16.90¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Central Electric Coop / PA ]
Central Electric Coop electricity rates in Pennsylvania
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
−0.8%
vs 2024
23,675
residential customers
+14.1%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Central Electric Coop's average effective residential rate (16.90¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.23¢ | — | 23,262 |
| 2016 | 13.76¢ | +4.0% | 23,290 |
| 2017 | 13.72¢ | −0.3% | 23,316 |
| 2018 | 13.85¢ | +0.9% | 23,365 |
| 2019 | 14.04¢ | +1.4% | 23,382 |
| 2020 | 14.81¢ | +5.5% | 23,433 |
| 2021 | 14.65¢ | −1.1% | 23,506 |
| 2022 | 14.56¢ | −0.6% | 23,574 |
| 2023 | 17.05¢ | +17.1% | 23,609 |
| 2024 | 17.03¢ | −0.1% | 23,629 |
| 2025 | 16.90¢ | −0.8% | 23,675 |
How this compares
19.29¢
Pennsylvania average, 2025
−12.4%
Central Electric Coop vs PA 2025 average
−1.9%
vs US 2025 average
#10
priciest in PA
Serves 7 counties in Pennsylvania: Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer, Venango. 97 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Central Electric Coop's average residential rate has gone from 13.23¢ to 16.90¢ per kWh: +27.7% over 10 years, or about +2.5% a year. It rose in 5 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +17.1% in 2023. The largest drop was −1.1% in 2021.
For a home using 839 kWh a month, the Pennsylvania average, Central Electric Coop's 2025 rate works out to about $1,701 a year, $241 less than at Pennsylvania's average rate of 19.29¢. Of the 18 Pennsylvania utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 10th most expensive.
Central Electric Coop served 23,262 homes in 2015 and 23,675 in 2025 (+1.8%), under 1% of Pennsylvania's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Central Electric Coop's rates
Central Electric Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Central Electric Coop raising rates in 2026?
Central Electric Coop's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved −0.8% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Central Electric Coop charge per kWh?
Central Electric Coop's average effective residential rate was 16.90¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Pennsylvania's 2025 average was 19.29¢.
How much have Central Electric Coop rates gone up in five years?
+14.1% between 2020 and 2025, against +58.5% for Pennsylvania as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Central Electric Coop have in Pennsylvania?
23,675 residential customers in 2025, across 7 counties including Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, 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, which every US utility files. 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)