Duquesne Light Co: average rate and electric bill (2025)
Duquesne Light Co (investor-owned utility, Pennsylvania) served 437,551 homes in 2025. The average customer used 611 kWh a month and paid $143, an average price of 23.5¢ per kWh including fixed charges, riders and taxes. That is 22% above the Pennsylvania average of 19.3¢.
What a bill costs at Duquesne Light Co's average price
| Monthly usage | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $117 |
| 1,000 kWh | $235 |
| 1,500 kWh | $352 |
The average price spreads fixed monthly charges over all kWh. At low usage your price per kWh is higher, at high usage lower. Your current tariff can differ from the 2025 average, especially after a rate case.
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Delivery-only customers
115,573 customers of Duquesne Light Co bought their electricity supply from another provider and paid Duquesne Light Co only for delivery: an average of 11.9¢/kWh. Their total price is that delivery charge plus their supplier's energy price (Pennsylvania average for supplier energy: 12.9¢/kWh).
Compare with other utilities in Pennsylvania
| Name | ¢/kWh | Avg. bill |
|---|---|---|
| Adams Electric Cooperative Inc | 15.4 | $182 |
| REA Energy Coop Inc | 16.1 | $156 |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc | 16.9 | $134 |
| PECO Energy Co | 18.0 | $136 |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp | 18.6 | $164 |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 18.8 | $166 |
| UGI Utilities, Inc | 19.8 | $169 |
| Duquesne Light Co | 23.5 | $143 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual data 2025 (released October 2026), utility ID 5487. Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold; average bill = revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12.