Berks County, Pennsylvania Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Berks County, Pennsylvania Electricity Overview
Berks County residents are responsible for 3,881.81 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, while the national average pollution per capita is 4,162.25.
With a US average residential electric bill of $138.3, Berks County citizens pay about 14.81% more than their fellow Americans per month for electricity.
Berks County ranks 14th in the state out of 67 counties for solar electricity production per capita, averaging 0.01 megawatt hours generated per person per year.
As the 346th highest county in the country for non-renewable production per capita, Berks County generates 17.4 megawatt hours per person each year.
While the national average residential rate of electricity is 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, Berks County's average price is 16.43% above that at 18.65 cents per kilowatt hour.
Over the last 12 months, Berks County has seen a 3.67% increase in production of electricity from solar power, up from 4,031 megawatt hours per year to 4,179 megawatt hours a year.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
4,663,499 MWh
Consumption per Capita
10.83 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
7,535,670 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
43,851 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
7,491,819 MWh
Production per Capita
17.51 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,670,922,688 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
3,881.81 kg
Recent Energy News in Reading
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 5,864 positions to 19,453rd, from last year's value of 13,589th
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 518 positions to 1,247th, from last year's value of 729th
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 456 positions to 1,247th, from last month's value of 791st
- In Reading, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 965 positions to 1,697th, from last year's value of 732nd
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 408 positions to 19,453rd, from last month's value of 19,045th
- In Reading, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 528 positions to 18,736th, from last month's value of 19,264th
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 14.38% to 17.29 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 15.12 ¢ / kWh
- In Reading, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 3 positions to 18,736th, from last year's value of 18,733rd
- In Reading, the residential electricity rate increased by 1.4% to 17.21 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 16.98 ¢ / kWh
- In Reading, the residential electricity rate decreased by 0.58% to 17.21 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 17.31 ¢ / kWh
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 0.05% to 17.29 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 17.3 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Reading, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 3,651 positions to 18,314th, from last year's value of 21,965th
- In Reading, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 2,405 positions to 18,314th, from last month's value of 20,719th
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 577 positions to 1,317th, from last year's value of 740th
- In Reading, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 184 positions to 1,684th, from last month's value of 1,868th
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 58 positions to 1,317th, from last month's value of 1,259th
- In Reading, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 120 positions to 1,684th, from last year's value of 1,564th
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 42 positions to 20,476th, from last year's value of 20,434th
- In Reading, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 21.55% to 13.48 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 17.18 ¢ / kWh
- In Reading, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 6.68% to 13.48 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 14.44 ¢ / kWh
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 2.32% to 14.96 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 14.62 ¢ / kWh
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 2.02% to 14.96 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 15.27 ¢ / kWh
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 2 positions to 20,476th, from last month's value of 20,474th
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Reading, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 13,885 positions to 19,603rd, from last year's value of 5,718th
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 3,537 positions to 18,582nd, from last year's value of 22,119th
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 608 positions to 1,729th, from last year's value of 1,121st
- In Reading, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 1,583 positions to 19,603rd, from last month's value of 21,186th
- In Reading, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1,275 positions to 1,748th, from last year's value of 473rd
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 265 positions to 18,582nd, from last month's value of 18,317th
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 27.94% to 9.7 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.46 ¢ / kWh
- In Reading, the industrial electricity rate increased by 52.09% to 9.9 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.51 ¢ / kWh
- In Reading, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 14.61% to 9.9 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.59 ¢ / kWh
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 4 positions to 1,729th, from last month's value of 1,733rd
- In Reading, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 9 positions to 1,748th, from last month's value of 1,757th
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 3% to 9.7 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 9.42 ¢ / kWh
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 37 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 2,666th
- In Reading, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 4 positions to 2,703rd, from last month's value of 2,707th
- In Reading, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Reading, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 20 positions to 1,061st, from last year's value of 1,041st
- In Reading, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 1,060th, from last year's value of 1,055th
Reading Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
17.21¢ per kWh
- 1.4% higher than last month
- 0.58% lower than February last year
- 130.52% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 5.63% higher than the US average
- 1,697th in the state out of 1,884 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 965 since February last year
- 18,736th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 528 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
17.29¢ per kWh
- 0.05% lower than last month
- 14.38% higher than February last year
- 6.06% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 2.08% higher than the US average
- 1,247th in the state out of 1,884 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 456 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 518 since February last year
- 19,453rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 408 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 5,864 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$165.38 per month
- 16.25% lower than last month
- 3.09% higher than February last year
- 158.87% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 31.92% higher than the US average
- 1,881st in the state out of 1,884 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 67 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 507 since February last year
- 22,089th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,001 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,533 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$154.79 per month
