Pennsylvania energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Pennsylvania

As of Jul 2026, industrial electricity in Pennsylvania runs 11.04 cents per kWh. That is 13% more expensive than the U.S. average and places the state 37 of 51 nationally.

Current prices in Pennsylvania

  • Industrial electricity: 11.04 cents per kWh (Jul 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Pennsylvania typically pays: 13.86 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 12.11 per Mcf (Jul 2026), 164.4% above the national average.
  • Just below Pennsylvania on the price ladder: Wisconsin at 10.46, New York at 10.81, Ohio at 10.95 cents. Just above: Delaware at 11.71, Illinois at 11.87, Vermont at 13.07 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 4,416 in electricity at Pennsylvania rates versus 3,908 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 22,080 versus 19,540, and at 200 kW it is 88,320 versus 78,160.
  • Power costs here punish waste. In Pennsylvania, load-shifting, waste heat recovery, and idle-time elimination pay back quicker than the national math suggests, and quotes for energy-heavy work should use the local rate, not a national default.

What factory labor pays in Pennsylvania

  • Industrial production managers: $52.47/hr median in Pennsylvania versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial engineers: $47.87/hr median in Pennsylvania versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $36.05/hr median in Pennsylvania versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $30.69/hr median in Pennsylvania versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Tool and die makers: $29.40/hr median in Pennsylvania versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Machinists: $27.79/hr median in Pennsylvania versus $28.24 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Pennsylvania employs about 561,000 manufacturing workers as of Aug 2026 (BLS).

Manufacturing base in Pennsylvania

  • Pennsylvania has 13,231 manufacturing establishments employing about 564,394 workers (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
  • Largest sectors by establishment count: fabricated metal products (2,798), food manufacturing (1,355), machinery manufacturing (1,089), wood product manufacturing (981), printing and related support (906).

Sources and update cadence

  • Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Pennsylvania observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-09-30.