PPL Switching Activity Increases Due to Default Price Hikes

Switching activity has increased in recent weeks in central Pennsylvania as Pennsylvania Power & Light (PP&L) enacted a price increase for their price to compare customer base. PP&L consumers on the price to compare rate plan are those power users who have not switched to a competitive electricity supplier offering a competitive rate plan. The …

Lowest CL&P Electricity Prices

Electric bills in the CL&P service area are being reduced by customers who take advantage of electricity choice laws that allow consumers to shop for competitive power rates. The creation of a competitive electricity market in Connecticut’s two largest utility service markets, CL&P and the United Illuminating Company, has created an abundance of electric rate …

Compare Buffalo Electric Rates

Electricity choice in New York allows for citizens of Buffalo to compare electric rates being offered by several electricity suppliers. In the past, all Buffalo power consumers were forced to buy their power from National Grid, but now as the New York electricity choice market has matured consumers have a variety of options concerning their …

Baltimore Gas and Electric Choice

Baltimore Gas and Electric residential customers are getting favorable electricity rate offers.  Though Maryland has experienced electricity choice since 2004, many third party electricity suppliers delayed entering the market as state politicians repeatedly talked about re-regulating the states electricity. Now that most politicians, and more importantly most Maryland residences, are on board with electric choice, …

NJ Power

The New Jersey Power market is finally offering true electric choice to the millions of energy users throughout the state.  The Electric Deregulation and Energy Competition Act in New Jersey gave consumers the chance to purchase their electricity and natural gas from third party suppliers back in 2003.  However true electricity choice options were minimal …

NJ Electric Suppliers

Over the past year electric suppliers have entered the residential market in New Jersey.  Though New Jersey deregulated their electricity market in 2003, NJ electric suppliers did not start offering service to residential customers until recently.  Electricity companies were unable to offer power prices that were lower than NJ utility default rates, causing them to …

PPL Electric Choice Rates

Many electricity customers who receive their monthly electric bill from PPL electric are still unaware of electricity choice.  The PPL electric delivery service area is one of the most active and robust electricity markets in the United States, with customers having access to dozens of offers and huge savings off of their default rates. The …

JCPL Electric Rates

JCPL, the New Jersey electricity utility owned by First Energy Corporation, is urging their customers to find lower electricity rates with competitive electricity suppliers.  Due to the New Jersey Electricity Choice and Competition Act, JCPL is no longer responsible for the electric generation for their 1,097,000 customers.  Instead, the competition act has turned JCP&L solely …

PSEG New Jersey

Energy customers of the utility company PSEG in New Jersey are able to shop for competitive electricity and natural gas rates.  Comparing electricity rates can result in big savings on the electric bill for PSEG customers.  Though the overall switch rate has been relatively slow, the fact remains that the PSEG electric bill can be …

New Jersey Energy

New Jersey energy customers are starting to take advantage of electricity and natural gas deregulation.  Residential customers in PSE&G, JCP&L, Atlantic City Electric, and Rockland Electric are finding lower electric rates than their utility basic generation service rates which serve as a default rate for consumers who choose not to shop for competitive rates. Due …

Business Electricity

Businesses who shop for competitive electricity rates need to focus on more than just the highlighted electric rate on the contract.  Commercial and industrial electricity customers face a wide range of potential traps and hidden fees that residential customers do not have be concerned with.  The states that have competitive electric markets have many laws …