20.77¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Pepco DC / DC ]
Pepco DC electricity rates in District of Columbia
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+25.3%
vs 2024
324,763
residential customers
+76.2%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Pepco DC's average effective residential rate (20.77¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.30¢ | — | 247,469 |
| 2016 | 11.49¢ | −6.6% | 259,392 |
| 2017 | 12.21¢ | +6.3% | 267,448 |
| 2018 | 12.11¢ | −0.8% | 274,613 |
| 2019 | 12.17¢ | +0.5% | 282,277 |
| 2020 | 11.79¢ | −3.1% | 290,466 |
| 2021 | 12.19¢ | +3.4% | 298,337 |
| 2022 | 12.69¢ | +4.1% | 306,464 |
| 2023 | 14.98¢ | +18.1% | 312,982 |
| 2024 | 16.58¢ | +10.7% | 318,780 |
| 2025 | 20.77¢ | +25.3% | 324,763 |
How this compares
21.92¢
District of Columbia average, 2025
−5.3%
Pepco DC vs DC 2025 average
+20.6%
vs US 2025 average
#1
priciest in DC
Pepco DC files with the EIA as Potomac Electric Power Co (utility ID 15270).
Serves 1 county in District of Columbia: District of Columbia. 282 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Pepco DC raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Pepco DC is on file with the DC Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +25.3% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Pepco DC charge per kWh?
Pepco DC's average effective residential rate was 20.77¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). District of Columbia's 2025 average was 21.92¢.
How much have Pepco DC rates gone up in five years?
+76.2% between 2020 and 2025, against +95.9% for District of Columbia as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Pepco DC have in District of Columbia?
324,763 residential customers in 2025, across 1 county including District of Columbia, 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 DC Public Service 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)