Electric companies in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Luzerne County, PA ranks 6th of 67 Pennsylvania counties for ice storm risk, FEMA score 82.5. Luzerne County, PA has 325,978 residents. Luzerne County, PA: 3 utilities listed by EIA.
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Luzerne County, PA on the map
Luzerne County, PA darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Luzerne County, PA
| Utility listed for Luzerne County, PA | Type | Home accounts in Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp in Luzerne County, PA | Investor Owned | 1,295,883 |
| Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc in Luzerne County, PA | Cooperative | 16,742 |
| UGI Utilities, Inc in Luzerne County, PA | Investor Owned | 55,011 |
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 Luzerne County, PA
Luzerne County, PA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 171 in all, 52.5 per 100,000 residents of 325,978, rank 28 of 67 Pennsylvania counties. Property damage in Luzerne County, PA: $6.1M, with 7 direct injuries or deaths.
Events by year in Luzerne County, PA
events a year, Luzerne County, PA
- 1'15
- 4'16
- 9'17
- 14'18
- 36'19
- 8'20
- 23'21
- 23'22
- 19'23
- 30'24
- 4'25
Events by type
| Luzerne County, PA | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County, PA, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively Moderate | 78.6 | 28 of 67 | 155 | 2019 (36) | $798K |
| Luzerne County, PA, tornado | Relatively Moderate | 81.6 | 9 of 67 | 3 | 2017 (1) | $5.3M |
| Luzerne County, PA, hurricane and tropical storm | Relatively Moderate | 83.1 | 16 of 67 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Luzerne County, PA, ice storm | Relatively High | 82.5 | 6 of 67 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Luzerne County, PA, winter storm and heavy snow | Very High | 97.2 | 11 of 67 | 13 | 2017 (3) | $0 |
| Luzerne County, PA, heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 91.3 | 12 of 67 | 0 | none | $0 |
ZIP codes in Luzerne County, PA
- 17878
- 18201
- 18202
- 18216
- 18219
- 18221
- 18222
- 18223
- 18224
- 18225
- 18234
- 18239
- 18241
- 18246
- 18249
- 18256
- 18602
- 18603
- 18612
- 18617
- 18618
- 18621
- 18622
- 18627
- 18634
- 18635
- 18640
- 18641
- 18642
- 18643
- 18644
- 18651
- 18655
- 18656
- 18660
- 18661
- 18701
- 18702
- 18704
- 18705
- 18706
- 18707
- 18708
- 18709
Facts about Luzerne County, PA
- Residents of Luzerne County, PA, ACS 2023
- 325,97812 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
- Households in Luzerne County, PA
- 133,4342.44 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Luzerne County, PA
- 67.8%90,408 owner and 43,026 renter households
- Median household income in Luzerne County, PA
- $62,32142 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
- Housing units in Luzerne County, PA
- 151,01217,578 vacant or seasonal, 11.6% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Luzerne County, PA
- 23.7%31,675 homes, 33 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
- Utilities listed for Luzerne County, PA
- 33 with a home price: PPL Electric Utilities Corp, Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc, UGI Utilities, Inc
- ZIP areas touching Luzerne County, PA
- 4417878 to 18709
- Outage-linked storm events in Luzerne County, PA
- 171NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Luzerne County, PA
- 75.4%median year built 1959
- Flood claims in Luzerne County, PA
- 116NFIP 2015 to 2025, $2.7M paid
- Home energy burden in Luzerne County, PA
- 4.0%$1,554 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Electricity price since 2015 in Luzerne County, PA
Luzerne County, PA has no price series of its own. Luzerne County, PA: the Pennsylvania average was 13.64 ¢/kWh in 2015. Luzerne County, PA: 17.77 ¢ in 2024, 30% up. Luzerne County, PA: against 30% up for the U.S. average.
Luzerne County, PA: a 817 kWh month at the Pennsylvania price. Luzerne County, PA: $111 in 2015, $145 in 2024. Luzerne County, PA: $1,743 a year, 2.8% of the $62,321 median income.
