Residential Service Add-On Heat Pump

Duquesne Light Co · Time-of-use · filed 2025

$0.2086per kWh, all in
$2,503a year at 1,000 kWh/mo
$13.00fixed, before any usage
$0.1946utility's actual average

What this tariff charges

Fixed charge$13.00 per month
StructureTime-of-use
Filed2025-08-31

Energy rates

The charged price is the base rate plus its adjustment. Adjustments carry fuel and rider costs and are frequently most of the bill, so a comparison built on the base rate alone is meaningless.

Period 0

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.15421 0.01744 0.17165

Period 1

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.20203 0.01751 0.21954

What it costs at different usage levels

kWh per monthAnnual total Effective $/kWh
500 $1,329.57 $0.2216
1000 $2,503.14 $0.2086
2000 $4,850.28 $0.2021

Effective rate includes the fixed charge, which is why it falls as usage rises. This is a time-of-use tariff, so the result also depends on when power is used; an average residential pattern is assumed. Details →

Duquesne Light Co offers a cheaper tariff at this usage. Residential Service Add-On Heat Pump comes to $987.34 a year against this one's $2,503.14 — a difference of $1,516. Eligibility rules may apply; check with the utility.

The utility's own description

Available to residential or combined residential and farm customers using the Company's standard low voltage service for lighting, appliance operation, and general household purposes and for commercial or professional activity where associated consumption represents less than 25% of the total monthly usage at the premise. Available only when supplied at 240 volt (or less) single phase service through a single meter directly by the Company to a single family dwelling or to an individual dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling structure. For the purposes of this rate, a dwelling unit is defined as one or more rooms arranged for the use of one or more individuals for shelter, sleeping, dining, and with permanent provisions for cooking and sanitation.

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