a month in 2025, +3.4% from $93.87 in 2024. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change of +0.6% is worth $0.54 a month. The price change of +2.8%, from 12.56¢ to 12.91¢, is worth $2.67 on 2025 usage.
Below the Pennsylvania average
12.91¢ 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 752 kWh will not land on $97.09.
This row is the retail plan, not the wires
Reliant Energy Northeast is an EIA retail power marketer. The 2025 bundled average, 12.91¢ per kWh across 544,961 customers, is plan revenue. In Texas and other choice markets the transmission and distribution utility still bills a delivery charge, either inside the plan or beside it. Whether a quoted cents-per-kWh already includes delivery needs verification on that plan's electricity facts label.
Needs verification
Season
The 2025 monthly average for this Reliant Energy Northeast service was 752 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.
Data-center load is not a line on this bill
National electricity demand is rising, and EIA points to large computing facilities. No retrieved order isolates a data-center dollar on a Reliant Energy Northeast residential account. That pass-through needs verification.
Needs verification
EIA-861 2025 and 2024 residential sales · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Rate cases and hikes
Needs verification No rate case for Reliant Energy Northeast has been reviewed for this page. Orders and pending dockets are public at Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.
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 Reliant Energy Northeast income discount, medical baseline, or budget-billing rule was not retrieved from Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. That offer needs verification.
LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026
How to lower the bill
- Read the kilowatt-hours against this filing's average of 752 kWh a month. If your use is the thing that moved, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
- Ask the retailer whether the quoted price includes the utility delivery charge. The EIA average on this page does not answer that plan-design question.
- 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 Reliant Energy Northeast discount beyond that program needs verification.
- 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.
Energy supply at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $64.55 |
| 750 kWh | $96.83 |
| 1,000 kWh | $129.10 |
| 1,500 kWh | $193.65 |
| 2,000 kWh | $258.20 |
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 Reliant Energy Northeast electric bill so high?
In 2025, Reliant Energy Northeast reported 544,961 residential energy supply customers under the EIA name Reliant Energy Northeast LLC. Average revenue was 12.91¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $97.09 for 752 kWh. 12.91¢ is below Pennsylvania's 2025 statewide residential average of 19.29¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 21.72¢, versus 19.51¢ a year earlier (+11.3%). The utility number is a 2025 annual average. The state number is one later month. They answer different questions. From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for energy supply changed +3.4%. Average use changed +0.6% and average price changed +2.8%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $0.54 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $2.67.
What was Reliant Energy Northeast's average residential rate?
Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the energy supply average was 12.91¢ per kWh. Average use was 752 kWh a month and the average bill was $97.09. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.
Did Reliant Energy Northeast raise rates?
The energy supply average price changed +2.8% from 2024 to 2025, from 12.56¢ to 12.91¢. That is average revenue per kilowatt-hour, not a commission order. No 2025–2026 order for this utility was retrieved for this page. A separate rider can still move a single month.
What bill assistance can Reliant Energy Northeast customers ask about?
LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). Reliant Energy Northeast may also offer an income-qualified discount, budget billing, or a medical baseline. The current offer, income cutoff, and how to apply need verification 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.