23.47¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Duquesne Light / PA ]
Duquesne Light electricity rates in Pennsylvania
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+8.0%
vs 2024
553,124
residential customers
+46.4%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Duquesne Light's average effective residential rate (23.47¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.59¢ | — | 524,560 |
| 2016 | 15.39¢ | −1.3% | 531,084 |
| 2017 | 16.07¢ | +4.4% | 532,920 |
| 2018 | 15.84¢ | −1.4% | 537,706 |
| 2019 | 16.02¢ | +1.1% | 543,697 |
| 2020 | 16.03¢ | +0.1% | 543,056 |
| 2021 | 16.21¢ | +1.1% | 544,441 |
| 2022 | 18.70¢ | +15.4% | 553,493 |
| 2023 | 22.07¢ | +18.0% | 548,072 |
| 2024 | 21.74¢ | −1.5% | 550,405 |
| 2025 | 23.47¢ | +8.0% | 553,124 |
How this compares
19.29¢
Pennsylvania average, 2025
+21.7%
Duquesne Light vs PA 2025 average
+36.2%
vs US 2025 average
#1
priciest in PA
Duquesne Light files with the EIA as Duquesne Light Co (utility ID 5487).
Serves 3 counties in Pennsylvania: Allegheny, Beaver, Westmoreland. 152 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Duquesne Light raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Duquesne Light is on file with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +8.0% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Duquesne Light charge per kWh?
Duquesne Light's average effective residential rate was 23.47¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Pennsylvania's 2025 average was 19.29¢.
How much have Duquesne Light rates gone up in five years?
+46.4% between 2020 and 2025, against +58.5% for Pennsylvania as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Duquesne Light have in Pennsylvania?
553,124 residential customers in 2025, across 3 counties including Allegheny, Beaver, Westmoreland, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)