Who runs the utilities in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania has 5,434,380 residential customers, EIA-861 2024 sales file (98% of EIA's count). Investor-owned 96.7%. Cooperative 3.1%. Municipal 0.2%. Pennsylvania ranks 6th of 51 states, investor-owned.
Pennsylvania homes by utility type
Pennsylvania: customers by type, %
- 96.7Investor-owned
- 0.2Municipal
- 3.1Cooperative
| Pennsylvania type | Utilities | Customers | Share | Price ¢/kWh | Gap ¢ (%) | kWh/mo | Nonmetro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor-owned | 10 | 5,255,197 | 96.7% | 17.32 | not shown | 795 | 28% |
| Municipal | 36 | 9,914 | 0.2% | not shown | not shown | 820 | 0% |
| Cooperative | 15 | 169,269 | 3.1% | 15.64 | -1.68 (-10%) | 891 | 52% |
In Pennsylvania, 1,280,190 customers (24%) are energy-only accounts with a competitive supplier.
Pennsylvania prices by utility type
cooperatives average 15.6 cents, 1.7 cents (10%) below investor-owned at 17.3.
Pennsylvania gaps mix cost and customer mix; method.
Pennsylvania: which utilities set the averages
Investor-owned at 17.3 cents and cooperatives at 15.6 are the widest pair in Pennsylvania, 1.7 cents (11%).
Investor-owned: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co holds 37% of priced customers at 17.4 cents, group average 17.3. Among 7 with 5,000+ customers, Citizens Electric Co charges 13.6 and Duquesne Light Co 21.7, 8.1 cents apart.
Cooperative: Adams Electric Cooperative Inc holds 19% of priced customers at 14.4 cents, group average 15.6. Among 9 with 5,000+ customers, Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc charges 14.0 and Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) 20.1, 6.1 cents apart.
Pennsylvania territory, rural or urban
Pennsylvania has 67 counties, 51% of them nonmetro in USDA's 2023 codes. Customer-weighted: investor-owned territory is 28% nonmetro; cooperative territory is 52% nonmetro.
Pennsylvania: largest utilities
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Investor-owned | 1,802,612 | 17.37 | 857 | 49% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PECO Energy Co | Investor-owned | 1,535,818 | 16.16 | 750 | 0% |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp | Investor-owned | 1,295,883 | 16.99 | 849 | 45% |
| Duquesne Light Co | Investor-owned | 550,405 | 21.74 | 605 | 0% |
| UGI Utilities, Inc | Investor-owned | 55,011 | 18.93 | 834 | 0% |
| Adams Electric Cooperative Inc | Cooperative | 32,231 | 14.42 | 1,152 | 0% |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 23,629 | 17.03 | 762 | 57% |
| REA Energy Coop Inc | Cooperative | 20,932 | 14.53 | 930 | 43% |
| Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) | Cooperative | 18,206 | 20.08 | 568 | 86% |
| Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc | Cooperative | 18,190 | 15.58 | 892 | 80% |
| Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 18,180 | 14.87 | 940 | 62% |
| Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 16,742 | 18.25 | 830 | 50% |
| Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 12,322 | 13.96 | 847 | 50% |
| Borough of Chambersburg | Municipal | 9,914 | 11.95 | 820 | 0% |
| Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 8,837 | 14.55 | 937 | 100% |
| Citizens Electric Co | Investor-owned | 5,963 | 13.63 | 1,141 | 100% |
| Wellsborough Electric Co | Investor-owned | 5,158 | 16.45 | 678 | 100% |
| Pike County Light & Power Co | Investor-owned | 4,347 | 19.95 | 659 | 100% |
| The Energy Coop | Cooperative | 0 | none | none | no data |
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Pennsylvania next to its neighbors
Pennsylvania: municipal not shown, cooperative -10% against investor-owned. Gaps are within each state.
| State | Investor-owned | Municipal | Cooperative | Muni gap | Coop gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 97% | 0% | 3% | not shown | -10% |
| Delaware | 66% | 11% | 23% | -4% | -17% |
| Maryland | 90% | 1% | 9% | -45% | -16% |
| New Jersey | 99% | 1% | 0% | -7% | not shown |
| New York | 85% | 1% | 0% | -68% | not shown |
| Ohio | 89% | 5% | 6% | -23% | -6% |
| West Virginia | 100% | 0% | 0% | not shown | not shown |
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Similar investor-owned share: Rhode Island 99%, Maine 98%, Connecticut 96%, Nevada 96%
Sources
Pennsylvania: EIA-861 (2024), USDA RUCC (2023); retrieval dates, checksums.
Questions
Which utility type serves most Pennsylvania homes?
Investor-owned utilities, 96.7% of 5,434,380 customers.
Do Pennsylvania co-ops or municipal utilities charge less?
Cooperatives averaged 15.6 cents per kWh against 17.3 for investor-owned (-10%).
How many utilities does Pennsylvania have?
EIA-861 (2024) lists 61; residential sales are reported by 18.
Can Pennsylvania customers pick their utility?
Not the wires: 24% of Pennsylvania customers choose an energy supplier, and the local utility still delivers.