Compare the Best Electricity Rates and Suppliers in Pittsburgh

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Recommended Electricity Plans in Pittsburgh

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    • I normally use:
      1,000
      kWh per month
    6 Month Fixed Rate

    Recommended

    11.3 ¢ effective rate per kwh

    Think Basic 6

    or call call: 866-763-5041
    • 6
    • monthsmo.
    • Fixed Rate
    • 0% Green Energy
    • Plan MRCMRC
    • $ 0
    Save 9.1%under utility rate
    Think Basic 6 Details
    • Early Termination Fee: $0 (Residential Customers Only)
    • fixed-rate
    • 6 Months
    3 Month Fixed Rate

    Recommended

    12.2 ¢ effective rate per kwh

    True Simple 3

    or call call: 866-751-6415
    • 3
    • monthsmo.
    • Fixed Rate
    • 0% Green Energy
    • Plan MRCMRC
    • $ 0
    Save 2.0%under utility rate
    True Simple 3 Details
    • fixed-rate
    • 3 Months
    12 Month Fixed Rate

    Recommended

    12.5 ¢ effective rate per kwh

    Clean Power 12

    or call call: 866-953-8160
    • 12
    • monthsmo.
    • Fixed Rate
    • 100% Green Energy
    • Plan MRCMRC
    • $ 0
    Clean Power 12 Details
    • fixed-rate
    • 12 Months
    12 Month Fixed Rate

    Recommended

    12.7 ¢ effective rate per kwh

    Secure Choice 12

    or call call: 866-756-8272
    • 12
    • monthsmo.
    • Fixed Rate
    • 0% Green Energy
    • Plan MRCMRC
    • $ 0
    Secure Choice 12 Details
    • fixed-rate
    • 12 Months

    Average Electricity Rates & Usage in Pittsburgh

    In November, the average electricity rate in Pittsburgh was 17.49¢ per kWh. The average households monthly electricity usage was 727 kWh, making the average bill around $127.

    based on EIA Data as of May, 2025

    Pittsburgh Energy Choice

    You can choose your electricity or natural gas retailer in Pittsburgh. We're here to help you navigate the sometimes daunting array offers and providers. As a neutral third party we provide you with the tools to make the best choice for your home energy needs.

    To help you with this choice, you may browse the best electricity and natural gas companies in Pittsburgh, or read Pittsburgh energy company reviews. If you would rather go directly to comparing plans, you may view all Pittsburgh electricity plans, or compare the best natural gas plans in Pittsburgh .

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    All Electricity Plans in Pittsburgh

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        True Simple 6

        12.6 ¢ kWh
        6 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-751-6415
        • fixed-rate
        • 6 Months

        Residential Clean Energy Plan

        8.2 ¢ kWh
        1 Month Variable Rate
        • 25% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-763-3786
        Save 34.1%under utility rate
        • variable-rate
        • 1 Month

        Electric 12 Month Fixed Rate WITH MRC

        11.0 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $14.95 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-752-4690
        Save 11.6%under utility rate
        • Early Termination Fee: $50
        • Monthly Recurring Charge: $14.95
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months
        Recommended

        Think Basic 6

        11.3 ¢ kWh
        6 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-763-5041
        Save 9.1%under utility rate
        • Early Termination Fee: $0 (Residential Customers Only)
        • fixed-rate
        • 6 Months

        PA Frontier Secure Power 12

        12.0 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $9.95 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-775-9922
        Save 3.5%under utility rate
        • Monthly Recurring Charge: $9.95
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months
        Recommended

        True Simple 3

        12.2 ¢ kWh
        3 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-751-6415
        Save 2.0%under utility rate
        • fixed-rate
        • 3 Months
        Recommended

        Clean Power 12

        12.5 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 100% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-953-8160
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        Safe Harbor Value 6

        12.7 ¢ kWh
        6 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-632-6308
        • fixed-rate
        • 6 Months
        Recommended

        Secure Choice 12

        12.7 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-756-8272
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        Secure Green Choice 12

        12.9 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 100% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-756-8272
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        Safe Harbor Value 12

        13.1 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-632-6308
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        Safe Harbor Value 8

        13.2 ¢ kWh
        8 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-632-6308
        • fixed-rate
        • 8 Months

        Fixed-Rate Electricity 12

        13.3 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-607-2101
        • Early Termination Fee: $120
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        True Simple 8

        • Flexible, affordable electric plans
        • Fixed price protection
        • Low average bill
        13.3 ¢ kWh
        8 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-751-6415
        • fixed-rate
        • 8 Months
        Plan Details

      • Flexible, affordable electric plans
      • Fixed price protection
      • Low average bill

        • Safe Harbor Value 14

        13.3 ¢ kWh
        14 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-632-6308
        • fixed-rate
        • 14 Months

        Electric 14 Month Standard Fixed Rate

        13.4 ¢ kWh
        14 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-752-4690
        • Early Termination Fee: $50
        • fixed-rate
        • 14 Months

        True Simple 12

        13.5 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-751-6415
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        SureLock 6

        13.5 ¢ kWh
        6 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        Check Availability
        • Early Termination Fee: $55.00
        • fixed-rate
        • 6 Months

