Northampton County, Pennsylvania Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Northampton County, PA is $174.66
- The average electricity rate in Northampton County, PA is 19.99¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Northampton County, PA
The average residential electric bill in Northampton County, PA is $174.66 per month. Northampton County, PA is the 44th most expensive county in Pennsylvania for electricity.
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Northampton County, Pennsylvania Electricity Overview
The use of renewable fuel sources for electricity production has declined by 6.28% in Northampton County throughout the previous year.
Electricity generation from the burning of coal as a fuel source totals 410,669.65 megawatt hours, giving Northampton County the 7th position in Pennsylvania rankings.
When comparing annual CO2 emissions per capita, Northampton County saw a 6.19% increase within the last 12 months.
Northampton County's 13.91% rise in the use of non-renewable fuel sources for electricity generation over the course of the last 12 months is an unfortunate trend.
Northampton County has the 61st highest total electricity generation out of 3221 counties in the United States, producing 13,065,962 megawatt hours.
At $174.66, the Northampton County average monthly residential electric bill is 19.19% more than the national average.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
3,534,947 MWh
Consumption per Capita
11.1 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
13,065,962 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
55,658 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
13,010,304 MWh
Production per Capita
41.02 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,679,666,073 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
5,273.25 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Bethlehem
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Rates and Production Categories
Bethlehem 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
- 1,216th in the state out of 1,892 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 70 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 346 since November last year
- 24,192nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,481 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 3,301 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
- 1,341st in the state out of 1,892 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 125 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 192 since November last year
- 25,800th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 301 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,306 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
- 1,424th in the state out of 1,892 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 111 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 101 since November last year
- 25,518th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 7,525 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 3,867 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$160.87 per month
- 1.36% lower than last month
- 8.5% lower than November last year
- 11.03% higher than the Pennsylvania average
- 13.1% higher than the US average
- 1,445th in the state out of 1,892 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 60 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 226 since November last year
- 23,659th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 948 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,372 since November last year
Bethlehem, PA Electricity Overview
Bethlehem's citizens are charged an average residential electricity rate of 18.95 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, regrettably, 13.98% higher than the average national rate of 16.62 cents. Generation in Bethlehem is about 684.50% of the electricity demand of citizens, leading to the ability to export or store excess megawatt hours produced. The city's facilities use non-renewable fuel types for 100.00% of their total electricity generation, which is 5,990,077.99 megawatt hours.
Releasing 375,221,179.3 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, Bethlehem ranks 5th highest out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania for total emissions from electricity use. Averaging 4,758.43 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 10th highest in the state for emissions per capita from electricity use. The city is home to one power plant. For the purpose of electricity production, Bethlehem's main fuel is Natural Gas, accounting for 5,944,841.16 megawatt hours, or 99.24% of production in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bethlehem
Bethlehem residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | 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 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania include: 18017, 18015, 18018, 18020, 18055, 18016
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Easton, PA Electricity Overview
Easton's citizens are charged an average residential electricity rate of 19.05 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, regrettably, 14.61% higher than the average national rate of 16.62 cents. The electricity grid in the city deals with an average of 0.94 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting roughly 124.38 minutes per outage. The US averages for these two data points are 1.44 outages a year and 123.49 minutes a outage. The average residential power bill for a citizen in the city is $163.09 per month.
Releasing 94,818,895.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, Easton ranks 23rd highest out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania for total emissions from electricity use. This total results in 3,403.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, ranking the city 1442nd worst in Pennsylvania for pollution per capita from electricity use. The city is home to zero power plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Easton
Easton residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Easton, Pennsylvania
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | 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 Easton, Pennsylvania include: 18042, 18045, 18040
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Northampton, PA Electricity Overview
Northampton's citizens are charged an average residential electricity rate of 18.95 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, regrettably, 13.98% higher than the average national rate of 16.62 cents. Generation in Northampton is about 368.52% of the electricity demand of citizens, leading to the ability to export or store excess megawatt hours produced. The city ranks 21st in Pennsylvania out of 1892 cities for total megawatt hours generated from renewable fuel types with a total of 4,516.41 megawatt hours generated.
