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Pennsylvania electricity prices, November 2023

Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Final

In November 2023, residential customers in Pennsylvania paid an average of 18.11¢ per kilowatthour, up 4.2% on the same month a year earlier (17.38¢). The US average for the month was 16.19¢; Pennsylvania was 12% above that. It ranked 12th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Residential sales were 4,063,558 MWh, up 1.7% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $133.17 on 735 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.

EIA marks this month as final. Final monthly figures are benchmarked to the annual Form EIA-861 census of utilities.

18.11¢residential, per kWh+4.2% on Nov 2022
$133.17average residential bill for the monthon 735 kWh
4.1 TWhresidential sales+1.7% on a year earlier
12thhighest residential price of 51US 16.19¢

Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.

Price by sector

SectorNov 2023Nov 2022ChangeUS, Nov 2023
Residential18.11¢17.38¢+4.2%16.19¢
Commercial11.29¢11.02¢+2.5%12.43¢
Industrial7.75¢7.98¢-2.9%7.79¢
All sectors12.60¢12.23¢+3.0%12.44¢

Sales and customers

MeasureNov 2023Nov 2022Change
Residential sales4.1 TWh4 TWh+1.7%
Sales, all sectors10.7 TWh10.8 TWh-0.5%
Residential customers5,525,5105,509,827+0.3%
Average residential bill$133.17$126.02+5.7%
Average residential use, kWh735725+1.4%
US residential price16.19¢15.55¢+4.1%

The two years to November 2023

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Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.
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Questions and answers

What was the average electricity price in Pennsylvania in November 2023?

18.11¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 11.29¢ for commercial and 7.75¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as final.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

The residential average was 17.38¢ in November 2022, a change of +4.2%. Residential sales changed by +1.7% over the same period.

What was the average residential bill that month?

$133.17, on average use of 735 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Final" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Pennsylvania page.