Electricity in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
3 electric utilities serve homes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: Met-Ed, Duquesne Light and Central Electric Cooperative. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $133.77 (Central Electric Cooperative) to $165.99 (Met-Ed) a month. This page covers 5 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Penn Hills to Plum.
- 5 cities
- 3 utilities
- EIA and Census data, 2025
Electric utilities in Allegheny County
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Pennsylvania | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met-EdInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,808,941 | $165.99884 kWh, 18.8¢ | $224.26 |
| Duquesne LightInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 553,124 | $143.33611 kWh, 23.5¢ | $258.27 |
| Central Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 23,675 | $133.77791 kWh, 16.9¢ | — |
2 smaller utilities with fewer than 1,000 homes are also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861). The Pennsylvania average was $161.90 a month.
Cities in Allegheny County
| City | People | City-owned utility | Solar kWh a year per kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Hills | 39,452 | — | 1,197 |
| Mount Lebanon | 32,552 | — | 1,209 |
| Bethel Park | 32,074 | — | 1,222 |
| Monroeville | 27,685 | — | 1,188 |
| Plum | 26,225 | — | 1,206 |
A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.
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Who provides electricity in Allegheny County?
3 electric utilities serve homes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: Met-Ed, Duquesne Light and Central Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill.
Which cities in Allegheny County are on this page?
Penn Hills, Mount Lebanon, Bethel Park, Monroeville and Plum.
Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).