Electric companies in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County, PA ranks 2nd of 67 Pennsylvania counties for damaging wind risk, FEMA score 97.9. Berks County, PA has 429,989 residents. Berks County, PA: 2 utilities listed by EIA.
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Berks County, PA on the map
Berks County, PA darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Berks County, PA
| Utility listed for Berks County, PA | Type | Home accounts in Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp in Berks County, PA | Investor Owned | 1,295,883 |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co in Berks County, PA | Investor Owned | 1,802,612 |
Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.
Outage risk in Berks County, PA
Berks County, PA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 586 in all, 136.3 per 100,000 residents of 429,989, rank 2 of 67 Pennsylvania counties. Property damage in Berks County, PA: $860K, with 4 direct injuries or deaths.
Events by year in Berks County, PA
events a year, Berks County, PA
- 24'15
- 10'16
- 43'17
- 28'18
- 93'19
- 138'20
- 77'21
- 17'22
- 34'23
- 45'24
- 77'25
Events by type
| Berks County, PA | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berks County, PA, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively High | 97.9 | 2 of 67 | 549 | 2020 (137) | $110K |
| Berks County, PA, tornado | Relatively High | 90.6 | 6 of 67 | 9 | 2025 (3) | $750K |
| Berks County, PA, hurricane and tropical storm | Relatively Moderate | 92.5 | 3 of 67 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Berks County, PA, ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 76.9 | 10 of 67 | 1 | 2022 (1) | $0 |
| Berks County, PA, winter storm and heavy snow | Very High | 99.4 | 4 of 67 | 20 | 2018 (4) | $0 |
| Berks County, PA, heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 94.5 | 7 of 67 | 7 | 2024 (2) | $0 |
ZIP codes in Berks County, PA
- 17067
- 17087
- 17569
- 18011
- 18056
- 18062
- 18070
- 19503
- 19504
- 19505
- 19506
- 19507
- 19508
- 19510
- 19511
- 19512
- 19516
- 19518
- 19520
- 19522
- 19523
- 19526
- 19529
- 19530
- 19533
- 19534
- 19535
- 19536
- 19538
- 19539
- 19540
- 19541
- 19543
- 19544
- 19545
- 19547
- 19550
- 19551
- 19554
- 19555
- 19559
- 19560
- 19562
- 19564
- 19565
- 19567
- 19601
- 19602
- 19604
- 19605
- 19606
- 19607
- 19608
- 19609
- 19610
- 19611
Facts about Berks County, PA
- Residents of Berks County, PA, ACS 2023
- 429,9899 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
- Households in Berks County, PA
- 161,7012.66 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Berks County, PA
- 71.0%114,882 owner and 46,819 renter households
- Median household income in Berks County, PA
- $77,68414 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
- Housing units in Berks County, PA
- 171,1479,446 vacant or seasonal, 5.5% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Berks County, PA
- 22.6%36,535 homes, 37 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
- Utilities listed for Berks County, PA
- 22 with a home price: PPL Electric Utilities Corp, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co
- ZIP areas touching Berks County, PA
- 5617067 to 19611
- Outage-linked storm events in Berks County, PA
- 586NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Berks County, PA
- 63.6%median year built 1968
- Flood claims in Berks County, PA
- 308NFIP 2015 to 2025, $9.2M paid
- Home energy burden in Berks County, PA
- 3.1%$1,496 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Electricity price since 2015 in Berks County, PA
Berks County, PA has no price series of its own. Berks County, PA: the Pennsylvania average was 13.64 ¢/kWh in 2015. Berks County, PA: 17.77 ¢ in 2024, 30% up. Berks County, PA: against 30% up for the U.S. average.
Berks County, PA: a 817 kWh month at the Pennsylvania price. Berks County, PA: $111 in 2015, $145 in 2024. Berks County, PA: $1,743 a year, 2.2% of the $77,684 median income.
