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Pennsylvania Electricity: Generation Mix and Retail Prices

Pennsylvania generated 246 TWh of electricity in 2025, 58% of it from gas. The average retail price was 14.10 US cents/kWh in 2025. These are EIA statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through August 2026; they are not real time.

Key Facts

  • Pennsylvania generated 246 TWh of electricity in 2025, the 3rd most of the 51 states and DC.
  • Gas was the largest source of Pennsylvania's electricity in 2025, at 58.2% of generation.
  • Nuclear was the second largest source of Pennsylvania's electricity in 2025, at 30.5% of generation.
  • Pennsylvania's electricity generation rose from 197 TWh in 2001 to 246 TWh in 2025.
  • The average retail price of electricity in Pennsylvania was 14.10 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 16th highest of the 51 states and DC.
  • Residential customers in Pennsylvania paid an average of 19.29 US cents/kWh in 2025.
  • Pennsylvania generated 23.8 TWh of electricity in August 2026.

Key Figures

MeasureValueAs of / source
Total generation246 TWh2025 · EIA
Generation rank3 of 512025 · EIA
Average retail price, all sectors14.10 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Price rank, highest first16 of 512025 · EIA
Retail sales143 TWh2025 · EIA
Retail customers6,319,9462025 · EIA
Retail revenueUSD 20,213 million2025 · EIA

Generation Mix, 2025

SourceGenerationShare
Gas143 TWh58.2%
Nuclear75.0 TWh30.5%
Coal17.3 TWh7.0%
Wind3.85 TWh1.6%
Hydro2.53 TWh1.0%
Solar1.67 TWh0.7%
Bioenergy1.45 TWh0.6%
Other824 GWh0.3%
Other fossil588 GWh0.2%
Oil294 GWh0.1%

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025. Utility scale generation, all sectors; small scale solar is not included.

Year by Year

EIA annual statistics, 2001 to 2025
Pennsylvania electricity generation by source, 2001 to 2025 Pennsylvania's electricity generation by main source from 2001 to 2025, in TWh. In 2025 the largest sources were gas at 143 TWh, nuclear at 75.0 TWh, coal at 17.3 TWh, wind at 3.85 TWh, hydro at 2.53 TWh. 0 38 75 113 150 20012006201120162021
Pennsylvania's electricity generation by main source from 2001 to 2025, in TWh. In 2025 the largest sources were gas at 143 TWh, nuclear at 75.0 TWh, coal at 17.3 TWh, wind at 3.85 TWh, hydro at 2.53 TWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Pennsylvania electricity generation by source, 2001 to 2025
YearGasNuclearCoalWindHydro
20013.04 TWh73.7 TWh112 TWh11.2 GWh1.65 TWh
20026.72 TWh76.1 TWh114 TWh57.8 GWh2.21 TWh
20035.52 TWh74.4 TWh116 TWh112 GWh3.35 TWh
20049.81 TWh77.5 TWh117 TWh306 GWh3.16 TWh
200510.8 TWh76.3 TWh121 TWh284 GWh2.23 TWh
200613.5 TWh75.3 TWh123 TWh361 GWh2.84 TWh
200719.2 TWh77.4 TWh123 TWh470 GWh2.24 TWh
200818.7 TWh78.7 TWh118 TWh729 GWh2.55 TWh
200929.2 TWh77.3 TWh105 TWh1.07 TWh2.68 TWh
201033.7 TWh77.8 TWh110 TWh1.85 TWh2.33 TWh
201141.8 TWh76.1 TWh101 TWh1.79 TWh3.22 TWh
201253.1 TWh75.2 TWh87.1 TWh2.13 TWh2.24 TWh
201349.9 TWh78.7 TWh88.4 TWh3.35 TWh2.52 TWh
201453.0 TWh78.7 TWh79.0 TWh3.56 TWh2.64 TWh
201559.5 TWh80.5 TWh64.6 TWh3.35 TWh2.60 TWh
201668.0 TWh82.9 TWh54.7 TWh3.48 TWh2.37 TWh
201772.5 TWh83.2 TWh47.6 TWh3.59 TWh3.12 TWh
201876.4 TWh83.5 TWh44.1 TWh3.57 TWh4.26 TWh
201998.0 TWh83.2 TWh37.9 TWh3.25 TWh3.50 TWh
2020121 TWh76.5 TWh23.5 TWh3.75 TWh2.67 TWh
2021127 TWh75.9 TWh29.3 TWh3.46 TWh3.13 TWh
2022130 TWh76.2 TWh23.9 TWh3.57 TWh2.65 TWh
2023139 TWh75.3 TWh12.8 TWh3.26 TWh2.78 TWh
2024144 TWh75.4 TWh13.0 TWh3.26 TWh2.72 TWh
2025143 TWh75.0 TWh17.3 TWh3.85 TWh2.53 TWh
YearGenerationLargest sourceAverage retail price
2025 246 TWh Gas 58.2% 14.10 US cents/kWh
2024 241 TWh Gas 59.6% 12.51 US cents/kWh
2023 236 TWh Gas 59.0% 12.57 US cents/kWh
2022 239 TWh Gas 54.4% 11.86 US cents/kWh
2021 241 TWh Gas 52.5% 9.97 US cents/kWh
2020 230 TWh Gas 52.5% 9.70 US cents/kWh
2019 229 TWh Gas 42.8% 9.81 US cents/kWh
2018 215 TWh Nuclear 38.8% 10.10 US cents/kWh
2017 214 TWh Nuclear 39.0% 10.13 US cents/kWh
2016 215 TWh Nuclear 38.6% 10.19 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025.