        Online Premier - 12

        13.5 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-775-9922
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        Think Clean 12

        13.5 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 100% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-763-5041
        • Early Termination Fee: $0 (Residential Customers Only)
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        Residential 6 Month Fixed Plan

        13.7 ¢ kWh
        6 Months Locked Rate
        • 25% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-763-3786
        • fixed-rate
        • 6 Months

        True Simple 24

        14.0 ¢ kWh
        24 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-751-6415
        • fixed-rate
        • 24 Months

        Online Premier - 6

        14.0 ¢ kWh
        6 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-775-9922
        • fixed-rate
        • 6 Months

        SureLock 12

        14.0 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        Check Availability
        • Early Termination Fee: $110.00
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        Residential 100% Green 6 Month Fixed Plan

        14.2 ¢ kWh
        6 Months Locked Rate
        • 100% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-763-3786
        • fixed-rate
        • 6 Months

        SimpleClean 12

        14.5 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 50% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        Check Availability
        • Early Termination Fee: $110.00
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        Think Clean 36

        14.5 ¢ kWh
        36 Months Locked Rate
        • 100% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-763-5041
        • Early Termination Fee: $0 (Residential Customers Only)
        • fixed-rate
        • 36 Months

        RescueLock 12

        14.8 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        Check Availability
        • Early Termination Fee: $110.00
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        Live Brighter 12

        • NEW CUSTOMERS ONLY!
        14.8 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-646-0311
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months
        Plan Details

        NEW CUSTOMERS ONLY!

        SureLock 24

        15.0 ¢ kWh
        24 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        Check Availability
        • Early Termination Fee: $200.00
        • fixed-rate
        • 24 Months

        Live Brighter 18

        • NEW CUSTOMERS ONLY!
        15.1 ¢ kWh
        18 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-646-0311
        • fixed-rate
        • 18 Months
        Plan Details

        NEW CUSTOMERS ONLY!

        12-Month Electric Choice Plan

        15.5 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        Pollution Free Reliable Rate

        15.5 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 100% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        SolarSPARC 10% 12

        15.7 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 90% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        12 Month Green Home Power Plan

        16.0 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-773-8761
        • Early Termination Fee: $150
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        Pollution Free 24

        16.3 ¢ kWh
        24 Months Locked Rate
        • 100% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        • fixed-rate
        • 24 Months

        Go Green Lights 8

        16.4 ¢ kWh
        8 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-646-0311
        • fixed-rate
        • 8 Months

        Embrace Green 24

        17.5 ¢ kWh
        24 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-751-2986
        • Early Termination Fee: $150
        • fixed-rate
        • 24 Months

        Embrace Green 12

        17.5 ¢ kWh
        12 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-751-2986
        • Early Termination Fee: $75
        • fixed-rate
        • 12 Months

        Embrace Green 6

        18.0 ¢ kWh
        6 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-751-2986
        • Early Termination Fee: $50
        • fixed-rate
        • 6 Months

        Embrace Green 3

        19.0 ¢ kWh
        3 Months Locked Rate
        • 0% Green Energy
        $0 MRC per month
        or call call: 866-751-2986
        • Early Termination Fee: $25
        • fixed-rate
        • 3 Months
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        Other information about electric service in Pittsburgh

        Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the USA, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. Pittsburgh is often referred to as "the Steel City" for its more than 300 steel-related companies and as the "City of Bridges" for its 446 bridges.

        The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh is a hands-on interactive kids museum in Pittsburgh, PA. Established in 1983 in the old Allegheny Post Office, it was gifted to the museum by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.

        The Carnegie Museum of Natural History (also often referred to as CMNH), situated on Forbes Ave in the Oakland community of Pittsburgh, PA, was established by the Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie around 1896. It maintains an international reputation for research study and is ranked amongst the leading five nature museums in the USA.

        Heinz Field is a stadium located in the North Shore neighborhood of Pittsburgh. It mostly serves as home to the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Pittsburgh Panthers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The stadium was designed with the city of Pittsburgh's history of steel production in mind, which led to the addition of 12,000 tons of steel into the design.

        The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is one of only six major zoo and aquarium combinations in the United States. Located in Pittsburgh's Highland Park, the zoo rests on 77 acres of park land where it features more than 4,000 animals representing 475 species, consisting of 20 threatened or endangered types. The zoo's accredited membership of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) was dropped in 2015.

        The Carnegie Science Center is one of four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. It lies in the Chateau community and is located across the street from Heinz Field. The Carnegie Science Center is the most visited museum in Pittsburgh and has four floors of interactive exhibitions including the Buhl Planetarium, the Rangos Omnimax Theater, SportsWorks, the Miniature Railroad & Village, the USS Requin (a World War II submarine), and Roboworld.

        The Andy Warhol Museum is found on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, PA. It is the biggest museum in the North America devoted to a single artist. The museum holds a substantial collection of art and archives from the Pittsburgh-born pop art icon Andy Warhol and features 17 galleries, 900 paintings, nearly 2,000 works on paper, over 1,000 released distinct prints, 77 sculptures, 4,000 pictures, and over 4,350 Warhol movies and videotaped works.

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