How many electric cooperatives are in Pennsylvania?

13 electric cooperatives reported bundled retail electricity sales to customers in Pennsylvania in 2024, according to EIA. The largest is Adams Electric Cooperative Inc, with 34,534 customers.

How many municipal and public power utilities are in Pennsylvania?

36 — 36 municipal utilities — reported bundled retail sales in Pennsylvania in 2024. The largest is Borough of Chambersburg, with 11,718 customers.

How do public power utilities and co-ops in Pennsylvania buy?

Municipal utilities and public utility districts are local government entities, so they generally follow Pennsylvania's public procurement laws, with purchases approved by a city council or utility board. Electric co-ops are private, member-owned nonprofits that set their own purchasing policies, though projects financed through USDA's Rural Utilities Service follow its rules. See how utilities buy.

Where does this data come from?

From the U.S. Energy Information Administration's table "2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total" (Table 10), based on forms EIA-861 and EIA-861S. It counts customers who buy both electricity and delivery from the utility.

Pennsylvania Public Power & Electric Co-ops: Full List

Key takeaways

49 community-owned utilities: 36 municipal utilities and 13 electric cooperatives reported bundled retail sales in Pennsylvania in 2024.
Together they served 312,299 of the state's 4,697,108 bundled retail customers (7%); 8 investor-owned utilities served most of the rest.
The largest public power utility is Borough of Chambersburg, with 11,718 customers.
The largest electric co-op is Adams Electric Cooperative Inc, with 34,534 customers.

Every public power utility and co-op in Pennsylvania

Ranked by bundled retail customers in 2024, with retail sales in megawatt-hours and average price in cents per kilowatt-hour. Names are as EIA abbreviates them. Filter by type or search.

Showing all 49 utilities

#	Utility	Type	Customers	Sales, MWh	Avg. price
1	Adams Electric Cooperative Inc	Cooperative	34,534	574,839	13.92¢
2	Central Electric Coop, Inc	Cooperative	25,604	302,986	15.95¢
3	REA Energy Coop Inc	Cooperative	22,836	380,057	13.49¢
4	Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc	Cooperative	22,585	285,955	14.66¢
5	Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc	Cooperative	19,621	248,568	15.16¢
6	Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)	Cooperative	19,562	217,196	16.46¢
7	United Electric Coop, Inc	Cooperative	19,210	167,759	19.58¢
8	Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc	Cooperative	19,111	314,381	14.99¢
9	Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc	Cooperative	13,903	195,300	13.16¢
10	Borough of Chambersburg	Municipal	11,718	324,143	10.48¢
11	Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc	Cooperative	9,582	231,505	12.51¢
12	Borough of Lansdale	Municipal	8,916	128,619	16.40¢
13	Warren Electric Coop Inc	Cooperative	8,693	52,977	21.38¢
14	Borough of Ephrata	Municipal	6,736	138,393	15.13¢
15	Sullivan County R E C, Inc	Cooperative	6,194	54,394	20.84¢
16	Borough of Quakertown	Municipal	4,589	84,858	15.51¢
17	Borough of Perkasie	Municipal	4,390	53,766	17.22¢
18	Borough of Middletown	Municipal	4,231	67,141	12.72¢
19	Borough of Ellwood City	Municipal	4,014	47,173	13.34¢
20	New Enterprise R E C, Inc	Cooperative	3,794	63,209	14.41¢
21	Borough of Blakely	Municipal	3,737	33,724	17.32¢
22	Borough of Lehighton	Municipal	3,050	46,196	17.18¢
23	Borough of Schuylkill Haven	Municipal	3,036	43,131	14.40¢
24	Borough of Grove City	Municipal	2,992	55,098	13.50¢
25	Borough of Olyphant	Municipal	2,582	22,695	19.38¢
26	Borough of Kutztown	Municipal	2,518	41,516	16.18¢
27	Borough of Zelienople	Municipal	2,260	29,026	18.08¢
28	Borough of Tarentum	Municipal	2,251	28,408	15.74¢
29	Borough of Mifflinburg	Municipal	1,913	41,167	14.15¢
30	Borough of Pitcairn	Municipal	1,861	10,948	19.56¢
31	Borough of Hatfield	Municipal	1,851	23,005	17.18¢
32	Borough of St Clair	Municipal	1,844	20,746	21.23¢
33	Borough of Girard	Municipal	1,646	27,136	12.19¢
34	Borough of Berlin	Municipal	1,208	19,010	10.99¢
35	Borough of Watsontown	Municipal	1,195	11,024	18.28¢
36	Borough of Weatherly	Municipal	1,186	20,615	14.47¢
37	Borough of Smethport	Municipal	1,032	11,171	13.01¢
38	Borough of Duncannon	Municipal	978	11,446	10.38¢
39	Borough of Catawissa	Municipal	852	9,095	18.81¢
40	Borough of New Wilmington	Municipal	739	18,684	14.37¢
41	Mont Alto Borough	Municipal	719	10,111	10.24¢
42	Borough of East Conemaugh	Municipal	670	5,178	16.49¢
43	Borough of Royalton	Municipal	546	4,878	12.24¢
44	Borough of Goldsboro	Municipal	389	5,981	11.00¢
45	Borough of Wampum	Municipal	369	3,563	14.01¢
46	Hooversville Boro Elec Lgt Co	Municipal	365	3,303	14.66¢
47	Borough of Summerhill	Municipal	293	2,872	13.82¢
48	Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development	Municipal	202	195,827	14.14¢
49	Borough of Lewisberry	Municipal	192	2,314	13.38¢

Public power vs. co-ops in Pennsylvania

Public power utilities — municipal utilities, public utility districts and state-owned utilities — are owned by the communities they serve and governed by a city council or elected board. They buy much like local governments: through public bids, board approvals and published budgets.
Electric cooperatives are private, not-for-profit utilities owned by their members, who elect the board. Most buy power from a generation and transmission (G&T) co-op and make purchasing decisions through their own policies, often faster than public agencies.

Both publish their plans: watch board and council agendas, budgets, capital improvement plans and rate filings. Our utility funding tracker and rate case & IRP tracker show where the money is coming from.

Selling to Pennsylvania utilities

Start with the right person. Line, engineering, metering, IT and member-services managers usually define the need; the general manager or CEO and the board approve large purchases.
Use the networks. State public power and cooperative associations, joint action agencies and G&T co-ops shape purchasing and share vendor experiences.
Expect small teams. Many of the utilities on this list have only a handful of staff, so phone outreach and a clear reason to talk matter.

Read our guide to how public power, co-ops and water utilities buy, or see the largest public power utilities and largest electric co-ops nationally.

About this data

Source. EIA's "2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total" (Table 10), from forms EIA-861 and EIA-861S. Average price is EIA's revenue divided by sales.
Bundled customers only. The table counts customers who buy both energy and delivery from the utility, so it excludes distribution-only utilities and customers who buy energy from another supplier in retail-choice areas.
Community-owned utilities only. This page lists municipal, public utility district, state-owned and cooperative utilities. Investor-owned and federal utilities are left out.

Sources

U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total (Table 10): eia.gov

Public power utilities and electric co-ops in Pennsylvania.