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- Effective Date Aug 2023
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Customers in Pennsylvania are faced with a higher residential electricity rate than many people in the United States, with an average state electric rate of 18.03 cents per kilowatt hour compared to the United States average price of 16.01 cents. Pennsylvania ranks as the 40th lowest priced state in the US by average electricity rate. The state features a deregulated electricity market, where citizens are able to choose from multiple electricity companies out of the over 120 providers that operate in the state. The largest electricity provider in the state based on megawatt hours sold is Constellation Energy. The electricity grid in the state has an average of 0.7 outages per customer a year, with outages lasting roughly 96.38 minutes. The US average for these two data points are 1.27 outages and 137.24 minutes. Citizens of the state have an average per capita consumption of 10.73 megawatt hours of electricity per year. Residents living in the state make use of 58.83% of the electricity that the state's power facilities generate its power plants, with the remaining 41.17% of the megawatt hours generated being exported or stored.
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Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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PECO Energy Company | BUNDLED | 16.13 | 115.97 | 10,382,750.21 | 1,674,494,403 | |
PPL Electric Utilities | BUNDLED | 19.18 | 157.71 | 7,959,064.51 | 1,526,875,874 | |
West Penn Power | BUNDLED | 14.84 | 130.33 | 5,112,320.38 | 758,426,284 | |
Metropolitan Edison Company | BUNDLED | 17.26 | 150.35 | 4,010,688.12 | 692,076,937 | |
Pennsylvania Electric Company | BUNDLED | 19.10 | 129.81 | 3,106,230.38 | 593,251,787 | |
Duquesne Light Company | BUNDLED | 21.92 | 125.61 | 2,978,455.83 | 652,933,360 | |
Penn Power | BUNDLED | 17.30 | 147.96 | 1,170,889.92 | 202,525,374 | |
Inspire Energy | ENERGY | 11.01 | 93.57 | 789,946 | 86,978,300 | |
Direct Energy | ENERGY | 9.72 | 93.99 | 699,368 | 67,955,100 | |
Constellation Energy | ENERGY | 8.75 | 103.39 | 675,049 | 59,037,700 |
Provider | Service Type | Commercial Rate (¢) | Commercial Average Bill ($) | Commercial Sales (MWh) | Commercial Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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Constellation Energy | ENERGY | 6.84 | 1,452.7 | 19,467,078 | 1,331,839,900 | |
Strategic Energy LLC | ENERGY | 7.15 | 2,255.74 | 8,174,357 | 584,716,100 | |
WGL Energy | ENERGY | 5.98 | 1,218.24 | 3,932,548 | 235,321,000 | |
PECO Energy Company | BUNDLED | 12.80 | 259.39 | 2,475,947.12 | 316,908,302 | |
PPL Electric Utilities | BUNDLED | 15.65 | 270.57 | 1,994,004.77 | 312,057,562 | |
IGS Energy | ENERGY | 6.81 | 1,044.8 | 1,279,206 | 87,136,000 | |
West Penn Power | BUNDLED | 13.79 | 180.36 | 978,084.92 | 134,884,731 | |
Duquesne Light Company | BUNDLED | 16.60 | 344.09 | 969,893.12 | 161,047,100 | |
Pennsylvania Electric Company | BUNDLED | 16.15 | 219.29 | 791,425.74 | 127,832,362 | |
UGI Energy Services | ENERGY | 7.94 | 1,791.64 | 704,487 | 55,963,700 |
Plant | City/County | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (KG) | Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh) | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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York County | Nuclear | 22,083,718 | |||||
Luzerne County | Nuclear | 19,039,230 | |||||
LimerickExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Montgomery County | Nuclear | 18,975,723 | ||||
Beaver ValleyEnergy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC (100.00%) | Shippingport | Nuclear | 15,012,306 | ||||
Lackawanna Energy CenterInvenergy (100.00%) | Jessup | Natural Gas | 10,315,505 | 3,442,766,900.72 | 333.75 | ||
York Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%) | York County | Natural Gas | 8,741,642 | 3,411,622,722.15 | 390.27 | ||
Fairless Energy CenterStarwood Energy Group Global (100.00%) | Bucks County | Natural Gas | 7,985,165 | 3,021,888,560.46 | 378.44 | ||
Hummel Station LLCPanda Power Funds (100.00%) | Shamokin Dam | Natural Gas | 7,774,633 | 2,787,532,038.2 | 358.54 | ||
Moxie Freedom Generation PlantCaithness Energy (100.00%) | Luzerne County | Natural Gas | 7,452,050 | 2,552,912,922 | 342.58 | ||
CPV Fairview Energy CenterCompetitive Power Ventures (100.00%) | Vinco CDP | Natural Gas | 7,197,438 | 2,502,054,912 | 347.63 |
Pennsylvania generates 0.56 megawatt hours per resident of the state from renewable fuel types. This makes Pennsylvania the 45th highest state for renewable production per capita in the nation.
