Electric companies in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, PA ranks 10th of 67 Pennsylvania counties for the lowest yearly electricity cost per home ($1,276). Westmoreland County, PA has 353,345 residents. Westmoreland County, PA: 4 utilities listed by EIA.
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Westmoreland County, PA on the map
Westmoreland County, PA darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Westmoreland County, PA
| Utility listed for Westmoreland County, PA | Type | Home accounts in Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc in Westmoreland County, PA | Cooperative | 12,322 |
| REA Energy Coop Inc in Westmoreland County, PA | Cooperative | 20,932 |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co in Westmoreland County, PA | Investor Owned | 1,802,612 |
| Duquesne Light Co in Westmoreland County, PA | Investor Owned | 550,405 |
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.
Cost of living with electricity in Westmoreland County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA: electricity $1,276 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,594, 3.0% of $86,197 income. 153,237 households in Westmoreland County, PA spend about $195.5 million a year on electricity and $397.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Westmoreland County, PA ($21,140 a year) spend 10.3% of income, 3.4 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Westmoreland County, PA
| Westmoreland County, PA | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland County, PA, all households | 153,237 | $86,197 | $1,276 | $909 | $409 | 3.0% |
| Westmoreland County, PA, lower income | 44,131 | $21,140 | $1,037 | $748 | $391 | 10.3% |
| Westmoreland County, PA, owners | 119,358 | $100,648 | $1,412 | $1,020 | $479 | 2.9% |
| Westmoreland County, PA, renters | 33,879 | $35,285 | $795 | $519 | $162 | 4.2% |
ZIP codes in Westmoreland County, PA
- 15012
- 15062
- 15068
- 15072
- 15083
- 15085
- 15087
- 15089
- 15448
- 15479
- 15601
- 15610
- 15611
- 15612
- 15613
- 15615
- 15616
- 15617
- 15618
- 15619
- 15620
- 15622
- 15623
- 15624
- 15625
- 15626
- 15627
- 15628
- 15629
- 15632
- 15633
- 15634
- 15635
- 15636
- 15637
- 15638
- 15639
- 15640
- 15641
- 15642
- 15644
- 15646
- 15647
- 15650
- 15655
- 15656
- 15658
- 15660
- 15661
- 15662
- 15663
- 15665
- 15666
- 15668
- 15670
- 15671
- 15672
- 15674
- 15675
- 15676
- 15677
- 15678
- 15679
- 15680
- 15681
- 15683
- 15684
- 15687
- 15688
- 15689
- 15691
- 15692
- 15693
- 15695
- 15696
- 15697
- 15698
- 15717
- 15779
- 15923
- 15944
- 15954
Facts about Westmoreland County, PA
- Residents of Westmoreland County, PA, ACS 2023
- 353,34511 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
- Households in Westmoreland County, PA
- 154,3852.29 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Westmoreland County, PA
- 78.3%120,811 owner and 33,574 renter households
- Median household income in Westmoreland County, PA
- $72,46824 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
- Housing units in Westmoreland County, PA
- 168,40614,021 vacant or seasonal, 8.3% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Westmoreland County, PA
- 16.6%25,685 homes, 47 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
- Utilities listed for Westmoreland County, PA
- 44 with a home price: Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc, REA Energy Coop Inc, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co
- ZIP areas touching Westmoreland County, PA
- 8215012 to 15954
- Outage-linked storm events in Westmoreland County, PA
- 547NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Westmoreland County, PA
- 71.9%median year built 1964
- Flood claims in Westmoreland County, PA
- 368NFIP 2015 to 2025, $7.4M paid
- Home energy burden in Westmoreland County, PA
- 3.0%$1,276 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Electricity price since 2015 in Westmoreland County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA has no price series of its own. Westmoreland County, PA: the Pennsylvania average was 13.64 ¢/kWh in 2015. Westmoreland County, PA: 17.77 ¢ in 2024, 30% up. Westmoreland County, PA: against 30% up for the U.S. average.
Westmoreland County, PA: a 817 kWh month at the Pennsylvania price. Westmoreland County, PA: $111 in 2015, $145 in 2024. Westmoreland County, PA: $1,743 a year, 2.4% of the $72,468 median income.
