FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co
Investor Owned electric utility · Pennsylvania · #17 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #66101
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co is a investor owned electric utility serving 1,646,917 customers in New York, Pennsylvania. In 2025 it sold 19,364 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $3.50B in revenue, an average realized rate of 18.07¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 18.76¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 57 counties. EIA records its activities as: distribution, wholesale marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 1,474,816 | 15,645 | $2.94B | 18.76¢ | |
| Commercial | 171,659 | 3,173 | $506.13M | 15.95¢ | |
| Industrial | 441 | 534 | $56.20M | 10.53¢ | |
| Transportation | 1 | 11.9 | $1.29M | 10.85¢ | |
| Total | 1,646,917 | 19,364 | $3.50B | 18.07¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (884 kWh/month).
Operations by state
| State | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,643,125 | 19,306 | 18.77¢ |
| New York | 3,792 | 57.4 | 15.25¢ |
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,638,697 | 18,762 | $3.13B | 17.37¢ |
| 2025 | 1,646,917 | 19,364 | $3.50B | 18.76¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 647 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 2.02 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 320 minutes
As reported for Pennsylvania under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 20,308 GWh
Winter peak demand: 10,501 MW
Energy losses: 3.1% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.8% of 2,137,882 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 27,985 installations, 418.4 MW of capacity
This utility also reported 450,186 delivery-only customers (31,911 GWh delivered) in 2025. Delivery figures are excluded from the totals above because the same electricity is also reported by the energy supplier - see Methodology.
Counties served
Adams, PAAllegheny, PAArmstrong, PABeaver, PABedford, PABerks, PABlair, PABradford, PABucks, PAButler, PACambria, PACameron, PACentre, PAChemung, NYChester, PAClarion, PAClearfield, PACrawford, PACumberland, PADauphin, PAElk, PAErie, PAFayette, PAForest, PAFranklin, PAFulton, PAGreene, PAHuntingdon, PAIndiana, PAJefferson, PAJuniata, PALancaster, PALawrence, PALebanon, PALehigh, PALycoming, PAMcKean, PAMercer, PAMifflin, PAMonroe, PAMontgomery, PANorthampton, PAPerry, PAPike, PAPotter, PASomerset, PASullivan, PASusquehanna, PATioga, NYTioga, PAVenango, PAWarren, PAWashington, PAWayne, PAWestmoreland, PAWyoming, PAYork, PA
Other large utilities in Pennsylvania
- PECO Energy Co - 1,326,554 customers, residential 18.02¢
- PPL Electric Utilities Corp - 934,737 customers, residential 18.60¢
- Reliant Energy Northeast LLC - 547,853 customers, residential 12.91¢
- Duquesne Light Co - 476,364 customers, residential 23.47¢
- CleanChoice Energy, Inc. - 215,303 customers, residential 16.37¢
- SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC - 199,336 customers, residential 15.49¢
- Inspire Energy Holdings, LLC - 191,325 customers, residential 15.63¢
- American Power & Gas - 124,030 customers, residential 12.57¢
All Pennsylvania utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #66101 in the EIA frame.