Pennsylvania is 31st in the US rankings for total megawatt hours produced from renewable energy, with 7,239,289.99 megawatt hours produced from sustainable sources.
Pennsylvania is the 3rd largest producer of electricity in the country, producing 236,560,618.84 megawatt hours.
Wind turbines produce 0.25 megawatt hours per year per person for Pennsylvania residents, which is 28th highest in the US.
Within the past 12 months Pennsylvania has experienced a 30.75% reduction in coal usage, dropping from a previous total of 20,811,009.58 megawatt hours produced from coal to 14,411,303.25 megawatt hours.
On average, Pennsylvania citizens are responsible for 3,252.51 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year, while the nationwide average emissions per capita is 4,159.32.
County | Population | Providers | Plants | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Avg. Electric Bill |
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Adams County | 106,027 | 76 | 5 | 18.36 | $157.06/mo |
Allegheny County | 1,233,253 | 81 | 10 | 21.07 | $161.02/mo |
Armstrong County | 64,747 | 77 | 7 | 17.70 | $148.92/mo |
Beaver County | 165,677 | 77 | 5 | 21.46 | $163.41/mo |
Bedford County | 47,729 | 77 | 19.64 | $155.77/mo | |
Berks County | 430,449 | 79 | 7 | 18.65 | $158.79/mo |
Blair County | 121,032 | 74 | 5 | 20.82 | $159.54/mo |
Bradford County | 60,233 | 74 | 8 | 20.80 | $158.93/mo |
Bucks County | 645,054 | 81 | 7 | 19.89 | $164.48/mo |
Butler County | 197,300 | 75 | 17.72 | $149.15/mo | |
Cambria County | 131,441 | 78 | 8 | 20.80 | $159.53/mo |
Cameron County | 4,596 | 72 | 17.61 | $148.28/mo | |
Carbon County | 65,460 | 77 | 3 | 18.29 | $162.34/mo |
Centre County | 158,425 | 75 | 3 | 18.60 | $152.12/mo |
Chester County | 545,823 | 79 | 5 | 20.37 | $165.71/mo |
Clarion County | 37,571 | 76 | 1 | 19.30 | $153.69/mo |
Clearfield County | 77,904 | 73 | 2 | 20.93 | $159.05/mo |
Clinton County | 37,824 | 79 | 1 | 18.02 | $156.66/mo |
Columbia County | 65,013 | 76 | 18.29 | $162.36/mo | |
Crawford County | 82,670 | 74 | 20.54 | $159.04/mo | |
Cumberland County | 268,579 | 80 | 7 | 19.00 | $160.59/mo |
Dauphin County | 288,800 | 80 | 4 | 18.36 | $161.69/mo |
Delaware County | 575,182 | 75 | 6 | 20.53 | $166.15/mo |
Elk County | 31,037 | 76 | 1 | 18.10 | $150.13/mo |
Erie County | 267,689 | 74 | 2 | 20.88 | $159.92/mo |
Fayette County | 125,755 | 72 | 4 | 17.57 | $148.43/mo |
Forest County | 7,121 | 75 | 20.90 | $158.31/mo | |
Franklin County | 156,902 | 78 | 10 | 18.65 | $152.56/mo |
Fulton County | 14,529 | 74 | 1 | 17.51 | $148.22/mo |
Greene County | 36,248 | 71 | 1 | 17.62 | $148.79/mo |
Huntingdon County | 44,458 | 74 | 2 | 20.76 | $159.27/mo |
Indiana County | 82,957 | 74 | 4 | 20.74 | $159.23/mo |
Jefferson County | 44,491 | 74 | 20.92 | $158.97/mo | |
Juniata County | 23,607 | 79 | 19.12 | $161.20/mo | |
Lackawanna County | 215,615 | 78 | 2 | 18.29 | $162.29/mo |
Lancaster County | 556,629 | 79 | 15 | 18.30 | $162.28/mo |
Lawrence County | 84,849 | 68 | 2 | 18.83 | $156.79/mo |
Lebanon County | 144,011 | 78 | 3 | 18.65 | $158.76/mo |
Lehigh County | 376,317 | 78 | 2 | 18.37 | $161.58/mo |
Luzerne County | 326,369 | 78 | 10 | 18.57 | $158.16/mo |
Lycoming County | 113,104 | 82 | 5 | 18.75 | $157.06/mo |
McKean County | 40,652 | 76 | 19.96 | $156.86/mo | |
Mercer County | 109,220 | 66 | 1 | 18.83 | $156.80/mo |
Mifflin County | 46,156 | 73 | 20.93 | $160.15/mo | |
Monroe County | 167,198 | 78 | 2 | 18.40 | $161.28/mo |
Montgomery County | 864,683 | 81 | 10 | 20.29 | $165.27/mo |
Montour County | 18,198 | 75 | 1 | 18.29 | $162.36/mo |
Northampton County | 318,526 | 78 | 8 | 18.57 | $159.56/mo |
Northumberland County | 90,133 | 76 | 1 | 18.29 | $162.36/mo |
Perry County | 45,879 | 80 | 18.69 | $162.12/mo | |
Philadelphia County | 1,567,258 | 75 | 11 | 20.53 | $166.15/mo |
