Northampton County, PA: Electric Rates, Bills & Providers

Northampton County, Pennsylvania Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Northampton County, Pennsylvania Electricity Overview

Regrettably, over the course of the previous year, there has been a 16.58% rise in the use of non-renewable fuels in Northampton County.

Northampton County generates 36.55 megawatt hours per capita each year, making it the 540th highest county out of 3230 counties in the country for production per capita.

The burning of natural gas in Northampton County yields a total of 11,050,216.09 megawatts of electricity, propelling this county into its ranking of 25th in the country out of 3230 counties.

Northampton County is 996th in the US rankings for total megawatt hours generated from sustainable energy, with 68,843.96 megawatt hours produced from sustainable fuel types.

With 7,164 megawatt generated from solar power and 318,526 consumers in Northampton County, the county averages 0.02 megawatt hours produced from solar per capita, which gives it a ranking of 11th out of 67 counties in the state.

As the 741st highest producer of solar energy in the nation, Northampton County produces 7,164 megawatt hours from solar.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    3,527,690 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.08 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    11,642,896 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    68,844 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    11,574,052 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    36.55 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,617,759,184 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    5,078.89 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Bethlehem

To see the most recent electricity rates and production changes for cities in Northampton County, select the city below. If you would like to get access to monthly historical data, please contact us directly by submitting a request.

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Bethlehem Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for April, 2024

17.93¢ per kWh

  • 2.5% higher than last month
  • 15.59% lower than April last year
  • 0.11% lower than the Pennsylvania average
  • 6.01% higher than the US average
  • 1,498th in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 295 since April last year
  • 24,493rd in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 352 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 3,834 since April last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

18.62¢ per kWh

  • 1.46% lower than last month
  • 2.02% lower than April last year
  • 4.49% higher than the Pennsylvania average
  • 15.52% higher than the US average
  • 1,706th in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 17 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 75 since April last year
  • 26,060th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 554 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,704 since April last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for April, 2024

$122.74 per month

  • 17.81% lower than last month
  • 14.12% lower than April last year
  • 1.35% higher than the Pennsylvania average
  • 8.87% higher than the US average
  • 1,545th in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 279 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 344 since April last year
  • 24,206th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 3,317 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,784 since April last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$149.43 per month

  • 1.11% lower than last month
  • 11.17% lower than April last year
  • 26.23% higher than the Pennsylvania average
  • 9.81% higher than the US average
  • 1,743rd in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 146 since April last year
  • 22,100th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 563 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 5,593 since April last year

Bethlehem, PA Electricity Overview

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Bethlehem's citizens are charged an average residential electricity rate of 18.62 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, regrettably, 15.52% higher than the average national rate of 16.12 cents. Generation in Bethlehem is about 699.10% of the electricity demand of citizens, leading to the ability to export or store excess megawatt hours produced. The city's facilities use non-renewable fuel types for 100.00% of their total electricity generation, which is 6,105,282.01 megawatt hours.

Releasing 374,844,468.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, Bethlehem ranks 5th highest out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania for total emissions from electricity use. Averaging 4,753.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 8th highest in the state for emissions per capita from electricity use. The city is home to one power plant. For the purpose of electricity production, Bethlehem's main fuel is Natural Gas, accounting for 6,105,140.37 megawatt hours, or 100.00% of production in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bethlehem

Bethlehem residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in December.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.230/kWh$0.124/kWh$244.03/mo.$91.02/mo.
1706th18.62¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Bethlehem
1743rd$149.43Average residential monthly electricity bill for Bethlehem Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
APG&EENERGY16.34134.9163,290.6710,341,625.55
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY17.01124.0111,078.181,883,893.81
All American Power and GasENERGY25.15170.174,156.411,045,198.88
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY12.26108.1315,583.591,910,354.54
Ambit EnergyENERGY10.68101.57432,682.146,224,692.45
60 providers total

Zips with electric coverage in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania include: 18017, 18015, 18018, 18020, 18055, 18016

Easton, PA Electricity Overview

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Easton's citizens are charged an average residential electricity rate of 16.97 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, regrettably, 5.28% higher than the average national rate of 16.12 cents. The electricity grid in the city deals with an average of 0.99 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting roughly 124.76 minutes per outage. The US averages for these two data points are 1.45 outages a year and 171.11 minutes a outage. The average residential power bill for a citizen in the city is $152.07 per month.

