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PUC Alerts Consumers of June 1st Electric Price Changes
Category: Electric
In a press release on May 21, 2026 the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission(PUC) posts the June 1 Electric Price Changes and Higher Summer Energy Costs that includes June 1 EDC PTC information.
Price Changes (Effective June 1)
| Utility | Current Price | June 1 Price | Change |
| Citizens’ Electric (estimated) | 13.209¢ | 13.215¢ | +0.05% |
| Duquesne Light (estimated) | 13.75¢ | 14.14¢ | +2.84% |
| Met-Ed | 12.965¢ | 13.951¢ | +7.6% |
| PECO (estimated) | 11.024¢ | 11.572¢ | +4.97% |
| Penelec | 11.747¢ | 13.142¢ | +11.88% |
| Penn Power | 12.606¢ | 13.477¢ | +6.9% |
| Pike County Light & Power (estimated) |
11.21¢ | 13.43¢ | +19.8% |
| PPL | 12.953¢ | 13.147¢ | +1.5% |
| UGI Electric | 11.212¢ | 12.617¢ | +12.53% |
| Wellsboro Electric | 12.352¢ | 12.556¢ | +1.65% |
| West Penn Power | 10.947¢ | 12.075¢ | +10.3% |
June 1 PTC Adjustments for Small Business Customers
For small business customers, the PUC notes that most EDCs are also adjusting their PTCs on June 1. Among the state’s EDCs, price changes in default service rates for small businesses will vary:
- PECO estimates a PTC increase of more than 14%.
- Both UGI Electric (more than 12%) and Penelec (more than 6%) will also see PTC increases for small business customers.
- Meanwhile, PTC adjustments in the Met-Ed, Penn Power and West Penn Power service territories, as well as in Duquesne Light and PPL, will remain steady or drop slightly.
