Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (PJM Western hub) - EIA STEO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US Wholesale electrictiy prices (monthly)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. At the PJM Western hub, the average wholesale electricity price was 44.47 USD / MWh in September 2025, compared to 44.88 in August 2025. This represents a decrease of 0.91 percent.
Sample. In the monthly time series shown in the chart, there are 204 observations in total. The time span covered by the series extends from January 2010 to December 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the price reached a maximum of 168.89 USD / MWh in January 2014; it hit a minimum of 19.29 in April 2020; it had a mean value of 45.40.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / MWh |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | 48.01755 |
| 2026-11-30 | 53.07614 |
| 2026-12-31 | 64.36087 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Wholesale electricity price |
| Country or region | US - PJM Western hub |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Nominal price |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | USD / MWh |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government Agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Measure type | Level |
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