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Certain FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Residential Prices To Compare To Increase 10-12%, Some C&I PTCs Increasing 7%
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FirstEnergy Pennsylvania has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new PTCDefault rates to be in effect for the six-month period June 1, 2026 through November 30, 2026
The PTCDefault rate is the all-in cost of default service prior to the application of the state tax adjustment surcharge (STAS).
While historically the STAS at the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities had been 0%, as previously reported, a de minimis STAS is currently in effect (a positive adjustment of 0.02% or less, with the specific STAS rate varying by service area).
Accordingly, the PTCDefault rate is no longer the same as the official Price to Compare due to the application of the STAS (FirstEnergy PA's website lists the "Price to Compare" as including STAS; PA Power Switch does not appear to include STAS in the PTC)
For the current PTC rates based on the current STAS, the differences between the PTCDefault rates and the STAS-adjusted Prices to Compare are, at most, 0.003¢ per kWh (or 0.03 mills)
As detailed further below, all residential FirstEnergy Pennsylvania PTCDefault rates are increasing by at least 7% on June 1, 2026
Notable increases are a 12% increase in the Penelec residential PTCDefault rate and a 10% increase in the West Penn Power residential PTCDefault rate
The Penelec and West Penn Power commercial PTCDefault rates are increasing 6-7%.
The new PTCDefault rates, as filed by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania, are below.
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PTCDefault
(Does Not Include STAS)
¢ per kWh
Residential
Proposed %
Current 6/1/26 Change
Met-Ed 12.965 13.951 7.6%
Penelec 11.747 13.142 11.9%
Penn Power 12.606 13.477 6.9%
West Penn 10.947 12.075 10.3%
Commercial
Proposed %
Current 6/1/26 Change
Met-Ed 12.931 12.864 (0.5%)
Penelec 12.155 12.920 6.3%
Penn Power 13.729 13.729* 0.0%
West Penn 10.993 11.779 7.2%
* Penn Power June 1 2026 rate is listed
as identical to current rate in
FirstEnergy PA's tariff filing
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