Natural Gas Outages in Pennsylvania by City

Natural gas in Pennsylvania

• Home heating: 51.3% of 5,274,853 occupied homes heat mainly with utility gas (US 46.5%), 21st of 50 states (1 = highest). Electricity heats 25.3%, propane 5.1%, fuel oil 14%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25040)
• Residential gas customers, 2024: 2,895,337 (US 73,719,064). Source: EIA, natural gas residential consumers by state
• Residential price, 2024: $13.62 per thousand cubic feet, against $14.50 nationally; 29th of 50 states (1 = most expensive). Source: EIA, residential natural gas prices by state
• Cities we track: gas heat is most common in Erie (84.4% of homes) and least common in Allentown (44.2%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25040)
• Winter weather record: 3,433 NOAA reports of winter storms, ice, heavy snow or extreme cold in Pennsylvania from 2015 through 2025, most in 2022 (576); January is the peak month.
• Storm damage to gas lines: NOAA narratives mention natural gas lines, leaks or service in 6 storm episodes in Pennsylvania since 2015. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
• November 5, 2025, Dauphin (thunderstorm wind): “Multiple homes in the vicinity were evacuated due to a tree uprooting and causing a gas leak in the area.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
• Housing age: half of Pennsylvania homes were built before 1965 (US 1980), so many neighborhoods still sit on older cast iron or bare steel gas mains. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25035)

Checked September 2026.