- 0.27% higher than last month
- 8.89% higher than February last year
- 23.66% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 16.8% higher than the US average
- 1,439th in the state out of 1,884 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 31 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 67 since February last year
- 20,877th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 254 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,379 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
13.48¢ per kWh
- 6.68% lower than last month
- 21.55% lower than February last year
- 153.56% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 1.04% lower than the US average
- 1,684th in the state out of 1,884 cities
- The state rank has increased by 184 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 120 since February last year
- 18,314th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,405 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 3,651 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
14.96¢ per kWh
- 2.02% lower than last month
- 2.32% higher than February last year
- 9.08% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 5.92% higher than the US average
- 1,317th in the state out of 1,884 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 58 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 577 since February last year
- 20,476th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 42 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$252.35 per month
- 12.18% lower than last month
- 11.8% lower than February last year
- 123.56% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 84.92% lower than the US average
- 1,680th in the state out of 1,884 cities
- The state rank has increased by 14 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 355 since February last year
- 2,266th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 103 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 211 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$238.22 per month
- 1.17% lower than last month
- 4.86% lower than February last year
- 9.1% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 85.5% lower than the US average
- 1,067th in the state out of 1,884 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 56 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 47 since February last year
- 1,669th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 48 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 23 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
9.9¢ per kWh
- 14.61% lower than last month
- 52.09% higher than February last year
- 120.33% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 0.45% higher than the US average
- 1,748th in the state out of 1,882 cities
- The state rank has increased by 9 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1,275 since February last year
- 19,603rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,583 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 13,885 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
9.7¢ per kWh
- 3% higher than last month
- 27.94% lower than February last year
- 23.52% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 4.92% lower than the US average
- 1,729th in the state out of 1,882 cities
- The state rank has increased by 4 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 608 since February last year
- 18,582nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 265 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 3,537 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$2,248.39 per month
- 42.42% higher than last month
- 57.38% lower than February last year
- 34.15% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 92.67% lower than the US average
- 1,502nd in the state out of 1,882 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 13 since February last year
- 6,737th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,348 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,420 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$9,988.26 per month
- 2.46% lower than last month
- 46.02% lower than February last year
- 94.28% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 70.7% lower than the US average
- 1,871st in the state out of 1,882 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 200 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 200 since February last year
- 11,859th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 191 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,421 since February last year
Reading, PA Electricity Overview
Reading has an average residential electricity rate of 18.68 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 16.61% higher than the average nationwide price of 16.02 cents. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $158.49 per month. With an estimated 1,333 residential customers, Metropolitan Edison Company is the largest supplier in the city.
Reading residents average 3,277.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which ranks them 64th highest in the state out of 1892 in this category. With total emissions of 310,903,865.29 kilograms, the city ranks 6th worst in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. All of the 1,027,716.55 megawatt hours consumed in Reading must be brought in from nearby areas as there are no electricity plants within the city limits.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Reading
Reading residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Reading, Pennsylvania
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APG&E | ENERGY | 14.61 | 128.86 | 64,198 | 9,379,900 | |
| Agway Energy Services | ENERGY | 15.21 | 118.46 | 11,237 | 1,708,700 | |
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 22.49 | 162.55 | 4,216 | 948,000 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 10.96 | 103.28 | 15,807 | 1,732,700 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 9.55 | 97.02 | 438,885 | 41,926,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Reading, Pennsylvania include: 19606, 19601, 19604, 19607, 19605, 19602, 19610, 19611
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Wyomissing, PA Electricity Overview
Wyomissing has an average residential electricity rate of 18.33 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 14.45% higher than the average nationwide price of 16.02 cents. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $161.86 per month. With an estimated 343 residential customers, PPL Electric Utilities is the largest supplier in the city.
Wyomissing residents average 3,277.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which ranks them 64th highest in the state out of 1892 in this category. With total emissions of 36,137,740.02 kilograms, the city ranks 80th worst in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. All of the 119,456.07 megawatt hours consumed in Wyomissing must be brought in from nearby areas as there are no electricity plants within the city limits.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Wyomissing
Wyomissing residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APG&E | ENERGY | 14.61 | 128.86 | 64,198 | 9,379,900 | |
| Agway Energy Services | ENERGY | 15.21 | 118.46 | 11,237 | 1,708,700 | |
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 22.49 | 162.55 | 4,216 | 948,000 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 10.96 | 103.28 | 15,807 | 1,732,700 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 9.55 | 97.02 | 438,885 | 41,926,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania include: 19607, 19610, 19609
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Blandon CDP, PA Electricity Overview
Blandon CDP has an average residential electricity rate of 18.69 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 16.68% higher than the average nationwide price of 16.02 cents. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $158.41 per month. With an estimated 599 residential customers, Metropolitan Edison Company is the largest supplier in the city.