Pike County | 58,345 | 79 | 1 | 18.87 | $161.87/mo |
Potter County | 16,478 | 75 | 1 | 18.97 | $151.67/mo |
Schuylkill County | 143,104 | 80 | 9 | 18.31 | $162.23/mo |
Snyder County | 39,877 | 75 | 3 | 18.29 | $162.36/mo |
Somerset County | 72,710 | 78 | 12 | 20.51 | $157.95/mo |
Sullivan County | 5,935 | 74 | 20.91 | $159.40/mo | |
Susquehanna County | 38,892 | 79 | 1 | 20.64 | $159.64/mo |
Tioga County | 41,089 | 74 | 2 | 20.83 | $157.38/mo |
Union County | 43,094 | 77 | 1 | 18.29 | $162.54/mo |
Venango County | 50,810 | 75 | 2 | 20.85 | $159.36/mo |
Warren County | 38,791 | 74 | 2 | 20.92 | $158.40/mo |
Washington County | 210,383 | 71 | 1 | 17.62 | $148.79/mo |
Wayne County | 51,244 | 78 | 1 | 19.02 | $161.95/mo |
Westmoreland County | 352,057 | 76 | 3 | 18.22 | $150.81/mo |
Wyoming County | 26,389 | 80 | 3 | 20.12 | $158.21/mo |
York County | 461,058 | 82 | 8 | 18.69 | $159.07/mo |
In Pennsylvania, Natural Gas makes up 58.49% of the fuel sources utilized for electricity generation. Nuclear and Coal are also important fuel sources in the state, with 31.75% and 6.09% of total electricity generation being generated from each, respectively. The state is the 9th worst ranked state when it comes to total CO2 pollution, with the state consuming enough electricity to account for 42,191,529,930.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions. More telling of the state's emissions reality is the per resident CO2 totals. Currently that amount stands at 3,252.51 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, which results in the state ranking as the 37th highest state in the US for CO2 pollution released per capita. Pennsylvania has the 14th highest amount of electricity generation plants of any state in the United States, with 232 plants. This translates to the 42nd most plants per person in the United States.
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Pennsylvania is home to 232 electricity plants producing electricity for the state.
Pennsylvania's electricity is generated using primarily Natural Gas, which makes up 58.49% of the fuel used in the state. In addition, Nuclear makes up 31.75% and Coal makes up 6.09%.
The average rate of electricity in Pennsylvania in 2024 is 18.03 cents per kilowatt hour (¢/kWh).
By total megawatt hours sold, PECO Energy Company is the largest electricity provider in Pennsylvania.
Yes, the state has a deregulated electricity market. This means that consumers in the state can choose from multiple electricity companies to supply their electricity.
The average electricity bill in Pennsylvania in 2024 is $144 while the national average is $138.
There are 115 electricity companies offering service in Pennsylvania.
State Customers Rank | Provider | State Customers |
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1 | PECO Energy Company | 1,305,400 |
2 | PPL Electric Utilities | 903,842 |
3 | West Penn Power | 597,481 |
4 | Duquesne Light Company | 472,529 |
5 | Pennsylvania Electric Company | 468,663 |
6 | Metropolitan Edison Company | 459,835 |
7 | Penn Power | 136,417 |
8 | UGI Utilities | 61,810 |
9 | Adams Electric Cooperative Pennsylvania | 33,700 |
10 | Central Electric Coop PA | 25,564 |
Residential Rate Rank | Provider | Residential Rate (¢) | State Customers |
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1 | Borough of Chambersburg Utilities | 9.94 | 11,466 |
2 | Mont Alto Electric Utility | 10.08 | 723 |
3 | Duncannon, Pennsylvania Utility Company | 10.45 | 1,002 |
4 | Girard, Pennsylvania Electric Utility | 10.88 | 1,628 |
5 | Berlin, Pennsylvania Electric Utility | 10.92 | 1,173 |
6 | Goldsboro Power | 11.26 | 386 |
7 | New Enterprise Rural Electric | 11.36 | 3,754 |
8 | Somerset Rural Electric | 12.03 | 13,856 |
9 | Bedford Rural Electric Cooperative | 12.38 | 9,521 |
10 | Adams Electric Cooperative Pennsylvania | 12.38 | 33,700 |