Electric companies in Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Q: Mercer County, PA: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Mercer County, PA: 3 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Pennsylvania average 17.77 cents per kWh, $145 a month at 817 kWh.

Q: Mercer County, PA: how many homes heat with electricity?

Mercer County, PA: 8,301 of 46,123 occupied homes, 18.0%, rank 42 of 67.

Q: Mercer County, PA: median household income?

$60,614 in Mercer County, PA, rank 52 of 67; 109,852 residents, 46,123 households.

Q: Mercer County, PA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Mercer County, PA: 235 NWS events, peak year 2024.

Q: Mercer County, PA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Mercer County, PA: 17 NFIP flood claims, $83K paid, 0.3 per 1,000 homes, 0.1% of homes insured.

Q: How old are the homes in Mercer County, PA?

Mercer County, PA: median home built 1963; 72.5% predate 1980, 74.5% detached, 8.5% in 5+ unit buildings.

Q: Mercer County, PA: share of income for energy?

Mercer County, PA homes spend $1,583 a year on electricity, $2,554 on all energy: 3.6% of $70,525; 9.1% for lower incomes.

Mercer County, PA ranks 20th of 67 Pennsylvania counties for homes built before 1980 (72%). Mercer County, PA has 109,852 residents. Mercer County, PA: 3 utilities listed by EIA.

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Mercer County, PA on the map

Mercer County, PA darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Mercer County, PA

Utility listed for Mercer County, PA	Type	Home accounts in Pennsylvania
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co in Mercer County, PA	Investor Owned	1,802,612
Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc in Mercer County, PA	Cooperative	18,190
Central Electric Coop, Inc in Mercer County, PA	Cooperative	23,629

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.

ZIP codes in Mercer County, PA

16110
16113
16114
16121
16124
16125
16127
16130
16133
16134
16137
16142
16143
16145
16146
16148
16150
16151
16153
16154
16156
16159
16161
16311

Facts about Mercer County, PA

Residents of Mercer County, PA, ACS 2023: 109,85230 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
Households in Mercer County, PA: 46,1232.38 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Mercer County, PA: 72.5%33,450 owner and 12,673 renter households
Median household income in Mercer County, PA: $60,61452 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
Housing units in Mercer County, PA: 50,8844,761 vacant or seasonal, 9.4% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Mercer County, PA: 18.0%8,301 homes, 42 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
Utilities listed for Mercer County, PA: 33 with a home price: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc, Central Electric Coop, Inc
ZIP areas touching Mercer County, PA: 2416110 to 16311
Outage-linked storm events in Mercer County, PA: 235NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Mercer County, PA: 72.5%median year built 1963
Flood claims in Mercer County, PA: 17NFIP 2015 to 2025, $83K paid
Home energy burden in Mercer County, PA: 3.6%$1,583 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Mercer County, PA

Mercer County, PA has no price series of its own. Mercer County, PA: the Pennsylvania average was 13.64 ¢/kWh in 2015. Mercer County, PA: 17.77 ¢ in 2024, 30% up. Mercer County, PA: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Mercer County, PA: a 817 kWh month at the Pennsylvania price. Mercer County, PA: $111 in 2015, $145 in 2024. Mercer County, PA: $1,743 a year, 2.9% of the $60,614 median income.

Mercer: 10 yearly prices

Year	Pennsylvania average	Mercer: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Mercer	13.64	+0.99
2016, Mercer	13.86	+1.31
2017, Mercer	14.23	+1.34
2018, Mercer	13.89	+1.02
2019, Mercer	13.80	+0.79
2020, Mercer	13.58	+0.43
2021, Mercer	13.76	+0.10
2022, Mercer	15.94	+0.90
2023, Mercer	18.10	+2.10
2024, Mercer	17.77	+1.29

Mercer County, PA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Mercer County, PA price.

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Housing and heating in Mercer County, PA

Mercer County, PA: 36,869 of 50,884 homes were built before 1980 and 4,800 in 2000 or later. Mercer County, PA has 37,927 detached houses, 4,333 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 3,795 mobile homes, and 12,673 of 46,123 households rent.

