Pennsylvania

The Keystone State

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PA Utilities

IOU, Municipal, Cooperative, Retail Energy Suppliers, Wholesale

 Pennsylvania Consumer Choice: Consumer Deregulation

Utility: Consumers in Pennsylvania may choose their electric and natural gas supplier.

Pennsylvania Electric Choice: Yes. Consumers in parts of Pennsylvania may choose their electric retail energy provider. Buyers who reduce bills and fix overhead costs by choosing an alternate supplier still receive a bill from the local distribution company ( LDC ). 

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Pennsylvania Gas Choice: Yes. Natural gas is deregulated. Qualified large industrial and manufacturing customers have the opportunity to reduce bills and fix overhead costs by choosing their natural gas provider in Pennsylvania.

Deregulated Gas Year Electric Year

Pennsylvania Yes 1999 Yes 1996 Most of the state offers Natural Gas and Electric Choice.

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STATE NERC INTERCONNECTION ISO/RTO

Pennsylvania RFC Eastern PJM

Region: Northeast

Pennsylvania Population: 1,280,198 People/ Land Mile: 28.6

Square Miles: 46,054 Land Miles: 44,743 Water Miles: 1,312

Yearly Values:

Net Generation 215,385,830 MWH Retail Sales 148,976,731 MWH Gas 1,513.2 trillion Btu

Counties PA Zip Codes PA Utility Zip Codes

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NERC Authority: RFC

FERC Authority: Northeast Natural Gas Market

Electric Retail Average:  10.1 cents/kWh (Ave)

Pennsylvania Power Mix

2019 U.S. Commodity Sources: 

Coal: 17%

Natural gas: 43%

Nuclear: 36%

Hydro: 1.5%

Wind: 1.5%

Biomass: 1.3%

Previous U.S. Commodity Sources:

Coal: 40%

Natural Gas: 22%

Nuclear: 35%

Hydro: 1%

• Other Renewables: 3%

PA Solar: Net Metering, Tax Credits, Solar Rebates

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State Rebates:

State Contacts:

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State Links:

PAPowerSwitch (Energy Shopping website –  for electricity)

PAGasSwitch (Energy Shopping website – for gas)

State Authorities:

https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/pennsylvania/index.php

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate

REP Contacts:  MidAmerican Energy (A-2015-2496354)

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