Borough of Mifflinburg

Mifflinburg Borough Building

Mifflinburg Electric System and Rates

The Borough of Mifflinburg is one of 35 Pennsylvania communities that owns its electrical system.  Our Borough owns and operates the electric utility distribution system dedicated to serving Mifflinburg’s residents and businesses. This decision was made in the early 1900’s by Mifflinburg’s leaders to ensure that our residents had the services they needed.

Owning our own electrical system has many benefits; one is that all decisions made regarding the operation of the system are made locally by the Borough’s Elected Officials, for the benefit of the community.  There are no shareholders demanding higher profits on their investment, just service and investment in the Mifflinburg community.  Another benefit is the swift local response to electrical outages, meaning there are only short interruptions in service.  Additionally, we have local employees to provide these services.

Mifflinburg Borough Council has entered into power supply agreements through the American Municipal Power Association.  These supply agreements extend over several years to help to stabilize the costs of energy to help to ensure that our energy rates are stabilized to some extent.

However, just like the larger electrical suppliers, not all components of our supply can be controlled locally since we are connected to a regional supply grid that helps to ensure that the lights remain on even during peak electricity demand days.  This regional supply grid (PJM Interconnection) must ensure that there is enough capacity within the grid to supply every customer’s needs all year long.

PJM analyzes the capacity available from all generators and the pricing for this capacity is determined through auctions held at predetermined times.  The most recent auctions have seen rates reach unprecedented levels which are driving all electric rates higher for every customer in the PJM service area.  Several factors have contributed to these increases:  rising demand nationwide and locally, more regulations regarding generation, fewer power plants in service and new generation not being built quickly enough.

In addition to these increased capacity costs, the Borough of Mifflinburg is also facing the loss of its’ largest customer for 2026.  This loss will be felt in many ways-most significantly in the loss of revenue and jobs.

Due to all of these factors and future uncertainties in the Electric Supply market, the Borough has been working closely with our Electrical Engineers to re-evaluate the Borough’s electric rate structure to meet these rising electric costs.  The Study prepared by the Utility Engineers can be found in the link below.   This study has recommended that the billing structure be changed to reflect the same structure in which the Borough is billed by their supplier.  This change in billing structure will simplify billing to some extent, but it is also designed to cover the increasing costs. Borough Council recognizes that these increases will affect every customer and has made every effort to cut costs and only increase rates the bare minimum required to meet the needs of operations.  Borough Council has also been very careful to ensure that the rates remain competitive with other area suppliers to ensure that the costs of living and doing business in Mifflinburg remain comparable to other communities in our area.

2025 Preliminary Electric Rate Study

 

 

Interested In Having Your Bank Account Automatically Drafted

There is an authorization form you must complete, sign and return to the Borough Office. The form is available at the Borough Office or can be downloaded below.

Your account will be drafted on the 15th of each month unless the 15th is a weekend or holiday, then it will be drafted the next business day. There is no fee for this service.

You will continue to receive a monthly utility bill which will show you the amount and the date it will draft.

Automatic Bill Payment Form

Utility Scams

Mifflinburg Borough residents receive their water, sewer and electric services from the Borough. The Borough has recently been made aware that some residents have received emails about their electric. As a general rule, The Borough does not email you about your account., so please be sure to carefully check the email address that is sending you these messages to be sure that the email comes from a trusted source.

Not sure of the source of the email or if it is from a trustworthy source? Then you should definitely not respond and you should definitely NOT SHARE ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION! Contact the Borough Office with any questions at 570-966-1013.

Snow Removal

Snow Removal Reminders

Residents are reminded to remove all vehicles from public streets in instances when snowstorms are imminent. Please avoid parking in dead ends and cul-de-sacs during snow removal efforts.  This will greatly help Borough employees in their plowing efforts.  If you have available space on your property for off-street parking, please use it when it snows.

We are also offering another reminder to mark the edge of your lawns with brightly colored stakes or flags to aid in locating where the edge of the pavement ends during snow plowing. Please remove all ornamental decorations, basketball structures, etc. that may end up in the path of the snow plows.  These simple yet conscientious efforts will greatly assist the Borough crew in clearing the snow and minimizing personal property damage.

Last, but not least in the way of cold weather and snow reminders, please keep your sidewalks clear. The Borough has ordinances which require that property owners clear their sidewalks of snow within 24 hours of a snowfall event.  This ordinance is intended as a Public Safety measure.  Getting the snow or slush off of your sidewalks as quickly as possible helps prevent the buildup of ice and snow from becoming a hazard to pedestrians and a liability to you.

Thank you for your cooperation!

 

Mobile Food Vendors

The Borough of Mifflinburg is trying something new this year.  They have adopted some draft regulations permitting Mobile Food Vendors within certain areas of the Borough.  The permit application is available under the resources tab of the Borough’s website or by using the link below.  Applications must be submitted 14 days in advance of any event.

Mobile Food Vendor Permit Application

Volunteers Needed

The Borough if looking for a few volunteers to serve on some of the Borough’s Committees. There are currently openings for the Zoning Hearing Board Alternates (2). Interested parties should contact the Borough Office for more information.

The Borough is also looking for a group to man the recycling center on the first Saturday of each month. This is a great project for a group who would like to do community service and help save the environment. Interested parties should contact the Borough Manager for more information.