The IFO said the three largest electric utilities in Pennsylvania just raised their price to compare for power use from 12.6% to 16% compared to earlier this year.
The new June to November PPL prices were up 16% from the December to May period and 24.4% from a year ago.
PECO prices for June to November were up 12.6% from March to May and 12.3% from a year ago.
Duquesne Light raised prices 14.6% from December to May and 11.1% from a year ago.
It is important to point out that utilities do not make a profit from the sale of power to its customers under the default plan; the cost is simply passed through for those who do not shop for the electricity supplier.
The IFO said there were three reasons for the increases--
-- Natural gas prices were up 71%* from January to June of the prior year;
-- Significantly higher PJM Interconnection capacity costs [driven by A.I. data center demand]; and
-- Higher compliance costs related to the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards which increased 33% compared to 2023.
Click Here for the IFO report.
Resource Links:
-- *Pennsylvania’s Electric Grid Is Dependent On One Fuel To Generate 59% Of Our Electricity [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Inquirer: What PECO’s New CEO Has To Say About Your Electric Bill, A.I. Data Centers And Coal In PA [A.I. Data Center Demand Could Cause PA To Be In A Generation Deficit, Price Increases] [PDF of Article]
-- Bloomberg: Soaring Power Bills In PJM Pose Risk For Republicans In Face Of A.I. Data Center Demands
-- Bloomberg Opinion: A.I. Is Booming, So Are Household Electricity Bills
-- Financial Times Opinion: Surging US Electricity Prices In Face Of A.I. Data Center Demands Put Presidents Pledge To Cut Electricity Prices In Half With 1 Year Of Taking Office
-- Utility Dive: EIA Projects Record Residential, Commercial Natural Gas Consumption To Offset Decreases In Power Generation [Underappreciated Risks To Gas Use By A.I. Data Center Customers]
-- S&P Global: Natural Gas Utilities In US Advance A.I. Data Center Deals As Power Bottlenecks Persist [PA Included] [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: NIMBYs Are Coming For The Data Centers A.I. Needs - Bloomberg Opinion
PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboard:
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 16 to 22 - Conventional, Shale Gas Wastewater Spilling All Over, Seeping From Hillsides; 4th Pipeline Construction Spill; Where Did You Put That Waste? [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Pushing 3 More Ways To Legalize Road Dumping Their Wastewater; Not Clear How The Public, Put At Risk By Dumping, Will Be Involved [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Violations For Failing To Report How Waste Was Disposed Of Safely From 133 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells, Including 50 Owned By CNX Gas Company [PaEN]
-- DEP: 3rd & 4th Spills From Horizontal Drilling At EQM Gathering Pipeline Project In Washington County; Overflowing Tanks; Water Supply Complaint Investigated [PaEN]
-- DEP: Contaminated Wastewater Found Seeping From Saturated Shale Gas Well Pad Fill Slope In Great Bend Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Day 38 Of Cleanup: Borehole Found Under Stormwater Basin During Continuing Cleanup Of Repsol Shale Gas Well Pad After A 34-Hour Uncontrolled Wastewater Release In Bradford County [PaEN]
Related Article This Week:
-- Freeport Township Declares Disaster Emergency After Residents Impacted By A Gas Related Water Contamination Event Have Been Without Permanent Water Supplies For 3 Years-- We’re Not Blaming Anybody, We Just Want Good, Clean Drinking Water [PaEN]
-- DEP: Griffin Summit Oil Co. Violated Order To Plug Or Bring 53 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Into Compliance In Venango County; 420 Abandoned Conventional Well NOVs In 2025 [PaEN]
-- DEP Plugs 2 Conventional Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners And Venting Gas In Erie County [PaEN]
-- Independent Fiscal Office: Residential Electricity Bills ‘Begin Surge:’ Natural Gas Prices Up 71%, PJM Prices Up Due To A.I. Data Center Demand [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Assesses Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill In Williamsport, Orders Company To Take Corrective Measures [PDF of Article]
-- The Center Square: Republican Rep. Ortitay Wants To Expand Natural Gas Drilling On State Land, Raise Other Revenue To Replace School Property Taxes
-- Utility Dive: EIA Projects Record Residential, Commercial Natural Gas Consumption To Offset Decreases In Power Generation [Underappreciated Risks To Gas Use By A.I. Data Center Customers]
[Posted: August 27, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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