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- Rate 9.89¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 6 mo.
- Effective Date Mar 2023
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Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
Philadelphia County has a population of 1,603,797 citizens.
Throughout the previous year, Philadelphia County has seen a 5.93% decrease in the use of renewable fuel sources for electricity production.
Philadelphia County released 5,743,136,560.57 kilograms of CO2 gases due to electricity consumption, which ranks it as the 2nd highest polluting county out of 67 counties in the state.
The burning of non-renewable fuel types in electricity generation in Philadelphia County has been reduced by 14.92% over the previous year.
The largest provider in Philadelphia County by megawatt hours sold is PECO Energy Company.
Over 2.31% of Philadelphia County's electricity production comes from renewable fuels, putting Philadelphia County at 31st in Pennsylvania for total sustainable electricity generation.
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0.62 MWh
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The residential electricity rate is 16.69 cents per kilowatt hour for inhabitants of Philadelphia, which is 12.87% above the average Pennsylvania price of 14.79 cents. The city generates about 0.62 megawatt hours per resident each year from its power plants, which makes it the 26th highest generating city out of 1892 cities in the state. With an estimated 86,309 total residential customers, PECO Energy Company is the largest supplier in the city.
Roughly 5,743,136,560.57 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted each year in Philadelphia because of electricity use. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 3,580.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 1879th ranked city in Pennsylvania for CO2 emissions released per capita. Electricity plants in the city most often use Natural Gas, which accounts for 97.57% (or 969,737.74 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity generation in the city. Other Biomass Gas and Distillate Fuel Oil are also highly used fuel types in the city, with 22,961.26 (2.31%) and 1,231 (0.12%) megawatt hours generated from each, respectively. Philadelphia has 7 electricity producing plants, which is the most out of any city in the state.
Philadelphia residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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APG&E | ENERGY | 7.93 | 85.19 | 133,702 | 10,609,000 | |
Agway Energy Services | ENERGY | 9.05 | 75.46 | 19,522 | 1,766,700 | |
All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 11.24 | 55.11 | 7,980 | 896,800 | |
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 12.05 | 82.05 | 19,664 | 2,369,000 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 7.41 | 71.6 | 451,214 | 33,436,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania include: 19120, 19124, 19111, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19140, 19104, 19148, 19139, 19144 and 37 other zip code(s).
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Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Grays Ferry CogenerationGrays Ferry Cogen Partnership (100.00%) | Philadelphia | PA | Natural Gas | 961,186 | 260,579,092.62 | 271.1 | ||
PWD Northeast WPCP Biogas Cogen PlantBAL Green Biogas I LLC (100.00%) | Philadelphia | PA | Other Biomass Gas | 30,526 | 15,899,632.46 | 520.86 | ||
Temple SEGFTemple University (100.00%) | Philadelphia | PA | Natural Gas | 987 | 634,597.6 | 642.96 | ||
Richmond Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Philadelphia | PA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 678 | 698,899.02 | 1,030.82 | ||
Delaware Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Philadelphia | PA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 202 | 471,908.71 | 2,336.18 | ||
Schuylkill Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Philadelphia | PA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 183 | 212,247.79 | 1,159.82 | ||
SouthwarkExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Philadelphia | PA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 168 | 400,492.7 | 2,383.89 |
Releasing 5,743,136,560.57 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year, Philadelphia County is the 2nd highest out of 67 counties in Pennsylvania for total pollution from electricity use. More telling of the county's emissions reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 3,580.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in the county being the 52nd ranked county in Pennsylvania and 2244th nationally for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. Electricity plants in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which accounts for 97.57% (or 969,737.74 megawatt hours) of the fuel used for electricity generation in the county. Secondary fuels used in electricity generation include Other Biomass Gas at 2.31% and Distillate Fuel Oil at 0.12% of production. Philadelphia County has 7 electricity plants, which is 296th highest in the country.
The largest electricity supplier in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania by total customer count is PECO Energy Company.
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has 62 electricity companies offering service in the area.
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
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1 | PECO Energy Company | 86,309 |
2 | Constellation Energy | 479 |
3 | Direct Energy | 378 |
4 | Inspire Energy | 248 |
5 | IGS Energy | 237 |
6 | Stream Energy | 220 |
7 | Shipley Energy | 178 |
8 | Green Mountain Energy | 172 |
9 | Ambit Energy | 141 |
10 | Clean Choice Energy | 137 |
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has 7 electricity plants generating electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.