Electric Rates & Providers in Lancaster County, PA

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Lancaster County, PA is $177.00
  • The average electricity rate in Lancaster County, PA is 19.99¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Lancaster County, PA

The average residential electric bill in Lancaster County, PA is $177.00 per month. Lancaster County, PA is the 59th most expensive county in Pennsylvania for electricity.

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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Electricity Overview

Renewable electricity fuels account for 94.36%, or 1,717,221.17 megawatt hours, of Lancaster County's total energy production, giving the county a ranking of 1st in the state for total megawatt hours from renewable fuels.

Lancaster County experienced a 1.89% rise in CO2 emissions per capita over the course of the preceding 12 months.

Residents in Lancaster County use 339.43% of the electricity that the county produces.

While the national average residential electricity rate sits at 16.62 cents per kilowatt hour, Lancaster County's average price is 20.22% above that at 19.99 cents per kilowatt hour.

Lancaster County generates 94.36% of its electricity from renewable fuels, or 3.09 megawatt hours per citizen a year.

Almost 83.04% of the county's electricity comes from hydroelectric power facilities, ranking them 1st county in Pennsylvania out of 67 counties for total hydroelectric production.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    6,177,373 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.1 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    1,819,901 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    1,717,221 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    102,680 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    3.27 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,770,598,892 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    3,180.93 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Lancaster

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Rates and Production Categories


Lancaster Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

18.49¢ per kWh

  • 4.02% lower than last month
  • 7.35% lower than November last year
  • 2.37% higher than the Pennsylvania average
  • 8.57% higher than the US average
  • 963rd in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 116 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 552 since November last year
  • 23,939th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,667 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 3,507 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

18.95¢ per kWh

  • 0.64% lower than last month
  • 9.58% lower than November last year
  • 6.6% higher than the Pennsylvania average
  • 14.9% higher than the US average
  • 1,470th in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 9 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 50 since November last year
  • 25,929th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 435 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,064 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$141.73 per month

  • 14.1% higher than last month
  • 15.8% lower than November last year
  • 15.3% higher than the Pennsylvania average
  • 19.87% higher than the US average
  • 1,504th in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 135 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 21 since November last year
  • 25,598th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 7,549 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 3,787 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$160.87 per month

  • 1.36% lower than last month
  • 8.5% lower than November last year
  • 11.03% higher than the Pennsylvania average
  • 13.1% higher than the US average
  • 1,519th in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 62 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 152 since November last year
  • 23,733rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,070 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,298 since November last year

Lancaster, PA Electricity Overview

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Lancaster's inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 18.95 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 5.82% higher than Pennsylvania's average price of 17.91 cents, which ranks the city 1470th best average for electricity price out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania. Customers in the city have 0.88 electrical outages a year, with outages lasting around 108.87 minutes on average. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each. Selling an estimated 7,453.83 megawatt hours, PPL Electric Utilities is the largest supplier in the city.

Lancaster is the 9th highest ranked city in the state out of 1892 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 197,513,273.39 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 3,403.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 369th worst in Pennsylvania for emissions per capita. In Lancaster, there are no electricity facilities. The city must depend on electricity imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lancaster

Lancaster residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.231/kWh$0.136/kWh$242.78/mo.$99.64/mo.
1470th18.95¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Lancaster
1519th$160.87Average residential monthly electricity bill for Lancaster Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
AEP EnergyENERGY9.88103.62632,134.0262,475,691.35
APG&EENERGY10.5690.05161,486.5517,048,322.5
Aggressive EnergyENERGY
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY11.5791.7310,320.41,193,623.25
All American Power and GasENERGY29.63185.134,876.81,445,125.39
70 providers total

Zips with electric coverage in Lancaster, Pennsylvania include: 17603, 17601, 17602

Ephrata, PA Electricity Overview

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Ephrata's inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 15.66 cents per kilowatt hour. Luckily, this is 12.56% lower than Pennsylvania's average price of 17.91 cents, which ranks the city 36th best for average electricity price out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania. Customers in the city have 0.88 electrical outages a year, with outages lasting around 108.87 minutes on average. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each. Selling an estimated 114,046.43 megawatt hours, Ephrata Borough Electric is the largest supplier in the city.

