Franklin County, Pennsylvania Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Chambersburg's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 14.59 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 1.34% lower than Pennsylvania's average price of 14.79 cents, resulting in the city ranking 73rd out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania for best average electricity price. There are 26,105.91 megawatt hours generated by plants in the city from natural gas as the fuel source. This is the 14th most for a city in Pennsylvania out of 1892 cities. There is 806.13% more electricity consumed in Chambersburg than is produced, forcing the city to purchase electricity from nearby municipalities.

As the 28th worst ranked city out of 1892 cities in the state, Chambersburg emits 83,789,089.54 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. This total also equates to a ranking of 17th worst in Pennsylvania for emissions per citizen. Around 97.02% of electricity in Chambersburg comes from generation using Natural Gas. There are 2 power producing plants in Chambersburg, which is the 4th highest number of power plants in a city in the state.

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Waynesboro's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 14.76 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 0.21% lower than Pennsylvania's average price of 14.79 cents, resulting in the city ranking 94th out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania for best average electricity price. West Penn Power sells an estimated 2,655.08 megawatt hours in the city each year, which is more than all other suppliers.

As the 81st worst ranked city out of 1892 cities in the state, Waynesboro emits 39,510,466 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Averaging 3,607.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, the city ranks 439th worst in Pennsylvania for emissions per capita. Electricity companies who provide service in Waynesboro have to rely on electricity produced in neighboring communities and rural areas, since no electricity production occurs in the city limits.