Luzerne: 10 yearly prices
| Year | Pennsylvania average | Luzerne: Gap to U.S. average |
|---|---|---|
| 2015, Luzerne | 13.64 | +0.99 |
| 2016, Luzerne | 13.86 | +1.31 |
| 2017, Luzerne | 14.23 | +1.34 |
| 2018, Luzerne | 13.89 | +1.02 |
| 2019, Luzerne | 13.80 | +0.79 |
| 2020, Luzerne | 13.58 | +0.43 |
| 2021, Luzerne | 13.76 | +0.10 |
| 2022, Luzerne | 15.94 | +0.90 |
| 2023, Luzerne | 18.10 | +2.10 |
| 2024, Luzerne | 17.77 | +1.29 |
Luzerne County, PA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Luzerne County, PA price.
CSVHousing and heating in Luzerne County, PA
Luzerne County, PA: 113,865 of 151,012 homes were built before 1980 and 14,299 in 2000 or later. Luzerne County, PA has 96,800 detached houses, 12,371 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 4,727 mobile homes, and 43,026 of 133,434 households rent.
Age of homes in Luzerne County, PA
% of homes by decade built, Luzerne County, PA
- 32pre-40
- 940s
- 1150s
- 960s
- 1670s
- 880s
- 790s
- 600s
- 310s
- 020+
Heating fuel in Luzerne County, PA
| Luzerne County, PA | Value | State median | Gap | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County, PA, median year built | 1959 | 1969 | -10 years | 53 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, built before 1980 | 75.4% | 66.5% | +8.9 points | 11 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, built 2000 or later | 9.5% | 12.3% | -2.8 points | 52 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, detached houses | 64.1% | 72.3% | -8.2 points | 51 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4 points | 25 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, mobile homes | 3.1% | 6.8% | -3.6 points | 56 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, renter households | 32.2% | 25.5% | +6.8 points | 8 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, median home value | $163,800 | $193,100 | -$29,300 | 44 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, median gross rent a month | $958 | $868 | +$90 | 25 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, people per household | 2.36 | 2.36 | +0.00 | 33 of 67 |
Cost of living with electricity in Luzerne County, PA
Luzerne County, PA: electricity $1,554 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,955, 4.0% of $73,352 income. 132,608 households in Luzerne County, PA spend about $206.1 million a year on electricity and $391.9 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Luzerne County, PA ($21,122 a year) spend 11.2% of income, 2.8 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Luzerne County, PA
| Luzerne County, PA | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County, PA, all households | 132,608 | $73,352 | $1,554 | $736 | $665 | 4.0% |
| Luzerne County, PA, lower income | 47,896 | $21,122 | $1,168 | $605 | $587 | 11.2% |
| Luzerne County, PA, owners | 89,266 | $91,150 | $1,810 | $874 | $887 | 3.9% |
| Luzerne County, PA, renters | 43,342 | $36,698 | $1,026 | $453 | $208 | 4.6% |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Luzerne County, PA
Luzerne County, PA: 116 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $2.7M paid, median paid claim $8,550.
3,881 of 118,414 residential structures in Luzerne County, PA carry an NFIP contract. 4,459 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Luzerne County, PA on 8 Sep 2026. Luzerne County, PA lists 372 repetitive-loss properties, 59 of them severe repetitive loss.
Luzerne County, PA: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in Luzerne County, PA
flood claims a year, Luzerne County, PA
- 0'15
- <5'16
- 15'17
- 18'18
- 5'19
- 6'20
- 48'21
- <5'22
- 10'23
- <5'24
- <5'25
| Luzerne County, PA | Value | Median county | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County, PA, claims 2015-2025 | 116 | — | 22 of 62 |
| Luzerne County, PA, paid 2015-2025 | $2.7M | — | 22 of 62 |
| Luzerne County, PA, median paid claim | $8,550 | — | — |
| Luzerne County, PA, claims per 1,000 homes | 1.0 | 1.6 | 43 of 62 |
| Luzerne County, PA, homes with flood insurance | 3.3% | 0.7% | 1 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, policies in force | 4,459 | — | — |
| Luzerne County, PA, repetitive-loss properties | 372 | — | — |
Luzerne County, PA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Luzerne County, PA: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Climate and electric heating in Luzerne County, PA
Luzerne County, PA totals 6,606 heating degree days and 429 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).
