York Runs on Met-Ed Wires — But Your Supply Rate Is Yours to Pick
The City of York and most of York County are served by Met-Ed, a FirstEnergy company. PA Power Switch lets York households replace Met-Ed's default generation rate with a PUC-licensed competitive supplier while Met-Ed keeps every pole, meter and repair truck in the field.
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Switch Both Electric + Gas in York — Save $140+/year
York 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 York
York sits in Met-Ed's south-central Pennsylvania footprint — the same FirstEnergy utility that lights up Reading, Gettysburg and much of the surrounding countryside. Met-Ed doesn't set your supply rate; it procures a default 'Price to Compare' through PUC-supervised auctions that reset on a fixed calendar, most recently on a June/December cadence.
That reset schedule matters more in York than in a coastal market. When the Price to Compare jumps, every household that never shopped feels it on the next meter read; households that locked a fixed competitive rate through PA Power Switch stay flat for the length of their contract. The savings math is simply: is a fixed supplier offer sitting below Met-Ed's current PTC for a term long enough to matter?
York's housing stock skews older — brick rowhomes in the city, mid-century single-family in Spring Garden and West Manchester, and larger farmhouses out toward Dover and Dallastown. Electric-heat and heat-pump homes see the biggest winter kWh swing here, which is where a 24-month fixed price does the heaviest lifting versus a variable rate that can climb mid-January.
Natural gas in the York area is split between Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania and UGI Utilities depending on the street. Both are enrolled in Pennsylvania's gas Choice program, so gas supply is a separate shopping decision from Met-Ed electric supply.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the electric utility in York, PA?
Met-Ed, a FirstEnergy company, is the electric distribution utility for the City of York and most of York County. Met-Ed continues to own the wires, read the meter and respond to outages regardless of which competitive supplier you pick.
Where do I see Met-Ed's Price to Compare?
It's printed on every York electric bill and posted on PA Power Switch under Met-Ed's service territory. Met-Ed resets the number on a set schedule — typically each June and December — after PUC-approved supply auctions clear.
Which gas utility serves York?
Natural gas service in the York area is split between Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania and UGI Utilities depending on the specific address. Both participate in Pennsylvania's gas Choice program, so gas shopping is separate from Met-Ed electric supply.
If I switch suppliers, does Met-Ed still handle outages in York?
Yes. Report every York outage to Met-Ed regardless of who supplies your generation. Restoration crews, meter reads and delivery charges all stay with Met-Ed; a competitive supplier only changes the generation line on the bill.
When should York residents re-shop electric rates?
Check PA Power Switch around each Met-Ed Price to Compare change (typically June and December) and again about 45 days before your current fixed contract expires, so you can lock a new rate before rolling onto a month-to-month variable price.