FirstEnergy Pennsylvania price to compare increase (Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, West Penn Power)
On bills now Supply and capacity price before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
No residential dollar figure published yet
The filing does not state a typical-bill impact we can verify. We will add one when the commission staff or the consumer advocate publishes it.
FirstEnergy's four Pennsylvania utilities raised their default electric supply rate, called the price to compare, on June 1, 2026. West Penn Power went up about 10.3 percent, Met-Ed about 7.6 percent, Penn Power about 6.9 percent, and Penelec about 11.9 percent. The company and regulators point to a sharp rise in PJM capacity auction costs, tied in part to surging electricity demand from data centers, as the main driver.
What it means for your bill: If you buy your generation supply from your utility instead of a competitive supplier, this raised the supply portion of a typical FirstEnergy PA household's bill by roughly 3 to 12 dollars a month depending on which of the four utilities serves you.
- Status
- On bills now
- Utility
- West Penn Power
- Commission
- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
- On bills from
- June 1, 2026
- Data center linked
- Yes. The filing ties part of the cost or the tariff design to data center load.
- Last checked
- August 29, 2026
Sources
- FirstEnergy Electricity Rate Increase Details for Customers, electricityrates.com
- Electricity rates to rise for Penelec, Met-Ed, West Penn Power customers, WVIA
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