Age of homes in Mercer County, PA

% of homes by decade built, Mercer County, PA

23pre-40
840s
1750s
1160s
1470s
880s
1090s
700s
310s
020+

Heating fuel in Mercer County, PA

% of homes by main fuel, Mercer County

Utility gas63.2
Electricity18.0
Fuel oil8.7
Wood4.1
Propane3.8
Other fuel1.8

Mercer County, PA housing against Pennsylvania counties
Mercer County, PA	Value	State median	Gap	Rank (1 = highest)
Mercer County, PA, median year built	1963	1969	-6 years	43 of 67
Mercer County, PA, built before 1980	72.5%	66.5%	+5.9 points	20 of 67
Mercer County, PA, built 2000 or later	9.4%	12.3%	-2.9 points	53 of 67
Mercer County, PA, detached houses	74.5%	72.3%	+2.3 points	27 of 67
Mercer County, PA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings	8.5%	6.8%	+1.7 points	22 of 67
Mercer County, PA, mobile homes	7.5%	6.8%	+0.7 points	32 of 67
Mercer County, PA, renter households	27.5%	25.5%	+2.0 points	28 of 67
Mercer County, PA, median home value	$153,600	$193,100	-$39,500	46 of 67
Mercer County, PA, median gross rent a month	$808	$868	-$60	42 of 67
Mercer County, PA, people per household	2.24	2.36	-0.12	62 of 67

Outage risk in Mercer County, PA

Mercer County, PA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 235 in all, 213.9 per 100,000 residents of 109,852, rank 15 of 67 Pennsylvania counties. Property damage in Mercer County, PA: $2.6M, with 1 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Mercer County, PA

events a year, Mercer County, PA

6'15
17'16
14'17
10'18
23'19
23'20
14'21
13'22
32'23
48'24
35'25

Events by type

events by type, Mercer County, PA

Thunderstorm and high wind218
Winter storm and heavy snow12
Tornado5

Mercer County, PA outage-linked hazards
Mercer County, PA	FEMA	Score	Rank	Events	Peak	Damage
Mercer County, PA, thunderstorm and high wind	Relatively Moderate	74.0	34 of 67	218	2024 (45)	$2.5M
Mercer County, PA, tornado	Relatively Low	55.3	25 of 67	5	2019 (2)	$28K
Mercer County, PA, hurricane and tropical storm	Relatively Low	64.8	49 of 67	0	none	$0
Mercer County, PA, ice storm	Relatively Low	42.2	33 of 67	0	none	$0
Mercer County, PA, winter storm and heavy snow	Relatively Moderate	77.9	34 of 67	12	2018 (2)	$0
Mercer County, PA, heat wave	Very Low	28.4	46 of 67	0	none	$0

Cost of living with electricity in Mercer County, PA

Mercer County, PA: electricity $1,583 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,554, 3.6% of $70,525 income. 45,890 households in Mercer County, PA spend about $72.6 million a year on electricity and $117.2 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Mercer County, PA ($21,656 a year) spend 9.1% of income, 2.5 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Mercer County, PA

% of income on energy, Mercer County, PA

All households3.6
Lower income9.1
Owners3.4
Renters5.1
Pennsylvania counties2.8

Mercer County, PA home energy cost by household group
Mercer County, PA	Homes	Income	Power	Gas	Other	Burden
Mercer County, PA, all households	45,890	$70,525	$1,583	$675	$296	3.6%
Mercer County, PA, lower income	16,758	$21,656	$1,160	$562	$254	9.1%
Mercer County, PA, owners	33,207	$85,940	$1,841	$751	$353	3.4%
Mercer County, PA, renters	12,683	$30,163	$905	$476	$147	5.1%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Mercer County, PA

Mercer County, PA: 17 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $83K paid, median paid claim $6,278.

62 of 49,504 residential structures in Mercer County, PA carry an NFIP contract. 87 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Mercer County, PA on 8 Sep 2026. Mercer County, PA lists 11 repetitive-loss properties.

