Fixed Price Default Service Rate At Large Pennsylvania Utility To Exceed 18¢, Jumps 33%

The price to compare for commercial electric customers at the Penn Power rate zone at FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (FE PA) would jump 33% to over 18 cents per kWh under a filing by FE PA at the Pennsylvania PUC

Specifically, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new PTC_Default rates to be in effect for the six-month period December 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027

The PTC_Default 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, and the impact on the price to compare being less than 1 mill per kWh).

At Penn Power, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania's filed tariff indicates that the commercial PTC_Default rate will be $0.18350 per kWh for the six-month period December 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, or 33% higher than the current PTC_Default rate of $0.13729 per kWh

The Met-Ed commercial PTC_Default rate is increasing 8%, and would be set at $0.13882 per kWh for the six-month period December 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, up from the current rate of $0.12864 per kWh

Residential PTC_Default rates are increasing 2-3%, as shown below

The new PTC_Default rates, as filed by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania, are below.

FirstEnergy Pennsylvania
PTC-Default
(Does Not Include STAS)
¢ per kWh


Residential
                     Proposed    % 
            Current   12/1/26  Change
Met-Ed      13.951    14.422    3.4%
Penelec     13.142    13.564    3.2%
Penn Power  13.477    13.893    3.1%
West Penn   12.075    12.386    2.6%




Commercial
                     Proposed    % 
            Current   12/1/26  Change
Met-Ed      12.864    13.882    7.9%
Penelec     12.920    13.140    1.7%
Penn Power  13.729    18.350   33.7%
West Penn   11.779    11.964    1.6%