Berks: 10 yearly prices
| Year | Pennsylvania average | Berks: Gap to U.S. average |
|---|---|---|
| 2015, Berks | 13.64 | +0.99 |
| 2016, Berks | 13.86 | +1.31 |
| 2017, Berks | 14.23 | +1.34 |
| 2018, Berks | 13.89 | +1.02 |
| 2019, Berks | 13.80 | +0.79 |
| 2020, Berks | 13.58 | +0.43 |
| 2021, Berks | 13.76 | +0.10 |
| 2022, Berks | 15.94 | +0.90 |
| 2023, Berks | 18.10 | +2.10 |
| 2024, Berks | 17.77 | +1.29 |
Berks County, PA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Berks County, PA price.
CSVHousing and heating in Berks County, PA
Berks County, PA: 108,776 of 171,147 homes were built before 1980 and 24,517 in 2000 or later. Berks County, PA has 96,137 detached houses, 16,768 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 4,671 mobile homes, and 46,819 of 161,701 households rent.
Age of homes in Berks County, PA
% of homes by decade built, Berks County, PA
- 28pre-40
- 540s
- 1050s
- 860s
- 1270s
- 1180s
- 1290s
- 1000s
- 410s
- 120+
Heating fuel in Berks County, PA
| Berks County, PA | Value | State median | Gap | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berks County, PA, median year built | 1968 | 1969 | -1 years | 35 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, built before 1980 | 63.6% | 66.5% | -3.0 points | 38 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, built 2000 or later | 14.3% | 12.3% | +2.0 points | 28 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, detached houses | 56.2% | 72.3% | -16.1 points | 61 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0 points | 17 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, mobile homes | 2.7% | 6.8% | -4.0 points | 57 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, renter households | 29.0% | 25.5% | +3.5 points | 15 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, median home value | $239,700 | $193,100 | +$46,600 | 15 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, median gross rent a month | $1,143 | $868 | +$275 | 15 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, people per household | 2.57 | 2.36 | +0.21 | 4 of 67 |
Cost of living with electricity in Berks County, PA
Berks County, PA: electricity $1,496 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,751, 3.1% of $89,779 income. 161,174 households in Berks County, PA spend about $241.1 million a year on electricity and $443.4 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Berks County, PA ($21,920 a year) spend 10.1% of income, 3.3 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Berks County, PA
| Berks County, PA | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berks County, PA, all households | 161,174 | $89,779 | $1,496 | $528 | $727 | 3.1% |
| Berks County, PA, lower income | 44,972 | $21,920 | $1,183 | $399 | $624 | 10.1% |
| Berks County, PA, owners | 114,165 | $110,288 | $1,705 | $614 | $918 | 2.9% |
| Berks County, PA, renters | 47,009 | $39,972 | $989 | $318 | $262 | 3.9% |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Berks County, PA
Berks County, PA: 308 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $9.2M paid, median paid claim $10,910.
684 of 141,142 residential structures in Berks County, PA carry an NFIP contract. 876 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Berks County, PA on 8 Sep 2026. Berks County, PA lists 116 repetitive-loss properties, 7 of them severe repetitive loss.
Berks County, PA: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in Berks County, PA
flood claims a year, Berks County, PA
- <5'15
- 0'16
- <5'17
- 39'18
- 26'19
- 96'20
- 38'21
- <5'22
- 93'23
- <5'24
- 10'25
| Berks County, PA | Value | Median county | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berks County, PA, claims 2015-2025 | 308 | — | 8 of 62 |
| Berks County, PA, paid 2015-2025 | $9.2M | — | 8 of 62 |
| Berks County, PA, median paid claim | $10,910 | — | — |
| Berks County, PA, claims per 1,000 homes | 2.2 | 1.6 | 24 of 62 |
| Berks County, PA, homes with flood insurance | 0.5% | 0.7% | 45 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, policies in force | 876 | — | — |
| Berks County, PA, repetitive-loss properties | 116 | — | — |
Berks County, PA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Berks County, PA: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Climate and electric heating in Berks County, PA
Berks County, PA totals 5,431 heating degree days and 817 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).