Mercer County, PA: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Mercer County, PA

flood claims a year, Mercer County, PA

<5'15
<5'16
7'17
0'18
5'19
0'20
<5'21
0'22
0'23
<5'24
0'25

Mercer County, PA flood claims and flood insurance
Mercer County, PA	Value	Median county	Rank (1 = highest)
Mercer County, PA, claims 2015-2025	17	—	52 of 62
Mercer County, PA, paid 2015-2025	$83K	—	57 of 62
Mercer County, PA, median paid claim	$6,278	—	—
Mercer County, PA, claims per 1,000 homes	0.3	1.6	58 of 62
Mercer County, PA, homes with flood insurance	0.1%	0.7%	67 of 67
Mercer County, PA, policies in force	87	—	—
Mercer County, PA, repetitive-loss properties	11	—	—

Mercer County, PA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Mercer County, PA: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Mercer County, PA

Mercer County, PA totals 6,307 heating degree days and 515 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Mercer County, PA is the 29th coldest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania: 6,307 against a median of 6,046. For cooling, Mercer County, PA is the 38th hottest: 515 against a median of 571.

Mercer County, PA is a cold-winter county, with 5,792 more heating than cooling degree days.

Mercer County, PA: 5,991 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 6,307 on the normal, 5% under.

In Mercer County, PA, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 18.0% of 46,123, in a 6,307 degree-day climate.

Mercer County, PA

Heating degree days, 6,307 vs 6,046104
Cooling degree days, 515 vs 57190
Electric heat, 18.0% vs 23.7%76
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Mercer County, PA: degree days, electric heat
Mercer County, PA	Value	PA median county	Mercer County, PA, rank (1 = highest)
Mercer County, PA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal	6,307	6,046	29 of 67
Mercer County, PA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean	5,991	5,800	29 of 67
Mercer County, PA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal	515	571	38 of 67
Mercer County, PA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean	588	648	38 of 67
Mercer County, PA, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023	18.0%	23.7%	42 of 67

Mercer County, PA: ACS B25040, 46,123 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Mercer County, PA

Mercer County, PA touches 24 ZIP areas, 16110 to 16311, about 4,577 residents each. Mercer County, PA counts 109,852 residents in 46,123 households. Household income in Mercer County, PA is $60,614; 33,450 of its 46,123 households own.

8,301 of the 46,123 homes in Mercer County, PA heat with electricity. Mercer County, PA has 50,884 housing units, 4,761 (9.4%) vacant or seasonal, and 12,673 rented homes. Mercer County, PA logged 235 storm events for its 109,852 residents.

The median home in Mercer County, PA dates from 1963. Homes in Mercer County, PA pay $1,583 a year for electricity.

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Compare Mercer County, PA with its neighbours

Lawrence County sits 20 miles south of Mercer County, PA, with 85,423 residents against 109,852 there, 178 storm events against 235, median home built 1957 against 1963, energy burden 4.3% against 3.6%, income $60,779 against $60,614.
Crawford County sits 28 miles northeast of Mercer County, PA, with 83,189 residents against 109,852 there, 227 storm events against 235, median home built 1966 against 1963, energy burden 3.9% against 3.6%, income $60,254 against $60,614.
Beaver County sits 42 miles south of Mercer County, PA, with 166,993 residents against 109,852 there, 230 storm events against 235, median home built 1958 against 1963, energy burden 3.8% against 3.6%, income $70,156 against $60,614.
Butler County sits 38 miles southeast of Mercer County, PA, with 195,870 residents against 109,852 there, 262 storm events against 235, median home built 1979 against 1963, energy burden 2.6% against 3.6%, income $86,775 against $60,614.
Venango County sits 34 miles east of Mercer County, PA, with 50,096 residents against 109,852 there, 172 storm events against 235, median home built 1959 against 1963, energy burden 3.4% against 3.6%, income $61,626 against $60,614.

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Questions on Mercer County, PA

Mercer County, PA: what do homes pay for electricity?