Who pays the power bill first

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Who pays the power bill first

Household electricity prices in the nine jurisdictions PJM serves against the other 42 states, the nation and Texas, from the federal monthly filings and refreshed with each release. Switch to the latest month, then sort by the biggest rise or by group.

As of Jul 31, 2026 · monthly, with each release · published Sep 24, 2026 · read Oct 23, 2026 · observed · next release the next EIA-861M release, around the 24th of the month

Live data, updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:31 p.m. ET

What the chart says. Average price, August 2025 to July 2026, against the twelve months before: the median of the PJM jurisdictions is +12.1%, against +5.7% for the other 42 states and +6.6% nationally. The data center shows up on the household bill before it shows up on anyone's balance sheet.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, EIA-861M (latest Jul 31, 2026, refreshed at each build). Price is revenue divided by sales, cents per kilowatt-hour, as the EIA publishes it; the twelve-month view compares average prices over the two years; the medians are DeepStack arithmetic.

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Average price, August 2025 to July 2026, against the twelve months beforeValue
District of Columbia+22.0%
Maryland+13.6%
Pennsylvania+12.8%
New Jersey+14.0%
Ohio+11.9%
Virginia+11.7%
Illinois+12.1%
Delaware+5.5%
West Virginia+0.7%
United States+6.6%
Texas+4.9%
Median of the other 42 states+5.7%
July 2026 against July 2025Value
District of Columbia+9.4%
Maryland+13.7%
Pennsylvania+11.3%
New Jersey−0.5%
Ohio+11.9%
Virginia+11.2%
Illinois+11.6%
Delaware+11.5%
West Virginia+2.3%
United States+4.9%
Texas+3.4%
Median of the other 42 states+4.8%
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Average price, August 2025 to July 2026, against the twelve months before

  1. District of Columbia+22.0%
  2. New Jersey+14.0%
  3. Maryland+13.6%
  4. Pennsylvania+12.8%
  5. Illinois+12.1%
  6. Ohio+11.9%
  7. Virginia+11.7%
  8. United States+6.6%
  9. Median of the other 42 states+5.7%
  10. Delaware+5.5%
  11. Texas+4.9%
  12. West Virginia+0.7%

District of Columbia moved most, +22.0%. PJM jurisdictions: median +12.1%.