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Potomac Edison (Maryland) rates

Potomac Edison has 2 residential plans modeled here. For a typical Maryland home using 945 kWh a month, the cheapest plan open to any household is R-TOU, at about $144 a month.

Investor-owned 256,568 residential customers (EIA-861, 2024) Tariffs checked September 28, 2026

Typical all-in priceR-TOU

15.3¢/kWh
R$165/mo
R-TOU$144/mo

Prices assume Potomac Edison's Standard Offer Service supply and exclude the Montgomery County fuel energy tax (1.13 cents/kWh) paid by customers in that county.

Residential plans

PlanTypeFixed/moJuly pricesJanuary pricesJuly weekday windows
R
Residential Service
Flat $6.32 17.2¢ all hours 16.6¢ all hours None
R-TOU
Residential Time of Use Service
Time-of-use $6.32 Off-peak 13.7¢ · Peak 20.7¢ Off-peak 13.1¢ · Peak 20.1¢ Peak 4 pm–9 pm

R-TOU: price by hour

July weekday. Summer pricing Jun–Sep; winter Nov–Feb.

Off-peakPeak
13.7¢20.7¢13.7¢12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a

Potomac Edison peak hours and cheapest times

What are Potomac Edison’s peak hours?

It depends on the plan. R-TOU: Peak 4 pm–9 pm, on weekdays, in summer (in winter: Peak 3 pm–8 pm); weekends: off-peak all day. Hours are local clock time.

When is electricity cheapest on Potomac Edison?

On summer weekdays the lowest price is R-TOU: 9 pm–4 pm next day at 13.7¢/kWh, against 20.7¢ at the peak. R charges the same price at every hour.

Which Potomac Edison plan is cheapest?

For a typical Maryland home using 945 kWh a month, R-TOU at about $144 a month (15.3¢/kWh all-in, before taxes). With an EV charged at its cheapest hour, R-TOU gives the lowest total.

Charging an EV on Potomac Edison

1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (275 kWh from the wall, EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi) at 7.2 kW, added to a typical Maryland home’s use, on each plan’s cheapest start hour versus plugging in at 6 pm. Averaged over the year.

PlanBest startCharging, best startCharging from 6 pmWhole bill with EV
RAny$46/mo$46/mo$212/mo
R-TOU12 am$37/mo$50/mo$181/mo

With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is R-TOU. Compare plans on your own usage.

Cost to charge each EV on Potomac Edison R-TOU

1,000 miles a month at 7.2 kW, starting at 12 am, the plan’s cheapest hour, added to a typical Maryland home’s bill. Full charge: the EPA range, at the plan’s lowest price (13.7¢/kWh). EPA efficiency, from the wall.

ModelkWh/100 mi1,000 mi a monthFull charge
Lucid Air Pure (2027)23.1$31/mo$13.34
Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (2026)24.3$32/mo$10.72
Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD (2026)24.3$32/mo$10.72
Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD (2026)24.6$33/mo$12.28
Toyota bZ (2027)25.5$34/mo$11.01
Hyundai Ioniq 6 RWD (2025)26$35/mo$12.22
Tesla Model S (2026)27.1$36/mo$15.28
Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (2026)27.5$37/mo$12.36
Nissan Leaf 75 kWh (2026)27.8$37/mo$11.58
Chevrolet Bolt (2027)28.2$38/mo$10.16
BMW i4 eDrive40 (2026)28.5$38/mo$13.05
Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (2027)29$39/mo$12.80
Volvo EX30 Single Motor (2026)29.2$39/mo$10.48
Kia EV6 Long Range RWD (2026)29.6$39/mo$12.98
Volkswagen ID.4 (2026)29.8$40/mo$11.92
Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD (2027)30$40/mo$13.12
Ford Mustang Mach-E RWD Extended Range (2026)30.7$41/mo$13.51
Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD (2027)31.1$41/mo$13.64
Tesla Model X (2026)32.2$43/mo$15.58
Chevrolet Blazer EV FWD (2027)32.3$43/mo$13.85
Honda Prologue FWD (2026)32.5$43/mo$13.76
Nissan Ariya FWD 87 kWh (2026)34.4$46/mo$13.67
Cadillac Lyriq RWD (2027)36.8$49/mo$16.49
Hyundai Ioniq 9 AWD (2027)38$51/mo$16.72
Kia EV9 Long Range RWD (2026)38$51/mo$15.93
Tesla Cybertruck AWD (2026)42.9$57/mo$19.17
Rivian R1S Premium (2027)42.9$57/mo$17.69
Rivian R1T Premium (2027)42.9$57/mo$17.69
Chevrolet Silverado EV Extended Range WT (2026)47.8$64/mo$27.86
Ford F-150 Lightning Extended Range (2025)47.9$64/mo$21.07

How Potomac Edison’s plans work

R (Residential Service). One price per kWh at every hour: 17.2¢ in July and 16.6¢ in January. Shifting use to other hours changes nothing on this plan; using less is the only lever. Fixed charge: $6.32 a month.

R-TOU (Residential Time of Use Service). Peak 4 pm–9 pm on July weekdays; 5 of 24 hours carry the top price of 20.7¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 13.7¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 7.0¢. January weekdays range from 13.1¢ to 20.1¢. Weekends differ: off-peak all day. Fixed charge: $6.32 a month.

Prices on this page are all-in per kWh, before taxes: base rates, supply and every per-kWh rider in the utility’s current tariff sheets. Your bill shows them as separate lines, and riders can change between tariff revisions.

As a cross-check, Potomac Edison billed its residential customers an average of 13.83¢ per kWh in 2024 (revenue ÷ sales, EIA-861). A plan taken from URDB is shown only if its all-in price is consistent with that figure, adjusted for Maryland’s price change since.

Sources for each plan

Plans marked “Checked” were transcribed from the utility’s current tariff and rider sheets, all charges included, and are re-checked on the date shown in each file. Other plans come from the OpenEI U.S. Utility Rate Database (CC BY 4.0) and have not yet been checked line by line against the utility’s tariff. Always confirm the current rates on your utility’s website before switching plans.

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