Citizens Electric Co (PA) electricity rates in Pennsylvania, 2025
Citizens Electric Co (PA)’s 6,001 residential customers paid an average of 14.53¢ per kWh in 2025, 25% below the Pennsylvania average of 19.29¢. The typical home used 1,214 kWh a month, for an average bill of $176.
- 14.53¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.90¢ (+6.6%) vs 2024
- $176Avg monthly billPennsylvania: $162
- 1,214 kWhAvg monthly usePennsylvania: 839 kWh
- 6,001Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 6,001 | 87,415 | $12,702,000 | 14.53¢ | 13.63¢ | +0.90¢ (+6.6%) |
| Commercial | 1,145 | 23,852 | $3,580,000 | 15.01¢ | 13.95¢ | +1.06¢ (+7.6%) |
| Industrial | 22 | 10,502 | $1,380,000 | 13.14¢ | 12.32¢ | +0.83¢ (+6.7%) |
| All sectors | 7,168 | 121,769 | $17,662,000 | 14.50¢ | 13.58¢ | +0.92¢ (+6.8%) |
How Citizens Electric Co (PA) compares
- Pennsylvania residential average, 2025: 19.29¢ per kWh, 839 kWh a month, $162 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 18 full-service utilities in Pennsylvania with at least 1,000 residential customers, Citizens Electric Co (PA) ranks 3 of 18 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Pennsylvania homes paid 21.77¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 19.93¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 6.6%; the state average rose 8.6%.
- Another 4 residential customers buy supply from a competitive supplier and pay Citizens Electric Co (PA) only for delivery, averaging 3.54¢ per kWh for that service.
- Citizens Electric Co (PA) is an investor-owned utility, a private company whose rates are set by the state utility commission. Balancing authority: PJM.
Where Citizens Electric Co (PA) serves
EIA lists 2 Pennsylvania counties in its 2025 service territory: Northumberland, Union.
7 ZIP codes are matched to Citizens Electric Co (PA) in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 17837, 17844, 17847, 17855, 17857, 17883, 17889. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Pennsylvania full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Chambersburg (PA) | 12.25¢ | $103 | 9,952 |
| Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc | 14.37¢ | $128 | 12,354 |
| Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc | 15.13¢ | $148 | 18,057 |
| Adams Electric Cooperative Inc | 15.41¢ | $182 | 32,580 |
| Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc (PA) | 16.08¢ | $151 | 18,200 |
| REA Energy Coop Inc | 16.14¢ | $156 | 20,951 |
| Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc | 16.76¢ | $163 | 8,849 |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc (PA) | 16.90¢ | $134 | 23,675 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.
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