Northwestern REC Rates effective Jan. 1, 2026
Northwestern REC is an electric distribution cooperative that serves over 20,000 members in Erie, Crawford, Warren, Mercer and Venango counties in Pennsylvania, Ashtabula county in Ohio and Chautauqua county in New York.
Standard Residential & Farm Non-Commercial
Single Phase Service - Small Commercial
The Residential Interruptible Heat Rate (electric heat)
The Residential Heat Rider Rate (electric heat)
Download all of Northwestern REC's Rates HERE (2026 Rates)
Avoided Cost Rate (Solar):
This is the rate members are paid for energy sold to the grid. This number is determined by the Allegheny Electric Cooperative Board of Directors based on market conditions. The new figure is released each November and applies to the next calendar year Jan 1st - December 31st.
Avoided cost rate for 2026 is $0.0721/kWh
Historical rates $ per kWh:
2023 $0.0958
2024 $0.0688
2025 $0.0742