Westmoreland: 10 yearly prices
| Year | Pennsylvania average | Westmoreland: Gap to U.S. average |
|---|---|---|
| 2015, Westmoreland | 13.64 | +0.99 |
| 2016, Westmoreland | 13.86 | +1.31 |
| 2017, Westmoreland | 14.23 | +1.34 |
| 2018, Westmoreland | 13.89 | +1.02 |
| 2019, Westmoreland | 13.80 | +0.79 |
| 2020, Westmoreland | 13.58 | +0.43 |
| 2021, Westmoreland | 13.76 | +0.10 |
| 2022, Westmoreland | 15.94 | +0.90 |
| 2023, Westmoreland | 18.10 | +2.10 |
| 2024, Westmoreland | 17.77 | +1.29 |
Westmoreland County, PA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Westmoreland County, PA price.
CSVOutage risk in Westmoreland County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 547 in all, 154.8 per 100,000 residents of 353,345, rank 4 of 67 Pennsylvania counties. Property damage in Westmoreland County, PA: $5.5M, with 8 direct injuries or deaths.
Events by year in Westmoreland County, PA
events a year, Westmoreland County, PA
- 39'15
- 26'16
- 52'17
- 33'18
- 59'19
- 54'20
- 66'21
- 55'22
- 27'23
- 73'24
- 63'25
Events by type
| Westmoreland County, PA | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland County, PA, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively High | 90.2 | 15 of 67 | 497 | 2024 (65) | $4.7M |
| Westmoreland County, PA, tornado | Relatively Low | 55.7 | 24 of 67 | 17 | 2018 (5) | $805K |
| Westmoreland County, PA, hurricane and tropical storm | Relatively Low | 69.0 | 46 of 67 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 62.4 | 17 of 67 | 5 | 2016 (3) | $0 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, winter storm and heavy snow | Relatively Moderate | 70.4 | 42 of 67 | 28 | 2018 (4) | $0 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, heat wave | Relatively Low | 59.9 | 23 of 67 | 0 | none | $0 |
Housing and heating in Westmoreland County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA: 121,157 of 168,406 homes were built before 1980 and 18,407 in 2000 or later. Westmoreland County, PA has 129,916 detached houses, 11,415 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 8,622 mobile homes, and 33,574 of 154,385 households rent.
Age of homes in Westmoreland County, PA
% of homes by decade built, Westmoreland County, PA
- 20pre-40
- 840s
- 1750s
- 1360s
- 1470s
- 880s
- 990s
- 700s
- 410s
- 020+
Heating fuel in Westmoreland County, PA
| Westmoreland County, PA | Value | State median | Gap | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland County, PA, median year built | 1964 | 1969 | -5 years | 42 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, built before 1980 | 71.9% | 66.5% | +5.4 points | 21 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, built 2000 or later | 10.9% | 12.3% | -1.4 points | 44 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, detached houses | 77.1% | 72.3% | +4.9 points | 19 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 6.8% | 6.8% | +0.0 points | 34 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, mobile homes | 5.1% | 6.8% | -1.7 points | 43 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, renter households | 21.7% | 25.5% | -3.7 points | 53 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, median home value | $193,100 | $193,100 | +$0 | 34 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, median gross rent a month | $843 | $868 | -$25 | 38 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, people per household | 2.24 | 2.36 | -0.12 | 62 of 67 |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Westmoreland County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA: 368 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $7.4M paid, median paid claim $11,550.
752 of 143,144 residential structures in Westmoreland County, PA carry an NFIP contract. 914 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Westmoreland County, PA on 8 Sep 2026. Westmoreland County, PA lists 169 repetitive-loss properties, 12 of them severe repetitive loss.
Westmoreland County, PA: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in Westmoreland County, PA
flood claims a year, Westmoreland County, PA
- 20'15
- 22'16
- 15'17
- 175'18
- 53'19
- 6'20
- 8'21
- 16'22
- <5'23
- 28'24
- 22'25
| Westmoreland County, PA | Value | Median county | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland County, PA, claims 2015-2025 | 368 | — | 7 of 62 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, paid 2015-2025 | $7.4M | — | 9 of 62 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, median paid claim | $11,550 | — | — |
| Westmoreland County, PA, claims per 1,000 homes | 2.6 | 1.6 | 17 of 62 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, homes with flood insurance | 0.5% | 0.7% | 42 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, policies in force | 914 | — | — |
| Westmoreland County, PA, repetitive-loss properties | 169 | — | — |
Westmoreland County, PA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Westmoreland County, PA: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Climate and electric heating in Westmoreland County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA totals 5,776 heating degree days and 612 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).
