Schuylkill County, PA: Electricity Rates, Providers & More

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Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Electricity Overview

Schuylkill County is home to over 143,104 citizens and produces 754 megawatt hours of electricity from solar sources, or 0.01 megawatt hour per capita. This ranks Schuylkill County 18th in the state out of 67 counties for solar megawatt hours produced per capita.

Schuylkill County ranks 27th in Pennsylvania out of 67 counties for total production of electricity from non-renewable energy sources, with 757,546 of the county's 1,000,618 megawatt hours coming from those fuels.

Schuylkill County is the 7th highest county out of 67 counties in Pennsylvania for electricity generation from wind per capita, averaging 1.69 megawatt hours per resident produced from wind turbines.

Schuylkill County generates 1.7 megawatt hours per resident of the county from renewable fuel types. This makes Schuylkill County the 878th highest ranking county out of 3230 counties for renewable generation per capita in the nation.

Wind turbines in Schuylkill County produce 242,318 megawatt hours of electricity.

Residents of Schuylkill County experience an average of 0.99 power outages each year, with outages lasting an average of 124.76 minutes.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    1,616,811 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.3 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    1,000,618 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    243,072 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    757,546 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    6.99 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,304,889,620 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    9,118.47 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Pottsville

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Pottsville Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for May, 2024

18.05¢ per kWh

  • 0.69% higher than last month
  • 21.45% lower than May last year
  • 0.28% lower than the Pennsylvania average
  • 9.49% higher than the US average
  • 1,667th in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 223 since May last year
  • 24,766th in the US out of 31,764 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 443 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,043 since May last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

18.21¢ per kWh

  • 2.21% lower than last month
  • 7.35% lower than May last year
  • 2.27% higher than the Pennsylvania average
  • 12.81% higher than the US average
  • 1,659th in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 65 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 132 since May last year
  • 25,720th in the US out of 31,764 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 270 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,131 since May last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for May, 2024

$119.21 per month

  • 2.88% lower than last month
  • 14.39% higher than May last year
  • 0.94% lower than the Pennsylvania average
  • 4.03% lower than the US average
  • 1,651st in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 177 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 677 since May last year
  • 16,827th in the US out of 31,764 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 6,468 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,629 since May last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$150.68 per month

  • 0.84% higher than last month
  • 10.31% lower than May last year
  • 24.25% higher than the Pennsylvania average
  • 10.2% higher than the US average
  • 1,768th in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 53 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 121 since May last year
  • 21,280th in the US out of 31,764 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 196 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 6,023 since May last year

Pottsville, PA Electricity Overview

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Pottsville's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 18.21 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 1659th out of 1892 cities in the state. Customers in the city have 0.8 power outages a year, with outages lasting an average of 88.57 minutes. The national averages for these data points are 1.45 outages at 171.11 minutes each. PPL Electric Utilities sells an estimated 4,061 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other vendor.

Pottsville emits 3,372.81 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 708th worst polluting city out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Pottsville from electricity consumption is 45,239,493.16 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 58th highest in Pennsylvania. The city has zero electricity generation plants.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Pottsville

Pottsville 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.
1659th18.21¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Pottsville
1768th$150.68Average residential monthly electricity bill for Pottsville Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Pottsville, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
APG&EENERGY15.15126.181,692.1912,375,156.23
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY15.77115.9314,299.122,254,334.21
All American Power and GasENERGY23.31159.15,364.881,250,722.09
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY11.36101.0820,114.472,285,998.06
Ambit EnergyENERGY9.9094.95558,482.7955,314,107.83

Tamaqua, PA Electricity Overview

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Tamaqua's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 18.21 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 1659th out of 1892 cities in the state. Customers in the city have 0.8 power outages a year, with outages lasting an average of 88.57 minutes. The national averages for these data points are 1.45 outages at 171.11 minutes each. PPL Electric Utilities sells an estimated 9,491.14 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other vendor.

