The Keystone State
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 ).
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.
STATE NERC INTERCONNECTION ISO/RTO
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
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
State Rebates:
State Contacts:
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
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