{"id":107222,"date":"2026-02-06T19:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/107222\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T19:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:21:08","slug":"pennsylvania-electricity-rates-jump-46-since-2018-outpacing-neighboring-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/107222\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania electricity rates jump 46% since 2018, outpacing neighboring states"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/da6460cf9ebcfb75c60e21bf3f6745ad.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Electricity rates jumped 46% since 2018 in Pennsylvania, higher than neighboring states like Ohio and Virginia and ahead of the PJM Interconnection average, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifo.state.pa.us\/download.cfm?file=Resources\/Documents\/Electricity_Update_RB_2026_02.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a new report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a new report<\/a> from the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IFO said one of the major reasons is the commonwealth\u2019s reliance on natural gas and the price increases in natural gas prices and electricity rates that occurred in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPennsylvania rates are more sensitive to natural gas than other states due to its high reliance on that fuel source for generation,\u201d IFO said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2026\/02\/05\/pennsylvania-electricity-rates-surge-46-since-2018.html?ana=wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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