Retail Electricity Prices

Average revenue per kWh sold, 2001 to 2025
Pennsylvania average retail electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025 Average retail electricity prices in Pennsylvania by customer sector, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the all sector average was 14.10 US cents/kWh and residential customers paid 19.29 US cents/kWh. 0 5 10 15 20 20012006201120162021
Average retail electricity prices in Pennsylvania by customer sector, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the all sector average was 14.10 US cents/kWh and residential customers paid 19.29 US cents/kWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, US cents/kWh
Pennsylvania average retail electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025
YearAll sectorsResidentialCommercialIndustrial
20018.01 US cents/kWh9.68 US cents/kWh8.62 US cents/kWh5.76 US cents/kWh
20028.06 US cents/kWh9.74 US cents/kWh8.50 US cents/kWh5.83 US cents/kWh
20038.02 US cents/kWh9.59 US cents/kWh8.62 US cents/kWh5.80 US cents/kWh
20048.00 US cents/kWh9.58 US cents/kWh8.51 US cents/kWh5.87 US cents/kWh
20058.27 US cents/kWh9.86 US cents/kWh8.50 US cents/kWh6.29 US cents/kWh
20068.68 US cents/kWh10.35 US cents/kWh8.94 US cents/kWh6.63 US cents/kWh
20079.08 US cents/kWh10.95 US cents/kWh9.20 US cents/kWh6.87 US cents/kWh
20089.33 US cents/kWh11.35 US cents/kWh9.39 US cents/kWh7.03 US cents/kWh
20099.60 US cents/kWh11.65 US cents/kWh9.55 US cents/kWh7.21 US cents/kWh
201010.31 US cents/kWh12.70 US cents/kWh10.10 US cents/kWh7.66 US cents/kWh
201110.45 US cents/kWh13.26 US cents/kWh10.03 US cents/kWh7.73 US cents/kWh
20129.91 US cents/kWh12.75 US cents/kWh9.44 US cents/kWh7.23 US cents/kWh
20139.81 US cents/kWh12.79 US cents/kWh9.25 US cents/kWh6.97 US cents/kWh
201410.28 US cents/kWh13.32 US cents/kWh9.73 US cents/kWh7.41 US cents/kWh
201510.31 US cents/kWh13.64 US cents/kWh9.60 US cents/kWh7.20 US cents/kWh
201610.19 US cents/kWh13.86 US cents/kWh9.22 US cents/kWh6.92 US cents/kWh
201710.13 US cents/kWh14.23 US cents/kWh8.98 US cents/kWh6.77 US cents/kWh
201810.10 US cents/kWh13.89 US cents/kWh8.94 US cents/kWh6.84 US cents/kWh
20199.81 US cents/kWh13.80 US cents/kWh8.71 US cents/kWh6.41 US cents/kWh
20209.70 US cents/kWh13.58 US cents/kWh8.50 US cents/kWh6.16 US cents/kWh
20219.97 US cents/kWh13.76 US cents/kWh8.91 US cents/kWh6.54 US cents/kWh
202211.86 US cents/kWh15.94 US cents/kWh10.73 US cents/kWh8.21 US cents/kWh
202312.57 US cents/kWh18.10 US cents/kWh11.26 US cents/kWh7.75 US cents/kWh
202412.51 US cents/kWh17.77 US cents/kWh11.03 US cents/kWh7.87 US cents/kWh
202514.10 US cents/kWh19.29 US cents/kWh12.42 US cents/kWh9.34 US cents/kWh
Sector, 2025Average priceSalesCustomers
All sectors 14.10 US cents/kWh 143 TWh 6,319,946
Residential 19.29 US cents/kWh 56.1 TWh 5,565,993
Commercial 12.42 US cents/kWh 40.3 TWh 742,859
Industrial 9.34 US cents/kWh 46.5 TWh 11,089
Transportation 9.32 US cents/kWh 538 GWh 5

Prices are average revenue per kWh sold, including delivery charges and taxes collected by utilities, in nominal US cents.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025.

Month by Month

EIA monthly statistics, preliminary for recent months
MonthGenerationAverage price, all sectorsResidential price
August 2026 23.8 TWh 15.99 US cents/kWh 21.77 US cents/kWh
July 2026 23.9 TWh 16.22 US cents/kWh 21.71 US cents/kWh
June 2026 21.0 TWh 15.27 US cents/kWh 21.73 US cents/kWh
May 2026 18.2 TWh 14.97 US cents/kWh 21.55 US cents/kWh
April 2026 16.3 TWh 14.74 US cents/kWh 21.47 US cents/kWh
March 2026 20.1 TWh 15.37 US cents/kWh 20.92 US cents/kWh
February 2026 21.0 TWh 16.50 US cents/kWh 20.30 US cents/kWh
January 2026 23.6 TWh 16.61 US cents/kWh 20.19 US cents/kWh
December 2025 22.4 TWh 15.31 US cents/kWh 20.07 US cents/kWh
November 2025 17.3 TWh 14.89 US cents/kWh 20.15 US cents/kWh
October 2025 16.4 TWh 14.29 US cents/kWh 20.48 US cents/kWh
September 2025 19.5 TWh 14.08 US cents/kWh 20.43 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of August 2026.

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  title = {{Pennsylvania Electricity: Generation Mix and Retail Prices}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Data as of 2026-08. Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration.},
  url = {https://worldpowermonitor.com/us/pennsylvania/}
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