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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Electricity Overview

453,822.18 megawatt hours are generated from coal in Allegheny County. With 1,233,253 residents, this is 0.37 megawatt hours per person.

Throughout the most recent 12 months, Allegheny County had a 17.35% decline in CO2 emissions per capita.

Allegheny County generates 4.74 megawatt hours of electricity per person in the county from non-renewable electricity sources. They are the 541st highest county in the country for non-renewable production per capita.

Allegheny County is 797th out of 3230 counties in the United States in megawatt hours produced using solar power.

Duquesne Light Company is the largest provider in Allegheny County when calculated by megawatt hours sold.

Allegheny County has the 17th highest electricity generation out of 67 counties in the state, producing 5,854,623.78 megawatt hours.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    13,174,358 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    10.68 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    5,854,624 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    4,693 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    5,849,931 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    4.75 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    4,967,684,591 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    4,028.11 kg

Pittsburgh, PA Electricity Overview

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Citizens who call Pittsburgh home spend, on average, 22.91 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 26.59% more than Pennsylvania's average price of 18.10 cents, resulting in the city ranking 1884th out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania for best average electricity rate. There is 3997.02% more electricity used in Pittsburgh than is produced, meaning they must purchase electricity from neighboring cities and counties. The city has seen a 49.84% rise in non-renewable fuel usage for electricity.

Pittsburgh is the 2nd highest ranked city in Pennsylvania out of 1892 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 1,009,447,232.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Additionally, the city ranks 23rd highest in the state for emissions per capita, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 3,332.55 kilograms of emissions per citizen. Natural Gas is the primary fuel type in Pittsburgh, with 99.73% of electricity production coming from the fuel type. Pittsburgh has the 5th highest electricity producing plants of any city in Pennsylvania, with 2 total plants.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.229/kWh$0.148/kWh$184.59/mo.$68.34/mo.
1803rd22.07¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Pittsburgh
342nd$125.36Average residential monthly electricity bill for Pittsburgh Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
APG&EENERGY14.61128.8664,1989,379,900
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY15.21118.4611,2371,708,700
All American Power and GasENERGY22.49162.554,216948,000
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY10.96103.2815,8071,732,700
Ambit EnergyENERGY9.5597.02438,88541,926,000

Zips with electric coverage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania include: 15235, 15236, 15227, 15206, 15221, 15212, 15213, 15210, 15217, 15205, 15216 and 22 other zip code(s).

Bethel Park municipality, PA Electricity Overview

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Citizens who call Bethel Park municipality home spend, on average, 18.16 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 0.31% more than Pennsylvania's average price of 18.10 cents, resulting in the city ranking 355th out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 0.91 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 134 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages per year and 137.24 minutes per outage. Duquesne Light Company has an estimated 680 residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city.

Bethel Park municipality is the 18th highest ranked city in Pennsylvania out of 1892 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 107,952,398.42 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 498th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 356,329.07 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bethel Park municipality

Bethel Park municipality residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.163/kWh$0.105/kWh$167.26/mo.$73.78/mo.
412th15.50¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Bethel Park municipality
671st$131.63Average residential monthly electricity bill for Bethel Park municipality Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Bethel Park municipality, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
APG&EENERGY14.61128.8664,1989,379,900
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY15.21118.4611,2371,708,700
All American Power and GasENERGY22.49162.554,216948,000
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY10.96103.2815,8071,732,700
Ambit EnergyENERGY9.5597.02438,88541,926,000

Zips with electric coverage in Bethel Park municipality, Pennsylvania include: 15236, 15102, 15241, 15228, 15234, 15129

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Monroeville municipality, PA Electricity Overview

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Citizens who call Monroeville municipality home spend, on average, 22.91 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 26.59% more than Pennsylvania's average price of 18.10 cents, resulting in the city ranking 1804th out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 0.91 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 134 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages per year and 137.24 minutes per outage. Duquesne Light Company has an estimated 11,499 residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city.

As the 20th worst ranked city out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania, Monroeville municipality releases 92,582,871.49 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use per year. The city also ranks 42nd worst in the state in pollution per resident, averaging 3,236.37 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per resident. The city has one power producing plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Monroeville municipality

Monroeville municipality residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.229/kWh$0.148/kWh$184.59/mo.$68.34/mo.
1803rd22.07¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Monroeville municipality
342nd$125.36Average residential monthly electricity bill for Monroeville municipality Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Monroeville municipality, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
APG&EENERGY14.61128.8664,1989,379,900
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY15.21118.4611,2371,708,700
All American Power and GasENERGY22.49162.554,216948,000
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY10.96103.2815,8071,732,700
Ambit EnergyENERGY9.5597.02438,88541,926,000

Zips with electric coverage in Monroeville municipality, Pennsylvania include: 15146, 15085, 15145, 15140, 15148

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Electricity Production in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Power Plants in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5LS Power (100.00%)
Allegheny County PA Natural Gas 4,480,3971,629,761,511.7363.75
Cheswick Power PlantGenOn Energy Inc (100.00%)
Springdale PA Coal 458,187529,211,469.421,155.013/2022
Mon Valley WorksUnited States Steel-Mon Valley (100.00%)
North Braddock PA Blast Furnace Gas 416,204378,815,894.64910.17
Springdale 1 & 2LS Power (100.00%)
Allegheny County PA Natural Gas 153,98786,524,464.46561.89
Clairton WorksUnited States Steel- Clairton (100.00%)
Clairton PA Other Gas 128,0482,713,753.721.19
Pittsburgh Airport Gas PlantPeoples Gas (100.00%)
Coraopolis PA Natural Gas 115,54957,576,838.62498.29
Brunot IslandBrunot Island Power, LLC (100.00%)
Pittsburgh PA Natural Gas 51,08835,886,430.97702.44
ECP Uptown CampusClearway Energy (100.00%)
Pittsburgh PA Natural Gas 27,891.7817,175,256.7615.78
PG Solar 1IMG Energy Solutions (100.00%)
Allegheny County PA Solar 4,693
PPG Monroeville Chemicals CenterPPG Monroeville Chemicals Center (100.00%)
Monroeville municipality PA Distillate Fuel Oil 2,592.9

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

When considering electricity production, Allegheny County's top fuel type is Natural Gas, making up 83.07%, or 4,863,334.4 megawatt hours of production in the county. Taken together with Coal (7.75%) and Blast Furnace Gas (5.33%), these three fuel types make up 96.15% county electricity generation. Electricity use in the county results in the release of 4,967,684,591.38 kilograms of CO2 pollution per year, which is 37th highest in the United States out of 3230 counties. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 4,028.11 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation the county is the 1914th highest polluting county in the nation. Allegheny County is home to 10 power producing plants, which is 4th most in the state.

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
83.07%
COAL
Coal
7.75%
BLAST FURNACE GAS
Blast Furnace Gas
5.33%
OTHER GAS
Other Gas
3.76%
SOLAR
Solar
0.08%
OTHER
Other
0.00%

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Net Metering

Of the 64 electric companies in Allegheny County, 3 of them report that they offer net metering. The state has commendable net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other types of electricity generation more attractive.

Energy Loss

The average energy loss for electricity providers in Allegheny County is 5.63%. This includes data from 8 providers, including Duquesne Light Company, West Penn Power, and Direct Energy. With a United States average energy loss of 2.87%, Allegheny County is ranked as the 2290th best county in the US for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Allegheny County:

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many power plants are located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has 10 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

What electricity company is the largest provider in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

By total customer count, Duquesne Light Company is the largest electricity company in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

How many electric companies offer service in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

There are 64 electricity suppliers offering service in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

What electricity companies offer service in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2024-03-12