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.
To save on your monthly electricity bill consider switching electricity providers.
High Power Bills?
Reduce or replace your electricity bill with solar
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
To see the most recent electricity rates and production changes for cities in Lancaster County, select the city below. If you would like to get access to monthly historical data, please contact us directly by submitting a request.
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

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:
Electric Companies With Service in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AEP Energy | ENERGY | 9.88 | 103.62 | 632,134.02 | 62,475,691.35 | |
APG&E | ENERGY | 10.56 | 90.05 | 161,486.55 | 17,048,322.5 | |
Aggressive Energy | ENERGY | |||||
Agway Energy Services | ENERGY | 11.57 | 91.73 | 10,320.4 | 1,193,623.25 | |
All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 29.63 | 185.13 | 4,876.8 | 1,445,125.39 |
Zips with electric coverage in Lancaster, Pennsylvania include: 17603, 17601, 17602
Sign up for our newsletter, Watts Up in Energy, to receive updates on the latest energy news.
Ephrata, PA Electricity Overview

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:
Electric Companies With Service in Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AEP Energy | ENERGY | 9.88 | 103.62 | 632,134.02 | 62,475,691.35 | |
APG&E | ENERGY | 10.56 | 90.05 | 161,486.55 | 17,048,322.5 | |
Aggressive Energy | ENERGY | |||||
Agway Energy Services | ENERGY | 11.57 | 91.73 | 10,320.4 | 1,193,623.25 | |
All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 29.63 | 185.13 | 4,876.8 | 1,445,125.39 |
Go Solar for less than your cell phone bill.
Elizabethtown, PA Electricity Overview

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:
Electric Companies With Service in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AEP Energy | ENERGY | 9.88 | 103.62 | 632,134.02 | 62,475,691.35 | |
APG&E | ENERGY | 10.56 | 90.05 | 161,486.55 | 17,048,322.5 | |
Aggressive Energy | ENERGY | |||||
Agway Energy Services | ENERGY | 11.57 | 91.73 | 10,320.4 | 1,193,623.25 | |
All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 29.63 | 185.13 | 4,876.8 | 1,445,125.39 |
Go Solar for less than your cell phone bill.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Safe HarborBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 989,241 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
HoltwoodBIF III Holtwood LLC (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 949,793 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Lancaster County Resource RecoveryLancaster County Solid WR Auth (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | 186,051 | 5 | 368,637,443.24 | 3 | 1,981.38 | 1 | ||
Dart Container CorpDart Container Corp (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Landfill Gas | 49,882 | 1 | 30,436,268.82 | 2 | 610.17 | 10 | ||
Lanchester Generating StationEDL Inc (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Landfill Gas | 17,747 | 12 | 12,277,116.67 | 12 | 691.79 | 4 | ||
Frey Farm LandfillEPP Renewable Energy (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Landfill Gas | 16,379 | 13 | 9,449,611.53 | 14 | 576.93 | 14 | ||
L&S SweetnersEDL Inc (100.00%) | Leola CDP | PA | Landfill Gas | 15,076 | 14 | 13,433,174.81 | 10 | 891.03 | 3 | ||
Keystone SolarEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Solar | 7,543 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||||
TPE Pennsylvania Solar 1, LLCAlchemy Renewable Energy (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Solar | 5,843 | 16 | 1 | 1 | ||||
PPL Frey Farm Landfill WindEPP Renewable Energy (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Wind | 5,641 | 27 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Elizabethtown SolarAES Distributed Energy (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Solar | 2,820 | 29 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Martin Limestone Solar ArraySunstream (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Solar | 1,581 | 39 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Ephrata PA BTMAmerican Municipal Power (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 75 | 12 | 45,486.96 | 20 | 606.49 | 16 | ||
Muddy RunExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Lancaster County | PA | Conventional Hydroelectric | -427,771 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
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 Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | PPL Electric Utilities | 84,823 |
2 | Ephrata Borough Electric | 7,005 |
3 | Constellation Energy | 5,306 |
4 | First Energy | 4,435 |
5 | Inspire Energy | 3,799 |
6 | Direct Energy | 2,798 |
7 | AEP Energy | 2,022 |
8 | IGS Energy | 1,954 |
9 | Clean Choice Energy | 1,928 |
10 | SmartEnergy Holdings | 1,459 |
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.