Who Has the Cheapest Reading Electricity Rates? With the shoulder season quickly approaching, now’s the time to prepare to grab cheap electricity rates in Reading. Met-Ed area residents have plentiful long-term electricity plan options at their fingertips. In fact, many of these electricity rates are even below 7.00 cents per kWh! Even though natural gas […]
PA PUC Continues Shutoff Moratorium The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), in their September 17 meeting, declined to end the utilities shutoff moratorium. Governor Tom Wolf initiated the moratorium in March 2020 through an emergency order. The moratorium prevents utility companies from shutting off customers’ electricity and other utilities due to nonpayment. During the troublesome […]
Pennsylvanians Get More Time to Pay Electric Utilities The August 27 meeting of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) postponed ending the utilities shut-off moratorium to September 17. The utility bill moratorium went into effect in March when Governor Tom Wolf initiated the first executive order with shut-down mandates due to the coronavirus pandemic. After two prior deadlocked […]
Best Electricity Plans for Easton With rising home electricity usage and the possibility of increasing prices, it’s a good idea to choose electricity plans wisely. One fact to keep in mind is that Met-Ed’s price to compare (PTC) rate changes quarterly. Its PTC will increase to 5.757 cents per kWh on September 1 and then might rise […]
How Will First Energy PA’s PTC Increase Affect Me? Back in July, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania announced new Price To Compare (PTC) rates with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for the three-month period starting September 1, 2020. What does this mean for your Pennsylvania energy bill? It depends where you live in the Keystone State. Both Penn […]
Best Green Electricity Supplier in Met-Ed Area There’s a lot of electricity plans offered in the Met-Ed area and if you’re looking for a green energy plan, you’ll have quite a few options, too. The Met-Ed price to compare (PTC) rate is currently 5.361 cents per kWh through August 31, 2020. Starting September 1, 2020, the […]
PTC Residential Electricity Rates Changing Beginning June 1, 2020, FirstEnergy Corporation’s four Pennsylvania electric distribution companies (EDCs), Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power, will change their price to compare (PTC) rates. The new PTC rates will be in effect for three months. Primarily, the PTC rate is the default supply rate offered by the local […]
How PA Electricity Rates Per kWh Are Set As you compare PA electricity providers and plans you’ll see that these providers offer different kWh rates. You know these are the rates you use as you compare plans and prices, but you might not know how rates are selected. You might also wonder why some rates […]
Coronavirus and Your Utility Bills —UPDATED— 03-18-20 The Coronavirus (or Covid-19) outbreak news over this weekend has left many working Pennsylvania families wondering what’s going to happen in the wake of schools and many businesses closing. Folks want to know how they’ll make ends meet if they take sick leave or must stay home […]
Cheaper Electricity Prices Projected for March 2020 Individuals fear high electricity bills in the wintertime as cold weather means more heat being used to keep warm. However, electricity bills have been lower than expected this winter due to the less-than-frightful weather. Even better, local electricity utilties are going to offer lower electricity rates starting March 1. So, why will […]