For heating, Berks County, PA is the 57th coldest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania: 5,431 against a median of 6,046. For cooling, Berks County, PA is the 11th hottest: 817 against a median of 571.
Berks County, PA is a cold-winter county, with 4,614 more heating than cooling degree days.
Berks County, PA: 5,107 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,431 on the normal, 6% under.
In Berks County, PA, 22.6% of 161,701 homes heat with electricity; the other 77.4% use another main heating fuel.
| Berks County, PA | Value | PA median county | Berks County, PA, rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berks County, PA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 5,431 | 6,046 | 57 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 5,107 | 5,800 | 57 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 817 | 571 | 11 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 943 | 648 | 10 of 67 |
| Berks County, PA, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023 | 22.6% | 23.7% | 37 of 67 |
Berks County, PA: ACS B25040, 161,701 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.
Analyst note on Berks County, PA
Berks County, PA touches 56 ZIP areas, 17067 to 19611, about 7,678 residents each. Berks County, PA counts 429,989 residents in 161,701 households. Household income in Berks County, PA is $77,684; 114,882 of its 161,701 households own.
36,535 of the 161,701 homes in Berks County, PA heat with electricity. Berks County, PA has 171,147 housing units, 9,446 (5.5%) vacant or seasonal, and 46,819 rented homes. Berks County, PA logged 586 storm events for its 429,989 residents.
The median home in Berks County, PA dates from 1968. Homes in Berks County, PA pay $1,496 a year for electricity.
Bill and heat pump calculator, Berks County, PA
Compare Berks County, PA with its neighbours
- Schuylkill County sits 23 miles northwest of Berks County, PA, with 143,259 residents against 429,989 there, 107 storm events against 586, median home built 1944 against 1968, energy burden 5.5% against 3.1%, income $66,901 against $77,684.
- Lehigh County sits 26 miles northeast of Berks County, PA, with 375,408 residents against 429,989 there, 256 storm events against 586, median home built 1968 against 1968, energy burden 3.0% against 3.1%, income $77,493 against $77,684.
- Lebanon County sits 27 miles west of Berks County, PA, with 143,592 residents against 429,989 there, 133 storm events against 586, median home built 1971 against 1968, energy burden 3.0% against 3.1%, income $76,350 against $77,684.
- Chester County sits 34 miles southeast of Berks County, PA, with 540,896 residents against 429,989 there, 572 storm events against 586, median home built 1983 against 1968, energy burden 1.9% against 3.1%, income $123,041 against $77,684.
- Lancaster County sits 34 miles southwest of Berks County, PA, with 555,151 residents against 429,989 there, 280 storm events against 586, median home built 1977 against 1968, energy burden 2.8% against 3.1%, income $83,703 against $77,684.
Cities in Berks County, PA
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Questions on Berks County, PA
Berks County, PA: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Berks County, PA: 2 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Pennsylvania average 17.77 cents per kWh, $145 a month at 817 kWh.
Berks County, PA: how many homes heat with electricity?
Berks County, PA: 36,535 of 161,701 occupied homes, 22.6%, rank 37 of 67.
Berks County, PA: median household income?
$77,684 in Berks County, PA, rank 14 of 67; 429,989 residents, 161,701 households.
Berks County, PA: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Berks County, PA: 586 NWS events, peak year 2020.
Berks County, PA: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Berks County, PA: 308 NFIP flood claims, $9.2M paid, 2.2 per 1,000 homes, 0.5% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Berks County, PA?
Berks County, PA: median home built 1968; 63.6% predate 1980, 56.2% detached, 9.8% in 5+ unit buildings.
Berks County, PA: share of income for energy?
Berks County, PA homes spend $1,496 a year on electricity, $2,751 on all energy: 3.1% of $89,779; 10.1% for lower incomes.