For heating, Westmoreland County, PA is the 43rd coldest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania: 5,776 against a median of 6,046. For cooling, Westmoreland County, PA is the 29th hottest: 612 against a median of 571.
Westmoreland County, PA is a cold-winter county, with 5,164 more heating than cooling degree days.
Westmoreland County, PA: 5,435 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,776 on the normal, 6% under.
In Westmoreland County, PA, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 16.6% of 154,385, in a 5,776 degree-day climate.
| Westmoreland County, PA | Value | PA median county | Westmoreland County, PA, rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland County, PA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 5,776 | 6,046 | 43 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 5,435 | 5,800 | 46 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 612 | 571 | 29 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 727 | 648 | 27 of 67 |
| Westmoreland County, PA, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023 | 16.6% | 23.7% | 47 of 67 |
Westmoreland County, PA: ACS B25040, 154,385 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.
Analyst note on Westmoreland County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA touches 82 ZIP areas, 15012 to 15954, about 4,309 residents each. Westmoreland County, PA counts 353,345 residents in 154,385 households. Household income in Westmoreland County, PA is $72,468; 120,811 of its 154,385 households own.
25,685 of the 154,385 homes in Westmoreland County, PA heat with electricity. Westmoreland County, PA has 168,406 housing units, 14,021 (8.3%) vacant or seasonal, and 33,574 rented homes. Westmoreland County, PA logged 547 storm events for its 353,345 residents.
The median home in Westmoreland County, PA dates from 1964. Homes in Westmoreland County, PA pay $1,276 a year for electricity.
Bill and heat pump calculator, Westmoreland County, PA
Compare Westmoreland County, PA with its neighbours
- Indiana County sits 23 miles northeast of Westmoreland County, PA, with 83,213 residents against 353,345 there, 190 storm events against 547, median home built 1969 against 1964, energy burden 3.8% against 3.0%, income $58,739 against $72,468.
- Allegheny County sits 23 miles west of Westmoreland County, PA, with 1,240,476 residents against 353,345 there, 685 storm events against 547, median home built 1957 against 1964, energy burden 2.5% against 3.0%, income $76,393 against $72,468.
- Fayette County sits 28 miles south of Westmoreland County, PA, with 126,967 residents against 353,345 there, 260 storm events against 547, median home built 1958 against 1964, energy burden 4.5% against 3.0%, income $56,093 against $72,468.
- Armstrong County sits 31 miles north of Westmoreland County, PA, with 65,069 residents against 353,345 there, 136 storm events against 547, median home built 1960 against 1964, energy burden 3.4% against 3.0%, income $64,295 against $72,468.
- Somerset County sits 34 miles southeast of Westmoreland County, PA, with 73,255 residents against 353,345 there, 157 storm events against 547, median home built 1963 against 1964, energy burden 5.0% against 3.0%, income $59,378 against $72,468.
Pennsylvania: home prices since 2001, planned plants.
Questions on Westmoreland County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Westmoreland County, PA: 4 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Pennsylvania average 17.77 cents per kWh, $145 a month at 817 kWh.
Westmoreland County, PA: how many homes heat with electricity?
Westmoreland County, PA: 25,685 of 154,385 occupied homes, 16.6%, rank 47 of 67.
Westmoreland County, PA: median household income?
$72,468 in Westmoreland County, PA, rank 24 of 67; 353,345 residents, 154,385 households.
Westmoreland County, PA: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Westmoreland County, PA: 547 NWS events, peak year 2024.
Westmoreland County, PA: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Westmoreland County, PA: 368 NFIP flood claims, $7.4M paid, 2.6 per 1,000 homes, 0.5% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Westmoreland County, PA?
Westmoreland County, PA: median home built 1964; 71.9% predate 1980, 77.1% detached, 6.8% in 5+ unit buildings.
Westmoreland County, PA: share of income for energy?
Westmoreland County, PA homes spend $1,276 a year on electricity, $2,594 on all energy: 3.0% of $86,197; 10.3% for lower incomes.