For heating, Luzerne County, PA is the 16th coldest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania: 6,606 against a median of 6,046. For cooling, Luzerne County, PA is the 48th hottest: 429 against a median of 571.
Luzerne County, PA is a cold-winter county, with 6,177 more heating than cooling degree days.
Luzerne County, PA: 6,282 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 6,606 on the normal, 5% under.
In Luzerne County, PA, 23.7% of 133,434 homes heat with electricity; the other 76.3% use another main heating fuel.
| Luzerne County, PA | Value | PA median county | Luzerne County, PA, rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County, PA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 6,606 | 6,046 | 16 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 6,282 | 5,800 | 17 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 429 | 571 | 48 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 494 | 648 | 48 of 67 |
| Luzerne County, PA, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023 | 23.7% | 23.7% | 33 of 67 |
Luzerne County, PA: ACS B25040, 133,434 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.
Analyst note on Luzerne County, PA
Luzerne County, PA touches 44 ZIP areas, 17878 to 18709, about 7,409 residents each. Luzerne County, PA counts 325,978 residents in 133,434 households. Household income in Luzerne County, PA is $62,321; 90,408 of its 133,434 households own.
31,675 of the 133,434 homes in Luzerne County, PA heat with electricity. Luzerne County, PA has 151,012 housing units, 17,578 (11.6%) vacant or seasonal, and 43,026 rented homes. Luzerne County, PA logged 171 storm events for its 325,978 residents.
The median home in Luzerne County, PA dates from 1959. Homes in Luzerne County, PA pay $1,554 a year for electricity.
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Compare Luzerne County, PA with its neighbours
- Wyoming County sits 21 miles north of Luzerne County, PA, with 26,075 residents against 325,978 there, 64 storm events against 171, median home built 1973 against 1959, energy burden 4.6% against 4.0%, income $70,268 against $62,321.
- Carbon County sits 22 miles southeast of Luzerne County, PA, with 65,191 residents against 325,978 there, 110 storm events against 171, median home built 1972 against 1959, energy burden 5.0% against 4.0%, income $67,877 against $62,321.
- Lackawanna County sits 21 miles northeast of Luzerne County, PA, with 215,834 residents against 325,978 there, 155 storm events against 171, median home built 1955 against 1959, energy burden 3.4% against 4.0%, income $64,691 against $62,321.
- Columbia County sits 29 miles southwest of Luzerne County, PA, with 65,055 residents against 325,978 there, 99 storm events against 171, median home built 1969 against 1959, energy burden 4.4% against 4.0%, income $61,992 against $62,321.
- Schuylkill County sits 38 miles south of Luzerne County, PA, with 143,259 residents against 325,978 there, 107 storm events against 171, median home built 1944 against 1959, energy burden 5.5% against 4.0%, income $66,901 against $62,321.
Cities in Luzerne County, PA
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Questions on Luzerne County, PA
Luzerne County, PA: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Luzerne County, PA: 3 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Pennsylvania average 17.77 cents per kWh, $145 a month at 817 kWh.
Luzerne County, PA: how many homes heat with electricity?
Luzerne County, PA: 31,675 of 133,434 occupied homes, 23.7%, rank 33 of 67.
Luzerne County, PA: median household income?
$62,321 in Luzerne County, PA, rank 42 of 67; 325,978 residents, 133,434 households.
Luzerne County, PA: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Luzerne County, PA: 171 NWS events, peak year 2019.
Luzerne County, PA: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Luzerne County, PA: 116 NFIP flood claims, $2.7M paid, 1.0 per 1,000 homes, 3.3% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Luzerne County, PA?
Luzerne County, PA: median home built 1959; 75.4% predate 1980, 64.1% detached, 8.2% in 5+ unit buildings.
Luzerne County, PA: share of income for energy?
Luzerne County, PA homes spend $1,554 a year on electricity, $2,955 on all energy: 4.0% of $73,352; 11.2% for lower incomes.