Commercial electricity rates in Pennsylvania
What businesses in Pennsylvania actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.
The last 36 months
Range over the period shown: 10.75¢ to 14.83¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.
Pennsylvania by the numbers
How commercial compares with other sectors
| Sector | Price per kWh |
|---|---|
| Commercial | 13.93¢ |
| Residential | 21.77¢ |
| Industrial | 10.47¢ |
All figures are August 2026 averages for Pennsylvania.
Commercial customers in Pennsylvania pay 36% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is wider than usual.
What this costs a typical account
The average commercial account in Pennsylvania used 4,704 kWh in August 2026. At 13.93¢ per kWh that is about $655 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.
How the price has moved
Over the 36 months to August 2026, Pennsylvania's commercial price rose 25.3%, from 11.12¢ in September 2023 to 13.93¢. The high point was 14.83¢ in February 2026 and the low 10.75¢ in June 2024 — a spread of 38% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is unusually volatile for a state-level average.
Across the same period the dearest month on average was February (12.60¢) and the cheapest September (11.62¢), a seasonal swing of 8%.
Pennsylvania against its region
Pennsylvania is in EIA's Middle Atlantic division, where the commercial average was 19.62¢ in August 2026. Pennsylvania is 29% below that, and 1 of 3 on price within the region.
Others in the region: New Jersey, New York.
States priced near Pennsylvania
| State | ¢/kWh | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 13.64¢ | 29 |
| Georgia | 13.81¢ | 30 |
| Colorado | 13.94¢ | 32 |
| Iowa | 14.15¢ | 33 |
Source
EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states