Reading Runs on Met-Ed — Here's How to Shop Around Its Price to Compare
Reading and most of Berks County are served by Met-Ed, one of the four FirstEnergy operating utilities in Pennsylvania. Through PA Power Switch, households replace Met-Ed's default generation rate with a PUC-licensed competitive supplier while Met-Ed keeps every wire, meter and outage crew.
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Switch Both Electric + Gas in Reading — Save $140+/year
Reading is in a dual fuel deregulated state. You can switch both your electricity AND natural gas provider. Most customers who switch both save $140 or more per year.
About Energy Choice in Reading
Unlike Allentown or Lancaster — which sit on PPL — Reading is on the Met-Ed system. Met-Ed is a distinct Pennsylvania electric distribution utility with its own PUC-approved rate case and its own Price to Compare, so the default supply number on a Reading bill is not interchangeable with what neighbors 30 miles east are paying.
The mechanics of PA Power Switch don't change with the utility, though. You compare fixed and variable offers filed for Met-Ed's territory against Met-Ed's default generation charge, pick a term, and the utility swaps the supply line on your next meter read. Delivery, metering and the bill itself stay with Met-Ed.
Reading's housing stock skews older — a lot of brick row homes downtown and mid-century single-family homes in West Reading, Wyomissing and Muhlenberg Township. Older insulation and window packages tend to inflate winter kWh, which is why a longer fixed term (24 or 36 months) often outperforms a low intro rate for Berks County households.
Natural gas in Reading is UGI Utilities territory. UGI participates in Pennsylvania's gas Choice program, so gas shopping is a separate track from Met-Ed electric shopping and runs on its own supplier list.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which electric utility delivers power in Reading, PA?
Metropolitan Edison — usually written as Met-Ed — a FirstEnergy operating utility. Met-Ed is the electric distribution company for Reading and most of Berks County and continues to handle wires, meters and outage response after you switch competitive suppliers.
Is Reading on PPL like Allentown and Lancaster?
No. PPL Electric Utilities covers Allentown, Bethlehem and Lancaster, but Reading sits on Met-Ed's system. That means Reading's Price to Compare and supplier list on PA Power Switch are Met-Ed's, not PPL's.
Where do I find Met-Ed's Price to Compare?
It's printed on every Reading electric bill and posted on PA Power Switch under the Met-Ed service territory. That per-kWh rate is the number a competitive supplier's offer needs to beat over the full contract term to save you money.
Who is Reading's natural gas utility?
UGI Utilities is the natural gas distribution company for Reading and Berks County. UGI participates in Pennsylvania's gas Choice program, so residents can shop gas suppliers separately from Met-Ed electric supply.
Does switching suppliers change outage response in Reading?
No. Met-Ed dispatches every outage crew in Berks County regardless of which competitive supplier appears on your bill. Report outages directly to Met-Ed; your generation contract has no effect on restoration priority.