Electric companies in Reading and York, PA: Met-Ed, PPL or PECO?

Met-Ed serves most of Berks and York counties, but PPL and PECO serve some towns there too. Met-Ed's tariff lists Reading, 23 boroughs and 40 townships in Berks County. In York County it lists the city of York, 34 boroughs and 34 townships.

Pick your county and town below. The tool names your company and shows its price to compare today, its own Dec. 1 estimate when one is posted, and how many plans beat the price.

Use this as a map, not a quote. Each 1¢ a plan sits under your own company's price keeps about $10 a month at 1,000 kWh, so check the company name on your bill before you act.

Twelve places sit on two lists. The tariffs do not say which streets go to which company, so in these places your bill is the only sure answer.

Live north of Berks, in Lehigh or Northampton County? Our Lehigh Valley guide sorts out the PPL and Met-Ed split around Allentown and Easton.

Met-Ed's price to compare, the number most of Reading and York must beat, is 13.951¢ per kWh. Each company sets its own price to compare, the default price of the power if you pick no supplier.

The list was last read on October 24, 2026. On PPL or PECO? Our PPL rates guide and PECO rates guide cover those bills. For Met-Ed's price history and the Dec. 1 catch-up charge, read our FirstEnergy Pennsylvania rates guide.

Want green power? On Oct. 24, 2026, four plain 12-month plans that said 100% renewable beat Met-Ed's price after fees at 700 kWh. Our green electricity guide shows what green plans cost in each area.

Homes on different companies' lists pay different default prices, even a few streets apart. On Oct. 24, 2026, PECO's price was the lowest of the three and Met-Ed's the highest.

That gap is real money. On Oct. 24, 2026, a home that used 1,000 kWh would have paid about $22 more a month for the power itself on Met-Ed than on PECO. It is the same amount of power. Only the company's default price differs.

It matters most in the places on two lists. In Chanceford Township, a PECO home and a Met-Ed home may sit a few streets apart. A supplier's plan can narrow the gap, because a plan is priced for your company's area. Still, the plan has to beat your own company's number, not the one next door.

Met-Ed's price is set to rise on Dec. 1, 2026, by FirstEnergy's estimate. PPL and PECO had not posted a Dec. 1 price when we checked on Oct. 24. Most Pennsylvania utilities reset their price to compare on that date.

1. NowMet-Ed's price is 13.951¢. PPL's is 13.079¢. PECO's is 11.759¢.
2. Oct. 24FirstEnergy's own sheet estimates 14.422¢ for Met-Ed from Dec. 1. PPL and PECO had not posted a number.
3. Late NovemberThe PUC has posted every utility's Dec. 1 prices in the last week of the month in recent years.
4. Dec. 1The new prices start. A fixed plan keeps its own price. A variable plan follows the market.

FirstEnergy's sheet says it is for illustration only and that "actual charges will vary." If you are on Met-Ed, the estimate is a rise of about 0.5¢. Nobody can say yet what PPL or PECO will do. Pick a plan that still works for you at a higher or lower default price. Our price to compare guide lists the Dec. 1 numbers posted so far.

Call the company that owns your wires, Met-Ed, PPL or PECO, when the power goes out. A supplier only sells the energy. Save the number that fits your bill.

Met-Ed is one of four FirstEnergy districts. The four became one company on paper on Jan. 1, 2024, and they still keep their own prices. PPL and PECO are separate companies. That is why a move across a town line can mean a different bill, a different outage number and a different price to compare.

A few boroughs own their electric systems. Kutztown, in Berks County, says it is one of 35 town-owned electric systems in Pennsylvania, and it posts its own residential rates. Met-Ed's tariff also names Kutztown, so the borough may have a mixed picture. Do not guess. Call the borough.

How can you tell? Check the address on your bill and the name at the top. If the name is Met-Ed, PPL or PECO, use that company's number. If it is a borough, a municipal authority or a co-op, skip the plan lists on this page.

A good plan passes all five checks below. Each one catches a way a low price turns into a high bill.

Test an offer against your own company's price in our PA Power Switch guide. For the company behind the plan, see our supplier ranking.

After you sign, you get the terms in writing and have three business days to cancel for free. Your company makes the switch within three business days of hearing from the supplier. State rules set that clock.

Your bill still comes from Met-Ed, PPL or PECO. Only the supply price changes, and your bill shows the supplier's phone number. If something looks wrong, call the supplier first, then the PUC at 1-800-692-7380 or on its complaints page.