Releasing 92,483,254.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, Easton ranks 23rd highest out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania for total emissions from electricity use. This total results in 3,319.57 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, ranking the city 1013th worst in Pennsylvania for pollution per capita from electricity use. The city is home to zero power plants.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Easton

Easton residential electric rates are highest in December and the highest average bill is in December.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.182/kWh$0.115/kWh$202.64/mo.$81.44/mo.
1008th16.97¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Easton
1807th$152.07Average residential monthly electricity bill for Easton Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Easton, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
APG&EENERGY16.34134.9163,290.6710,341,625.55
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY17.01124.0111,078.181,883,893.81
All American Power and GasENERGY25.15170.174,156.411,045,198.88
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY12.26108.1315,583.591,910,354.54
Ambit EnergyENERGY10.68101.57432,682.146,224,692.45
62 providers total

Zips with electric coverage in Easton, Pennsylvania include: 18042, 18045, 18040

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Northampton, PA Electricity Overview

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Northampton's citizens are charged an average residential electricity rate of 18.62 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, regrettably, 15.52% higher than the average national rate of 16.12 cents. There are roughly 48.3 megawatt hours per person produced from the burning of coal in the city. With 3.41% of its electricity generation coming from sustainable fuels, the city ranks 20th in the state out of 1892 cities for total electricity generation from renewable fuel types.

Northampton's electricity use results in CO2 pollution totaling 127,803,140.66 kilograms, which is 16th largest emissions amount in Pennsylvania out of 1892 cities. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the city, which amounts to 12,374.43 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this measurement Northampton is the 2nd highest polluting city in the state. The city is home to one electricity generation plant. In Northampton, Coal makes up 96.22% of the fuel utilized for electricity production. When taken together with Tire-derived Fuels (3.33%) and Waste/other Oil (0.37%), the three fuel types make up 99.92% of the production.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Northampton

Northampton residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in December.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.230/kWh$0.124/kWh$244.03/mo.$91.02/mo.
1706th18.62¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Northampton
1743rd$149.43Average residential monthly electricity bill for Northampton Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Northampton, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
APG&EENERGY16.34134.9163,290.6710,341,625.55
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY17.01124.0111,078.181,883,893.81
All American Power and GasENERGY25.15170.174,156.411,045,198.88
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY12.26108.1315,583.591,910,354.54
Ambit EnergyENERGY10.68101.57432,682.146,224,692.45
60 providers total

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Electricity Production in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

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 Northampton County, Pennsylvania

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Bethlehem Power PlantCalpine (100.00%)
Bethlehem PA Natural Gas 6,105,282.012,620,520,258.18429.22
Lower Mount Bethel EnergyTalen Energy (100.00%)
Northampton County PA Natural Gas 4,304,6771,635,533,325.44379.94
TalenEnergy Martins CreekMC Project Company LLC (100.00%)
Northampton County PA Natural Gas 663,387.01455,538,188.59686.69
Northampton Generating Company LPAres Management (100.00%)
Northampton PA Coal 518,390579,210,367.311,117.33
Green Knight Energy CenterGreen Knight Economic Development Corpor (100.00%)
Northampton County PA Landfill Gas 43,99648,499,039.41,102.35
Mid-River PA, LLC (ABE4)Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation (100.00%)
Northampton County PA Solar 4,481
Crayola Solar ProjectUGI Corporation (100.00%)
Northampton County PA Solar 2,683
7 power plants total

Northampton County, Pennsylvania Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Northampton County has the 201st largest amount of total CO2 pollution from electricity use of all of the counties in the United States, emitting 1,617,759,184.08 kilograms a year. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per resident in the county, which amounts to 5,078.89 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Northampton County as the 1293rd highest polluting county in the US. Power plants in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which makes up 11,050,216.09 megawatt hours (or 94.91%) of the fuel types used for electricity generation in the county. Coal and Landfill Gas are also highly used fuels in the county, with 498,790.98 (4.28%) and 43,996 (0.38%) megawatt hours produced from each, respectively. Northampton County is home to 7 electricity producing plants, which is the 5th most plants within a county in Pennsylvania.

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
94.91%
COAL
Coal
4.28%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
0.38%
RESIDUAL FUEL OIL
Residual Fuel Oil
0.19%
TIRE-DERIVED FUELS
Tire-derived Fuels
0.15%
OTHER
Other
0.09%

Northampton County, Pennsylvania Net Metering

There are 62 companies in Northampton County offering electricity. Of those 62, 2 of them offer some type of net metering option for their customers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically feasible. The state of Pennsylvania has above average state level net metering legislation.

Energy Loss

Northampton County has 8 providers who report energy loss. The average energy loss amount for these suppliers is 4.87%. The US average is 2.87%, meaning Northampton County ranks 1666th best in the nation for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Northampton County:

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

FAQ

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

Northampton County, Pennsylvania is home to 62 electricity suppliers operating in the area.

How many power plants are within Northampton County, Pennsylvania?

Northampton County, Pennsylvania has 7 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and surrounding areas.

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Northampton County, Pennsylvania?

By total megawatt hours sold, Metropolitan Edison Company is the largest electricity provider in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

What electricity companies offer service in Northampton County, Pennsylvania?

Fernando García
Last Reviewed By: Fernando García
Published: 2024-07-26