Blandon CDP residents average 3,277.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which ranks them 1723rd highest in the state out of 1892 in this category. With total emissions of 25,682,507.78 kilograms, the city ranks 149th worst in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. All of the 84,895.5 megawatt hours consumed in Blandon CDP must be brought in from nearby areas as there are no electricity plants within the city limits.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Blandon CDP
Blandon CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in September.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Blandon CDP, Pennsylvania
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APG&E | ENERGY | 14.61 | 128.86 | 64,198 | 9,379,900 | |
| Agway Energy Services | ENERGY | 15.21 | 118.46 | 11,237 | 1,708,700 | |
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 22.49 | 162.55 | 4,216 | 948,000 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 10.96 | 103.28 | 15,807 | 1,732,700 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 9.55 | 97.02 | 438,885 | 41,926,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Blandon CDP, Pennsylvania include: 19605, 19522, 19510
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Electricity Production in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Power Plants in Berks County, Pennsylvania
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontelaunee Energy CenterDynegy Energy Services (100.00%) | Berks County | PA | Natural Gas | 4,182,047 | 1,547,881,866.58 | 370.13 | ||
Birdsboro PowerBirdsboro Power LLC (100.00%) | Birdsboro | PA | Natural Gas | 3,309,451 | 1,127,344,755.18 | 340.64 | ||
Pioneer Crossing Energy, LLCPioneer Crossing Energy LLC (100.00%) | Baumstown CDP | PA | Landfill Gas | 33,935 | 20,518,808.34 | 604.65 | ||
MorgantownEDL Inc (100.00%) | Berks County | PA | Landfill Gas | 5,737 | 3,170,386.09 | 552.62 | ||
Temple Solar ArraysUGI Corporation (100.00%) | Berks County | PA | Solar | 2,409 | ||||
Morgantown Solar ParkThe Hankin Group (100.00%) | Berks County | PA | Solar | 1,770 | ||||
TitusTitus Power, LLC (100.00%) | Berks County | PA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 321 | 1,099,910.3 | 3,426.51 |
Berks County, Pennsylvania Details
Berks County emits 3,881.81 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity use, which makes it the 1996th highest polluting county out of 3230 counties in the nation based on emissions per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 1,670,922,688.33 kilograms. The top fuel type utilized in Berks County is Natural Gas. The county produces 7,491,498 megawatt hours from this fuel source. When taken together with Landfill Gas (0.53%) and Solar (0.06%), the three fuel types account for 100.00% of the production in the county. Berks County has 7 power generation plants, which is 393rd highest in the United States.
Providers In Each City in Berks County:
- Bally, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Bernville, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Birdsboro, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Boyertown, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Centerport, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Fleetwood, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Hamburg, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Kenhorst, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Kutztown, Pennsylvania:
- Kutztown Borough Electric: 49.94%
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 50.06%
- Laureldale, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Leesport, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Lyons, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Mohnton, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Mount Penn, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- New Morgan, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 4.94%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 95.06%
- Reading, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 97.42%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 2.58%
- Robesonia, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 100.00%
- Shillington, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 42.06%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 57.94%
- Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 100.00%
- St. Lawrence, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Topton, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Wernersville, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 100.00%
- West Reading, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 100.00%
- Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 97.74%
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 2.26%
- Wyomissing, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 88.46%
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 11.54%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are located in Berks County, Pennsylvania?
Berks County, Pennsylvania is home to 7 active power plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest provider in Berks County, Pennsylvania?
By total revenue, Metropolitan Edison Company is the largest electricity provider in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
How many electric companies offer service in Berks County, Pennsylvania?
Berks County, Pennsylvania is home to 63 electricity suppliers operating in the area.
What electricity companies offer service in Berks County, Pennsylvania?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metropolitan Edison Company | 101,741 |
| 2 | PPL Electric Utilities | 7,639 |
| 3 | Kutztown Borough Electric | 2,499 |
| 4 | Constellation Energy | 2,311 |
| 5 | Direct Energy | 2,263 |
| 6 | Inspire Energy | 1,449 |
| 7 | Clean Choice Energy | 1,018 |
| 8 | IGS Energy | 976 |
| 9 | Green Mountain Energy | 798 |
| 10 | Ambit Energy | 756 |
