Electricity in State College, Pennsylvania
3 electric utilities serve homes in Centre County, where State College is: Met-Ed, PPL Electric Utilities and Valley Rural Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $147.87 (Valley Rural Electric Cooperative) to $165.99 (Met-Ed) a month. The Pennsylvania average was $161.90.
- 40,844 people (2025 estimate)
- Centre County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in State College
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Centre County. 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 |
| PPL Electric UtilitiesInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,311,251 | $163.72880 kWh, 18.6¢ | $207.55 |
| Valley Rural Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 18,057 | $147.87978 kWh, 15.1¢ | — |
1 smaller utility with fewer than 1,000 homes is 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); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The Pennsylvania average was $161.90 a month for 839 kWh (19.3¢ per kWh).
Solar power in State College
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in State College makes about 1,179 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 7,076 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in State College
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates, or the bill calculator to check your own bill.
- Help paying your Met-Ed bill: 10 programs, with who qualifies and how to apply.
- Help paying your PPL Electric Utilities bill: 8 programs, with who qualifies and how to apply.
- Help paying the electric bill in Pennsylvania: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania electric rates and all Pennsylvania utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. Other cities: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Altoona, Bethlehem, Chester, Easton, Erie, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, Norristown.
Who provides electricity in State College, PA?
3 electric utilities serve homes in Centre County, where State College is: Met-Ed, PPL Electric Utilities and Valley Rural Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in State College, PA?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $147.87 (Valley Rural Electric Cooperative) to $165.99 (Met-Ed) a month. The Pennsylvania average was $161.90 a month for 839 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills).