# Lebanon County, Pennsylvania: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Lebanon, North Lebanon Township and South Lebanon Township Lebanon County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Lebanon County is home to Lebanon, North Lebanon Township, South Lebanon Township and North Cornwall Township. Next door, Lancaster County has 6 data centers. Its power plants have 784 MW of capacity, 99% of it natural gas. 3 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Employers here counted 53,616 jobs in 2025, up 4.1% from 2019 (the 8th fastest growth of 67 Pennsylvania counties). 784 MW of operating power plants, mostly natural gas +4.1% total jobs since 2019, now 53,616 +1.7% electrical contractor jobs since 2019, now 365 ## Cities and towns in Lebanon County Lebanon County is home to Lebanon, North Lebanon Township, South Lebanon Township and North Cornwall Township. Lebanon26,479 residents North Lebanon Township12,366 residents South Lebanon Township10,735 residents North Cornwall Township9,661 residents Jackson Township9,348 residents North Londonderry Township9,109 residents South Londonderry Township8,940 residents Palmyra7,762 residents Bethel Township5,491 residents Swatara Township5,073 residents Annville Township5,037 residents Cornwall4,698 residents Millcreek Township4,443 residents Heidelberg Township4,170 residents South Annville Township3,517 residents Myerstown3,157 residents Union Township2,932 residents East Hanover Township2,715 residents North Annville Township2,324 residents West Cornwall Township2,072 residents Cleona2,055 residents Jonestown1,666 residents Richland1,524 residents West Lebanon Township853 residents And 1 smaller places. Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Annville, Avon, Campbelltown, Fort Indiantown Gap, Fredericksburg, Hebron, Lebanon South, Mount Gretna Heights, Newmanstown, Pleasant Hill, Quentin, Sand Hill, Schaefferstown, Timber Hills. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Lebanon County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Pennsylvania | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 143,272 | 146,380 | ▲ 2.2% | 24th of 67 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 51,492 | 53,616 | ▲ 4.1% | 8th of 67 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $44,362 | $57,707 | ▲ 30.1% | — | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 359 | 365 | ▲ 1.7% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.9% | 3.7% | ▼ 0.2pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 3 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Electrical contractors employ 365, up 1.7% since 2019 against up 5.3% statewide, at an average $82,352 a year. FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co is the largest utility serving Lebanon County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 17.37¢/kWh in 2024, above the 16.30¢ median for Pennsylvania utilities. Unemployment was 3.7% in August 2026, against 3.9% in 2019. 146,380 people live here, up 2.2% since 2020. ## Who powers Lebanon County ### Utilities with service territory in Lebanon County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 1,802,612 | 17.37¢ | 16% | | PPL Electric Utilities Corp | Investor Owned | Bundled | 1,295,883 | 16.99¢ | 19% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Natural gas | 778 MW | 99% | | Other technologies | 3 MW | 0% | | Solar | 3 MW | 0% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Ironwood LLC | Helix Ironwood LLC | Natural gas | 778 MW | 2001 | | GLRA Landfill | NextEra Renewable Fuels, LLC | Other technologies | 3 MW | 2007 | | Fort Indiantown Gap | Standard Solar | Solar | 3 MW | 2019 | ## The Lebanon County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 53,616 | $57,707 | 1.00 | | Electrical contractors | 365 | $82,352 | 0.94 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Lebanon County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Lebanon County. Pennsylvania has 36 local measures on record statewide. ## Lebanon County and its neighbors Of the 4 counties that border Lebanon County, Lancaster County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Lebanon County | 146,380 | ▲ 4.1% | 784 MW | — | — | — | | Berks County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/berks-county) | 440,072 | ▼ 0.6% | 1,326 MW | — | 3 | — | | Dauphin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/dauphin-county) | 293,351 | ▲ 2.0% | 1,018 MW | 2 MW | 2 | — | | Lancaster County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/lancaster-county) | 563,159 | ▲ 3.7% | 1,815 MW | — | 6 | — | | Schuylkill County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/schuylkill-county) | 145,085 | ▲ 1.1% | 363 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Pennsylvania [All Pennsylvania countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania)[Lancaster County563,159 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/lancaster-county)[Berks County440,072 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/berks-county)[Dauphin County293,351 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/dauphin-county)[Schuylkill County145,085 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/schuylkill-county) ## Lebanon County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania? 2 utilities have service territory in Lebanon County in the EIA-861 2024 report: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, PPL Electric Utilities Corp. The largest, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, charged residential customers 17.37¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Lebanon, PA in? Lebanon is in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. About 26,479 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is North Lebanon Township, PA in? North Lebanon Township is in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. About 12,366 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is South Lebanon Township, PA in? South Lebanon Township is in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. About 10,735 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Lebanon County? 3 operating plants with 784 MW of capacity. The largest is Ironwood LLC (778 MW, natural gas). ### Are there data centers in Lebanon County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Lebanon County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Lancaster County. ### Is Lebanon County adding jobs? Employers counted 53,616 jobs in 2025 against 51,492 in 2019 (+4.1%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Lebanon County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Lebanon County. Pennsylvania has 36 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/pennsylvania/lebanon-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).