Official EIA-861 State Grid Summary
Pennsylvania Power Outage Risk, Electric Utilities & Generator Sizing
Pennsylvania households average 5.6 hrs/yr (336 minutes/year) of total blackout duration across 1.35 outages/year (Reliability Grade C — Elevated Storm Risk), with an average residential electricity rate of 17.81 ¢/kWh.
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Electric Utilities Operating in Pennsylvania (EIA Form 861)
| Utility Name | Ownership | Customers | Outages/Yr | Annual Outage Time | Avg Restoration | Residential Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co (#66101) | Investor-Owned | 1,464,054 | 1.85x/yr | 403 min (6.7h) | 218 min | 17.37 ¢/kWh |
| PECO Energy Co (#14940) | Investor-Owned | 1,205,013 | 0.97x/yr | 212 min (3.5h) | 219 min | 16.16 ¢/kWh |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp (#14715) | Investor-Owned | 797,773 | 1.25x/yr | 455 min (7.6h) | 365 min | 16.99 ¢/kWh |
| Duquesne Light Co (#5487) | Investor-Owned | 434,171 | 0.99x/yr | 188 min (3.1h) | 190 min | 21.74 ¢/kWh |
| Reliant Energy Northeast LLC (#57037) | Retail Power Marketer | 142,526 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 13.23 ¢/kWh |
| Energy Harbor Corp. (#6458) | Retail Power Marketer | 105,658 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 10.81 ¢/kWh |
| Inspire Energy Holdings, LLC (#59310) | Retail Power Marketer | 89,889 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 12.71 ¢/kWh |
| AEP Energy (#55722) | Retail Power Marketer | 89,725 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 9.29 ¢/kWh |
| Direct Energy Services (#54820) | Retail Power Marketer | 77,715 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 10.08 ¢/kWh |
| CleanChoice Energy, Inc. (#58951) | Retail Power Marketer | 70,723 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 11.36 ¢/kWh |
| UGI Utilities, Inc (#19390) | Investor-Owned | 54,485 | 1.16x/yr | 182 min (3.0h) | 157 min | 18.93 ¢/kWh |
| Constellation NewEnergy, Inc (#13374) | Retail Power Marketer | 53,821 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 10.39 ¢/kWh |
| Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. (#58957) | Retail Power Marketer | 53,472 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 12.89 ¢/kWh |
| SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC (#58956) | Retail Power Marketer | 47,969 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 13.81 ¢/kWh |
| Dynegy Energy Services, LLC (#59385) | Retail Power Marketer | 37,672 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 9.27 ¢/kWh |
| Adams Electric Cooperative Inc (#40220) | Cooperative | 32,231 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 14.42 ¢/kWh |
| Green Mountain Energy Company (#7554) | Retail Power Marketer | 30,875 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 13.05 ¢/kWh |
| American Power & Gas (#59799) | Retail Power Marketer | 25,167 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 12.51 ¢/kWh |
| Verde Energy USA (#59620) | Retail Power Marketer | 24,769 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 12.95 ¢/kWh |
| Respond Power LLC (#58663) | Retail Power Marketer | 24,648 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 10.90 ¢/kWh |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA) (#40224) | Cooperative | 23,629 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 17.03 ¢/kWh |
| Titan Gas LLC (#59065) | Retail Power Marketer | 23,384 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 13.51 ¢/kWh |
| Just Energy (#9949) | Retail Power Marketer | 20,938 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 12.59 ¢/kWh |
| REA Energy Coop Inc (#40292) | Cooperative | 20,932 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 14.53 ¢/kWh |
| Stream Energy Pennsylvania, LLC (#56737) | Retail Power Marketer | 20,591 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 13.34 ¢/kWh |
| United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA) (#40219) | Cooperative | 19,210 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 19.58 ¢/kWh |
| SFE Energy Pennsylvania, Inc. (#59083) | Retail Power Marketer | 19,133 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 11.01 ¢/kWh |
| Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) (#40290) | Cooperative | 18,206 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 20.08 ¢/kWh |
| Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc - (PA) (#40293) | Cooperative | 18,190 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 15.58 ¢/kWh |
| Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc (#40222) | Cooperative | 18,180 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 14.87 ¢/kWh |
| Energy Services Providers, Inc (#55874) | Retail Power Marketer | 18,092 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 12.37 ¢/kWh |
| Ambit Energy Holdings, LLC (#56212) | Retail Power Marketer | 17,027 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 13.34 ¢/kWh |
| Energy Plus Holdings LLC (#56265) | Retail Power Marketer | 16,977 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 13.62 ¢/kWh |
| Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc (#40289) | Cooperative | 16,742 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 18.25 ¢/kWh |
| AP Holdings LLC (#56571) | Retail Power Marketer | 16,050 | 1.35x/yr | 336 min (5.6h) | 248 min | 10.89 ¢/kWh |