Northampton's electricity use results in CO2 pollution totaling 130,642,696.43 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 12,649.37 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this measurement Northampton is the 3rd highest polluting city in the state. The city is home to one electricity generation plant. In Northampton, Coal makes up 97.23% of the fuel utilized for electricity production. When taken together with Waste/other Oil (1.71%) and Tire-derived Fuels (1.02%), the three fuel types make up 99.95% 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 January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Northampton, 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 |
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Northampton County, Pennsylvania Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Northampton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bethlehem Power PlantCalpine (100.00%) | Bethlehem | PA | Natural Gas | 5,990,077.99 | 12 | 2,568,372,857.36 | 8 | 428.77 | 38 | ||
Lower Mount Bethel EnergyTalen Energy (100.00%) | Northampton County | PA | Natural Gas | 3,976,989 | 19 | 1,529,147,070.36 | 20 | 384.5 | 42 | ||
TalenEnergy Martins CreekMC Project Company LLC (100.00%) | Northampton County | PA | Natural Gas | 2,625,364.01 | 24 | 1,580,964,477.06 | 19 | 602.19 | 17 | ||
Northampton Generating Company LPAres Management (100.00%) | Northampton | PA | Coal | 422,389 | 8 | 481,441,457.18 | 8 | 1,139.81 | 8 | ||
Green Knight Energy CenterGreen Knight Economic Development Corpor (100.00%) | Northampton County | PA | Landfill Gas | 43,996 | 4 | 48,499,039.4 | 1 | 1,102.35 | 1 | ||
Mid-River PA, LLC (ABE4)Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation (100.00%) | Northampton County | PA | Solar | 4,481 | 21 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Crayola Solar ProjectUGI Corporation (100.00%) | Northampton County | PA | Solar | 2,665 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
Northampton County, Pennsylvania Production Fuel Makeup
Northampton County has the 198th largest amount of total CO2 pollution from electricity use of all of the counties in the United States, emitting 1,679,666,073.21 kilograms a year. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per resident in the county, which amounts to 5,273.25 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Northampton County as the 1247th highest polluting county in the US. Power plants in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which makes up 12,505,188.2 megawatt hours (or 95.71%) of the fuel types used for electricity generation in the county. Coal and Distillate Fuel Oil are also highly used fuels in the county, with 410,669.65 (3.14%) and 45,919.43 (0.35%) megawatt hours produced from each, respectively. Northampton County is home to 7 electricity producing plants, which is the 8th most plants within a county in Pennsylvania.
Providers In Each City in Northampton County:
- Bangor, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.33%
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.33%
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.33%
- Bath, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.33%
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.33%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.33%
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 100.00%
- Chapman, Pennsylvania:
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.33%
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.33%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.33%
- East Bangor, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.33%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.33%
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.33%
- Easton, Pennsylvania:
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 45.08%
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 45.08%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 9.84%
- Freemansburg, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 100.00%
- Glendon, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.31%
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.34%
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.34%
- Hellertown, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 100.00%
- Nazareth, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.33%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.33%
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.33%
- North Catasauqua, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 100.00%
- Northampton, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 100.00%
- Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.33%
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.33%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.33%
- Portland, Pennsylvania:
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.22%
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.22%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.55%
- Roseto, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.33%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.33%
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.33%
- Stockertown, Pennsylvania:
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.33%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.33%
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.33%
- Tatamy, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.33%
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.33%
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.33%
- Walnutport, Pennsylvania:
- PPL Electric Utilities: 100.00%
- West Easton, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.39%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.22%
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.39%
- Wilson, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.33%
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.33%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.33%
- Wind Gap, Pennsylvania:
- Metropolitan Edison Company: 33.33%
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co: 33.33%
- PPL Electric Utilities: 33.33%
* 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 72 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?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PPL Electric Utilities | 32,667 |
| 2 | Metropolitan Edison Company | 11,049 |
| 3 | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 3,992 |
| 4 | Constellation Energy | 2,063 |
| 5 | First Energy | 1,725 |
| 6 | Inspire Energy | 1,477 |
| 7 | Direct Energy | 1,088 |
| 8 | AEP Energy | 786 |
| 9 | IGS Energy | 760 |
| 10 | Clean Choice Energy | 750 |