Ephrata is the 56th highest ranked city in the state out of 1892 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 46,854,692.68 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 3,403.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 37th worst in Pennsylvania for emissions per capita. In Ephrata, there are no electricity facilities. The city must depend on electricity imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Ephrata

Ephrata residential electric rates are highest in February and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.166/kWh$0.119/kWh$199.20/mo.$91.98/mo.
36th15.66¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Ephrata
342nd$142.68Average residential monthly electricity bill for Ephrata Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Ephrata, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
AEP EnergyENERGY9.88103.62632,134.0262,475,691.35
APG&EENERGY10.5690.05161,486.5517,048,322.5
Aggressive EnergyENERGY
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY11.5791.7310,320.41,193,623.25
All American Power and GasENERGY29.63185.134,876.81,445,125.39
71 providers total

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Elizabethtown, PA Electricity Overview

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Elizabethtown's inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 19.01 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 6.18% higher than Pennsylvania's average price of 17.91 cents, which ranks the city 1510th best average for electricity price out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania. Customers in the city have 0.94 electrical outages a year, with outages lasting around 124.38 minutes on average. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each. Selling an estimated 2,708.52 megawatt hours, PPL Electric Utilities is the largest supplier in the city.

Elizabethtown is the 76th highest ranked city in the state out of 1892 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 39,391,022.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 3,403.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 37th worst in Pennsylvania for emissions per capita. In Elizabethtown, there are no electricity facilities. The city must depend on electricity imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.227/kWh$0.137/kWh$243.27/mo.$100.69/mo.
1510th19.01¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Elizabethtown
1591st$161.4Average residential monthly electricity bill for Elizabethtown Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
AEP EnergyENERGY9.88103.62632,134.0262,475,691.35
APG&EENERGY10.5690.05161,486.5517,048,322.5
Aggressive EnergyENERGY
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY11.5791.7310,320.41,193,623.25
All American Power and GasENERGY29.63185.134,876.81,445,125.39
72 providers total

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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

MonthlyWe report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2023 and 2022 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.
AnnualAnnual data for 2022 will be finalized in the fall of 2023. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2023 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Power Plants in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Safe HarborBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Conventional Hydroelectric 989,241111
HoltwoodBIF III Holtwood LLC (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Conventional Hydroelectric 949,793211
Lancaster County Resource RecoveryLancaster County Solid WR Auth (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste 186,0515368,637,443.2431,981.381
Dart Container CorpDart Container Corp (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Landfill Gas 49,882130,436,268.822610.1710
Lanchester Generating StationEDL Inc (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Landfill Gas 17,7471212,277,116.6712691.794
Frey Farm LandfillEPP Renewable Energy (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Landfill Gas 16,379139,449,611.5314576.9314
L&S SweetnersEDL Inc (100.00%)
Leola CDP PA Landfill Gas 15,0761413,433,174.8110891.033
Keystone SolarEDF Renewables (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Solar 7,5431511
TPE Pennsylvania Solar 1, LLCAlchemy Renewable Energy (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Solar 5,8431611
PPL Frey Farm Landfill WindEPP Renewable Energy (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Wind 5,6412711
Elizabethtown SolarAES Distributed Energy (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Solar 2,8202911
Martin Limestone Solar ArraySunstream (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Solar 1,5813911
Ephrata PA BTMAmerican Municipal Power (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Distillate Fuel Oil 751245,486.9620606.4916
Muddy RunExelon Corporation (100.00%)
Lancaster County PA Conventional Hydroelectric -427,7711811
14 power plants total

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Production Fuel Makeup

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
83.04%
NON-BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
5.60%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
5.44%
BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
4.59%
SOLAR
Solar
0.98%
OTHER
Other
0.35%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

When considering electricity production, Lancaster County's top fuel source is Conventional Hydroelectric, making up 1,511,263 megawatt hours, or 83.04% of production in the county. Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste and Landfill Gas make up the next highest amounts at 101,991.65 megawatt hours (5.60%) and 99,084 megawatt hours (5.44%), respectively. The county's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 1,770,598,892.13 kilograms, which is 7th largest emissions amount in the state out of 67 counties. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the county, which amounts to 3,180.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks the county as the 2245th highest polluting county in the nation. Lancaster County is home to 14 power plants, which is the highest number of plants within a county in Pennsylvania.

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Net Metering

Lancaster County has 5 out of 73 providers reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. The state of Pennsylvania has decent state level net metering legislation.

Energy Loss

There are 9 providers in Lancaster County that report energy loss. Combined, these 9 providers average a yearly energy loss of 4.94% of electricity produced. The US average for energy loss is 2.43% and the state average is 4.49%, resulting in a rank of 1881st best in the country and a state rank of 32nd best out of 3221 and 67 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in Lancaster County:

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

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania?

By total megawatt hours sold, PPL Electric Utilities is the largest electricity supplier in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Which electricity companies offer service in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1PPL Electric Utilities84,823
2Ephrata Borough Electric7,005
3Constellation Energy5,306
4First Energy4,435
5Inspire Energy3,799
6Direct Energy2,798
7AEP Energy2,022
8IGS Energy1,954
9Clean Choice Energy1,928
10SmartEnergy Holdings1,459

How many power plants are in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania?

There are 14 electricity plants located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has 73 electricity companies operating in the area.

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2025-06-04