Hagerstown Light Department electricity rates
Hagerstown Light Department charges an average of 7.77 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $71 a month using 913 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility PJM Maryland
Where Hagerstown Light Department sits
It is a smaller system, serving 15,099 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 7.77¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Maryland, 64.3% under the statewide average of 21.77¢.
Consumption is close to the national norm at 913 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, so the rate translates fairly directly into the bill.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown Light Department | 7.77¢ | $71 | 913 |
| Maryland average | 21.77¢ | $206 | 953 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where Hagerstown Light Department delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Maryland.
- Washington
Rooftop solar on this system
22 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 0.15 megawatts. That works out to 1.5 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is below the national median. A low retail rate reduces what solar displaces, and export compensation set at avoided cost rather than the retail rate reduces it further. What exports are actually worth.
Other Maryland utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Gas & Electric Co | 17.91¢ | $156 | 1.0 million |
| Potomac Electric Power Co | 20.08¢ | $167 | 485,483 |
| Sunrun Inc. | 14.18¢ | $106 | 25,231 |
| Easton Utilities Comm | 13.06¢ | $136 | 8,590 |
| Sunnova | 18.67¢ | $150 | 4,578 |
Hagerstown Light Department rates: common questions
How much does Hagerstown Light Department charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 7.77 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -64.3% against the Maryland average of 21.77¢ and -57.9% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average Hagerstown Light Department bill?
$71 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 913 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns Hagerstown Light Department?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is Hagerstown Light Department expensive compared with other Maryland utilities?
It ranks #11 of the 11 Maryland utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #1354 of 1369.