Tamaqua emits 3,372.81 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 708th worst polluting city out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Tamaqua from electricity consumption is 23,407,297.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 169th highest in Pennsylvania. The city has zero electricity generation plants.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Tamaqua

Tamaqua 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.
1659th18.21¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Tamaqua
1768th$150.68Average residential monthly electricity bill for Tamaqua Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
APG&EENERGY15.15126.181,692.1912,375,156.23
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY15.77115.9314,299.122,254,334.21
All American Power and GasENERGY23.31159.15,364.881,250,722.09
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY11.36101.0820,114.472,285,998.06
Ambit EnergyENERGY9.9094.95558,482.7955,314,107.83

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Schuylkill Haven, PA Electricity Overview

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Schuylkill Haven's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 16.06 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 910th out of 1892 cities in the state. They experienced a rise in the ratio of emissions per person of around 1.19% within the most recent year. Schuylkill Haven Borough Utilities is the largest vendor in the city based on total residential customers.

Schuylkill Haven emits 3,380.06 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 23rd worst polluting city out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 17,789,272.98 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, making the city 254th highest for total emissions in the state. Around 100.00% of electricity in Schuylkill Haven comes from production using Distillate Fuel Oil. Schuylkill Haven has the 7th highest number of electricity generation plants of any city in Pennsylvania, with one total power plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Schuylkill Haven

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.192/kWh$0.124/kWh$188.64/mo.$85.64/mo.
910th16.06¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Schuylkill Haven
1202nd$126.81Average residential monthly electricity bill for Schuylkill Haven Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
APG&EENERGY15.15126.181,692.1912,375,156.23
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY15.77115.9314,299.122,254,334.21
All American Power and GasENERGY23.31159.15,364.881,250,722.09
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY11.36101.0820,114.472,285,998.06
Ambit EnergyENERGY9.9094.95558,482.7955,314,107.83

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Electricity Production in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Power Plants in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
St Nicholas Cogen ProjectSchuylkill Energy Resource Inc (100.00%)
Schuylkill County PA Coal 597,688860,365,615.741,439.49Yes
Locust Ridge II LLCAvangrid (100.00%)
Schuylkill County PA Wind 187,773
Westwood Generation LLCWestwood Generation LLC (100.00%)
Schuylkill County PA Coal 156,307250,736,391.531,604.13Yes
Locust RidgeAvangrid (100.00%)
Schuylkill County PA Wind 54,545
Masser Farms Realty SolarMasser Farms Realty Ltd (100.00%)
Schuylkill County PA Solar 754
Schuylkill Haven PA BTMAmerican Municipal Power (100.00%)
Schuylkill Haven PA Distillate Fuel Oil 12475,194.24606.41

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Releasing 1,304,889,619.75 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, Schuylkill County ranks 10th highest out of 67 counties in Pennsylvania for total pollution from electricity use. Additionally, the county ranks 411th worst in the US in emissions per citizen, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. Around 75.37% of Schuylkill County's electricity is produced using Coal. Taken together with Wind (24.22%) and Distillate Fuel Oil (0.33%), these three fuel types account for 999,864 megawatt hours (or 99.92%) of the electricity production in the county. Schuylkill County is home to 6 power plants, which is 14th highest in the state.

COAL
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
75.37%
WIND
Wind
Wind
Wind
24.22%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.33%
SOLAR
Solar
0.08%

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Net Metering

Schuylkill County has 2 out of 64 companies reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. Citizens of Pennsylvania have pretty good net metering regulations that encourage the installation of solar panels.

Energy Loss

The county has 8 companies who report energy loss. The average energy loss amount for these providers is 4.87%. The United States average is 2.87%, resulting in Schuylkill County receiving a rank of 1689th best in the country for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Schuylkill County:

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

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest provider in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania?

By total revenue, PPL Electric Utilities is the largest electricity company in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Which electricity companies offer service in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania?

How many power plants are located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania?

There are 6 power plants in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

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

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is home to 64 electricity providers serving customers in the area.

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Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera
Published: 2024-09-04