Comparing Pennsylvania Electricity Suppliers
| Peco Energy Co.'s price-to-compare for residential customers on July 1 will decrease to 8.64 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 500 kilowatt hours. Consumption greater than 500 kilowatt hours a month will be billed at 9.17 cents per kilowatt hour. | |||||
| These rates and offers do not apply to Peco residential heating customers, who receive a discounted rate from the utility. | |||||
| Here's how offers from some alternative suppliers stack up. Check suppliers for more details and other offers. Rates as of June 22. | |||||
| Company, Phone, Web |
Terms | Rate/kWh | Cancellation fee? |
Renewable energy option? |
Other information |
| Ambit Energy 1-877-282-6248 www.ambitenergy.com |
Fixed 1-year | 7.8 cents | N | Y | |
| American Power Partners 1-716-631-1517 www.americanpowerpartners.com |
Variable | 9.69 cents | N | Y | 25 percent renewable power |
| Amerigreen Energy 1-888-559-4567 www.amerigreenenergy.com |
Fixed 1-year | 7.99 cents | N | Y | |
| BlueStar Energy Solutions 1-866-258-3782 www.bluestarenergy.com |
Fixed 1-year | 8.91 cents | Y | Y | |
| Castlebridge Energy Group 1-866-229-4902 www.neighborhoodpa.com |
Fixed 1-year | 7.78 cents | N | N | |
| Champion Energy Services LLC 1-877-404-0842 www.championenergyservices.com/pa |
Fixed 6-months | 7.7 cents | Y | N | |
| Clearview Electric 1-888-257-8439 www.clearviewenergy.com |
Variable | 9.49 cents | N | Y | |
| Commerce Energy, Inc. 1-877-226-5392 www.commerceenergy.com |
Variable, 5-year | 8.99 cents | N | Y | Plus $2.78 monthly fee |
| Con Edison Solutions 1-866-842-8166 www.conedsolutions.com |
Fixed, 5 months | 7.75 cents | N | N | |
| Constellation Energy 1-866-577-4700 home.constellation.com |
Fixed 1-year | 8.88 cents | Y | N | No cancellation fee first 90 days |
| Direct Energy 1-888-734-0741 www.directenergy.com |
Fixed 6 months | 8.23 cents | N | N | |
| Dominion Energy Solutions 1-866-535-9522 www.dom.com |
Fixed 1-year | 7.99 cents | Y | N | |
| Energetix 1-800-544-0182 www.energetix.net |
Fixed 1-year | 8.44 cents | Y | Y | |
| Energy Cooperative Association 1-800-223-5783 www.theenergy.coop |
Fixed 1-year | 9.79 cents | N | Y | 20 percent renewable power. $15 annual membership fee |
| Gateway Energy Services Corp. 1-888-601-3141 www.gesc.com/PA |
Fixed 6 months | 8.23 cents | N | N | $50 bonus |
| Great American Power 1-877-215-4140 www.greatamericanpower.com |
Variable | 8.55 cents | Y | N | |
| Green Mountain Energy Co. 1-855-724-6473 www.greenmountain.com |
Variable | 9.4 cents | N | Y | 100 percent renewable |
| HOP Energy LLC 1-914-304-1343 www.hopenergy.com |
Fixed 1-year | 9.27 cents | Y | N | |
| IDT Energy Inc. 1-877-887-6866 www.idtenergy.com |
Variable | 10.02 cents | N | Y | |
| IGS Energy 1-888-993-0997 www.igsenergy.com |
Fixed 1-year | 8.89 cents | N | N | Longer terms available |
| NextEra Energy Services Pa. LLC 1-800-882-1276 www.nexteraenergyservices.com |
Fixed 1-year | 8.6 cents | Y | Y | |
| North American Power 1-888-313-9086 www.napower.com |
Variable | 7.99 cents | N | Y | 25 percent renewable power |
| Oasis Energy 1-800-324-3046 www.oasisenergy.com |
24-month variable | 9.84 cents | Y | N | $5.95 monthly fee |
| Palmco Power PA LLC 1-877-726-5862 www.palmcoenergy.com |
Variable | 7.58 cents | N | N | Introductory rate |
| Pennsylvania Gas & Electric 1-866-706-7361 www.pagande.com |
Variable | 8.96 cents | N | Y | |
| Planet Energy Corp. 1-855-360-3042 www.planetenergyhome.com |
Variable 1-year | 7 cents | Y | N | Introductory rate |
| PPL Energy Plus 1-888-289-7693 www.pplenergyplus.com |
Fixed 1-year | 7.79 cents | N | Y | Rate set through 4/30/2013 |
| Public Power LLC 1-888-354-4415 www.ppandu.com |
Variable | 10.09 cents | N | N | |
| Reliant Energy LLC 1-877-297-3795 www.reliant.com |
Fixed 6-months | 7.79 cents | N | N | |
| Respond Power LLC 1-877-973-7763 www.respondpower.com |
Variable | 9.49 cents | N | N | |
| Spark Energy, L.P. 1-877-374-8011 www.sparkenergy.com |
Fixed 1-year | 9.79 cents | Y | N | |
| Sperian Energy 1-888-682-8082 www.sperianenergy.com |
Fixed 3-months | 7.58 cents | N | N | plus $4.93 monthly fee |
| Starion Energy PA Inc. 1-800-600-3040 www.starionenergy.com |
Variable | 8.79 cents | N | N | |
| Stream Energy 1-877-369-8150 www.streamenergy.net |
Fixed 6-months | 8.7 cents | Y | Y | |
| Superior Plus Energy Svcs. 1-855-285-5999 www.superiorplusenergy.com |
Fixed 3-months | 7.75 cents | Y | N | Fixed through Sept. 30, 2012 |
| TriEagle Energy L.P. 1-877-933-2453 www.trieagleenergy.com |
Fixed 6-months | 7.69 cents | Y | N | 2 percent renewable power |
| Verde Energy USA, Inc. 1-800-388-3862 www.lowcostpower.com |
Variable | 8.10 cents | N | N | $50 bonus |
| Viridian Energy 1-866-663-2508 www.viridian.com |
Fixed 6-months | 9.99 cents | Y | Y | 20 percent renewable power. |
| Washington Gas Energy Services 1-866-663-2508 www.viridian.com |
Fixed 1-year | 8.1 cents | Y | Y | 50 percent renewable power |
| YEP Energy 1-866-663-2508 www.viridian.com |
Fixed 1-year | 8.01 cents | Y | Y | |
| Sources: Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Pennsylvania Office of the Consumer Advocate, company websites | |||||
