Commercial electricity in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Electric utilities serving Allentown

These are the utilities EIA records in Lehigh County. EIA lists a utility in a county when it has customers anywhere in it, so this is everyone with a presence, ordered by commercial customers across Pennsylvania, not a statement about any one address. Prices are EIA’s averages over all of each utility’s commercial customers: revenue divided by kWh.

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What businesses in Allentown pay

Across Pennsylvania, businesses paid an average 13.59¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026, 2.0% below the U.S. average of 13.87¢, and up 14.8% on the 12 months before. That ranks Pennsylvania 20 of 51, where 1 is the highest price. In 2025 the average commercial account in the state used 4,522 kWh a month, about $562 a month at the state price; that is a mean pulled up by a few very large users, so most small businesses use less.

A city has no price of its own: two businesses on the same street can pay very different amounts per kWh, because the rate schedule, the size of the peak and, where it is allowed, the supply contract matter more than the location. The Pennsylvania page has the state’s price history since 2010 and every utility with at least 500 commercial customers.

Choosing a supplier in Allentown

Pennsylvania commercial accounts may purchase generation supply from a licensed electric generation supplier while PECO, PPL, Duquesne Light, Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power or West Penn Power continues regulated delivery. Default service applies where no supplier is chosen.

Where prices are heading

EIA does not forecast single states. For the Middle Atlantic census division, which includes Pennsylvania, its November 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook puts the average commercial price at 18.92¢ per kWh for 2026 and 19.20¢ for 2027, up 9.3% from 17.57¢ in 2025. The forecast for every region.

About Allentown

The Census Bureau estimates Allentown had 126,044 residents on July 1, 2025, up 0.3% from 125,714 in 2020. It lies in Lehigh County.

Other cities in Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia
• Pittsburgh

Common questions

Who provides electricity to businesses in Allentown?

EIA lists FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and PPL Electric Utilities as electric utilities in Lehigh County. Which one serves a given address depends on the street; the utility on an existing bill is the definitive answer, and a utility can confirm service for a new site.

What is the average commercial electricity rate in Allentown?

There is no official figure for a city. EIA publishes prices by state and by utility: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co averaged 15.97¢ per kWh for its commercial customers in 2025, and Pennsylvania averaged 13.59¢ over the 12 months to August 2026. A business’s own price depends on its rate schedule, its demand and, where it can choose, its supply contract.

Can a business in Allentown choose its electricity supplier?

Pennsylvania commercial accounts may purchase generation supply from a licensed electric generation supplier while PECO, PPL, Duquesne Light, Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power or West Penn Power continues regulated delivery. Default service applies where no supplier is chosen. The state page for Pennsylvania explains how it works and who regulates it.