Schuylkill County, PA: Electricity Rates, Providers & More

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Schuylkill County, PA is $177.14
  • The average electricity rate in Schuylkill County, PA is 19.98¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Schuylkill County, PA

The average residential electric bill in Schuylkill County, PA is $177.14 per month. Schuylkill County, PA is the 62nd most expensive county in Pennsylvania for electricity.

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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 20th in the state out of 67 counties for solar megawatt hours produced per capita.

Schuylkill County ranks 24th in Pennsylvania out of 67 counties for total production of electricity from non-renewable energy sources, with 1,422,643.76 of the county's 1,696,008 megawatt hours coming from those fuels.

Schuylkill County is the 8th 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 produces 16.12% of its electricity from renewable fuel sources, or 1.91 megawatt hours per citizen per year.

PPL Electric Utilities is the largest supplier in Schuylkill County when calculated by megawatt hours sold.

Schuylkill County generates 273,364.24 megawatt hours of electricity from sustainable fuel types. This ranks Schuylkill County 709th highest producing county in the nation out of 3221 counties for total renewable electricity generation.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    1,588,144 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.1 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    1,696,008 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    273,364 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    1,422,644 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    11.85 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,850,148,371 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    12,928.7 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Pottsville

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Pottsville 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
  • 894th in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 122 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 864 since November last year
  • 23,870th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,673 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 3,819 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 increased by 138 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 454 since November last year
  • 25,800th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 564 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,568 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
  • 1,174th in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 43 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 626 since November last year
  • 25,268th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 7,457 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,392 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
  • 1,171st in the state out of 1,892 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 214 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 700 since November last year
  • 23,385th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,222 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,846 since November last year

Pottsville, PA Electricity Overview

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Pottsville's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 18.95 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 1341st out of 1892 cities in the state. Customers in the city have 0.88 power outages a year, with outages lasting an average of 108.87 minutes. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each. PPL Electric Utilities sells an estimated 4,265 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other vendor.

Pottsville emits 3,403.41 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 37th 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 45,649,886.89 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 60th 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 January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.231/kWh$0.136/kWh$242.78/mo.$99.64/mo.
1341st18.95¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Pottsville
1171st$160.87Average residential monthly electricity bill for Pottsville Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Pottsville, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
AEP EnergyENERGY9.88103.62632,134.0262,475,691.35
APG&EENERGY10.5690.05161,486.5517,048,322.5
Aggressive EnergyENERGY
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY11.5791.7310,320.41,193,623.25
All American Power and GasENERGY29.63185.134,876.81,445,125.39

Tamaqua, PA Electricity Overview

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Tamaqua's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 18.95 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 1341st out of 1892 cities in the state. Customers in the city have 0.88 power outages a year, with outages lasting an average of 108.87 minutes. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each. PPL Electric Utilities sells an estimated 9,967.93 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other vendor.

Tamaqua emits 3,403.41 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 369th 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 23,619,638.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 171st 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 January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.231/kWh$0.136/kWh$242.78/mo.$99.64/mo.
1341st18.95¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Tamaqua
1445th$160.87Average residential monthly electricity bill for Tamaqua Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
AEP EnergyENERGY9.88103.62632,134.0262,475,691.35
APG&EENERGY10.5690.05161,486.5517,048,322.5
Aggressive EnergyENERGY
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY11.5791.7310,320.41,193,623.25
All American Power and GasENERGY29.63185.134,876.81,445,125.39

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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 13.67 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 14th out of 1892 cities in the state. They experienced a rise in the ratio of emissions per person of around 4.21% within the most recent year. Schuylkill Haven Borough Utilities is the largest vendor in the city based on total residential customers.

Schuylkill Haven emits 3,410.45 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 25th worst polluting city out of 1892 cities in Pennsylvania based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 17,949,219.34 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, making the city 255th 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 9th 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 October and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.157/kWh$0.119/kWh$187.08/mo.$76.57/mo.
14th13.67¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Schuylkill Haven
15th$102.68Average residential monthly electricity bill for Schuylkill Haven Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
AEP EnergyENERGY9.88103.62632,134.0262,475,691.35
APG&EENERGY10.5690.05161,486.5517,048,322.5
Aggressive EnergyENERGY
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY11.5791.7310,320.41,193,623.25
All American Power and GasENERGY29.63185.134,876.81,445,125.39

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Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
St Nicholas Cogen ProjectSchuylkill Energy Resource Inc (100.00%)
Schuylkill County PA Coal 642,1435869,358,737.1141,353.845
John B Rich Memorial Power StationGilberton Power Co (100.00%)
Schuylkill County PA Coal 624,0556825,227,688.151,322.367
Locust Ridge II LLCAvangrid (100.00%)
Schuylkill County PA Wind 187,773711
Westwood Generation LLCWestwood Generation LLC (100.00%)
Schuylkill County PA Coal 156,30711250,736,391.54111,604.132
Locust RidgeAvangrid (100.00%)
Schuylkill County PA Wind 54,5452211
Schuylkill County PA Landfill Gas 30,285830,393,363.1431,003.58210/2023
Masser Farms Realty SolarMasser Farms Realty Ltd (100.00%)
Schuylkill County PA Solar 7544511
Schuylkill Haven PA BTMAmerican Municipal Power (100.00%)
Schuylkill Haven PA Distillate Fuel Oil 124775,120.1615605.8117
Pine GroveIndustrial Power Generating Company LLC (100.00%)
Pine Grove PA Distillate Fuel Oil 222016,337.2223742.614

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Production Fuel Makeup

COAL
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
83.57%
WIND
Wind
Wind
14.29%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
1.79%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.31%
SOLAR
Solar
0.04%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Releasing 1,850,148,370.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, Schuylkill County ranks 6th highest out of 67 counties in Pennsylvania for total pollution from electricity use. Additionally, the county ranks 268th worst in the US in emissions per citizen, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. Around 83.57% of Schuylkill County's electricity is produced using Coal. Taken together with Wind (14.29%) and Landfill Gas (1.79%), these three fuel types account for 1,690,015.81 megawatt hours (or 99.65%) of the electricity production in the county. Schuylkill County is home to 9 power plants, which is 6th highest in the state.

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Net Metering

Schuylkill County has 2 out of 72 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 5.06%. The United States average is 2.43%, resulting in Schuylkill County receiving a rank of 2086th 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 9 power plants in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

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

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is home to 72 electricity providers serving customers in the area.

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Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera
Published: 2025-06-04