Manufacturing costs in Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA-NJ
Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA-NJ ranks 44 of 100 U.S. metros by estimated manufacturing energy use. Industrial power in Pennsylvania costs 10.47 ¢/kWh, +8.4% from a year earlier, and consumer prices in the Northeast, size B/C index are +4.1% from a year earlier.
- Rank by manufacturing energy use
- 44 of 100
- Estimated manufacturing energy use
- 39.5 trillion Btu a year
- Electricity
- 3,100 GWh a year (estimate)
- Natural gas
- 29.0 million Dth a year (estimate)
- Manufacturing jobs, 2024
- 41,148
- Estimate confidence
- Low
- Pennsylvania industrial power, Aug 2026
- 10.47 ¢/kWh (+8.4% from a year earlier)
- Pennsylvania citygate gas, Mar to Aug 2026
- $7.01 per Mcf (5 months reported)
- Inflation, Northeast, size B/C, Sep 2026
- +4.1% from a year earlier; +10.7% over three years
Inflation in Northeast, size B/C
- Northeast, size B/C
- U.S. city average
Industrial electricity in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania industrial
Other Pennsylvania metros in the index
- Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, rank 6
- Pittsburgh, PA, rank 12
- Lancaster, PA, rank 65
- Reading, PA, rank 76
- York–Hanover, PA, rank 84
- Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA, rank 89
National cost drivers
WTI crude +67.6%, Henry Hub gas −6.3%, chemical producer prices +6.6% and industrial electricity producer prices +4.1% from a year earlier. See the full index.
Questions
Questions about Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton.
What the index measures, where the numbers come from, and how Discovery Energy checks energy bills against them.
How much energy do manufacturers use in Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton?
Discovery Energy estimates that manufacturers in the Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA-NJ metro use about 39.5 trillion Btu of electricity and natural gas a year, rank 44 of the 100 largest U.S. manufacturing energy metros.
What do manufacturers pay for electricity in Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton?
The average industrial electricity price in Pennsylvania was 10.47 cents per kWh in Aug 2026, +8.4% from a year earlier, according to EIA. Actual rates depend on the utility, tariff and load profile.
How fast are prices rising in Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton?
Consumer prices in the Northeast, size B/C index rose +4.1% over the latest twelve months reported by BLS. Nationally, crude oil is +68% and chemical producer prices +6.6% from a year earlier.
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