Ephrata Borough Gets $2 Million State Grant for Electric Facility

Ephrata Borough received a $2 million state grant to support a planned new facility for its municipal Electric Division, according to state and borough announcements issued July 16 and July 20, 2026.

The funding comes through Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, which supports eligible design, acquisition and construction projects with regional or broader community significance. The state identified the project as the “Ephrata Electric Division Facility” in its Lancaster County grant list.

What the planned project would include

Borough materials describe a planned 16,900-square-foot building with modern workspaces, vehicle bays, indoor equipment storage and truck-wash facilities. The project also includes site work and construction intended to improve the Electric Division’s operating capacity.

State Rep. Keith Greiner’s July 17 announcement separately corroborated the Ephrata award and described grant-supported site work and construction activities associated with a new Electric Division building.

The project is tied directly to Ephrata Borough’s municipal electric utility. If completed, the proposed facility would provide additional operational space for equipment, vehicles, maintenance work and utility crews.

What is still unknown

The grant announcements do not establish the project’s total cost. They also do not identify the borough’s final local funding contribution, provide a construction start date or set a completion date.

The available records likewise do not document any direct effect on electric rates or customer service. The $2 million award should not be treated as the full price of the facility, and the grant announcement does not indicate that construction has begun.

Future borough project records, budgets, land-development actions, procurement documents or Electric Division updates should provide more detail about the financing plan and construction schedule. Those records will also be the best source for determining whether the project changes utility operations, facilities or customer costs over time.

Sources

• Ephrata Borough: “Powering Ephrata’s Future”
• Pennsylvania Governor’s Office: RACP grant announcement
• State Rep. Keith Greiner: local development announcement