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Pennsylvania Electricity Rates Increase June 2025 – Here’s Why

Pennsylvania is part of the PJM Interconnection, which manages the electric grid for PA and 12 other states. Your electricity bill includes not only energy and delivery costs, but also capacity costs. PA capacity costs incent power generators to maintain sufficient supply on the electric grid during times of peak demand.

In June 2024, the PJM Interconnection held a capacity auction that resulted in pricing 833% higher than the prior year.

The capacity cost increase means a 10-20% increase Pennsylvania residential electricity bills starting in June 2025. Businesses can expect an increase of up to 29%.

Here’s the background, and what you can do to keep your bills under control.

Ohio Electric Rates Increase June 2025 – Here’s Why & What to Do About It

In Ohio, you not only pay for electricity and delivery, you also pay for “capacity” as part of your electricity generation charges.

In June 2024, the PJM Interconnection, which manages the electric grid for Ohio, held a capacity auction that resulted in pricing 833% higher than the prior year.

The capacity cost increase in Ohio means residential customers will see a 10-15% increase in their bills for June 2025 – May 2026, or around 2 cents per kWh. Businesses can expect an increase of up to 29%.

Here’s the background, and what you can do to keep your bills under control.

How to Switch Electricity Providers

Want to switch electricity companies in Texas? If you live in Texas, it’s easy to change your electricity provider. Here’s how to switch and why you should shop for a provider every time your contract expires.

Texas Electricity Shopping Statistics – Annual Review 2024

Since deregulation began in Texas in 2002, many Texans have had a choice in their electricity provider. In fact, over 85% of Texans live in an area with electricity choice.

What choices did consumers make in 2024? In our first annual electricity shopping review, we’ll reveal price trends, what plans consumers picked, and Texas electricity shopping statistics.

Purchasing Business Electricity: Energy Procurement Strategy

What’s your energy procurement strategy? For most small business owners, this is just another item that they purchase for their business. You mark the calendar to shop for your next contract, but may give very little thought to other aspects of it.

Here are four things to think about for your energy procurement strategy, to get the best commercial electricity price for your business.

What is the Number One Electricity Provider in Texas?

We’re number one! You hear it said all the time. But number one based on what? The question, “What is the number one electricity provider in Texas?” can be answered so many ways, including customer count, ratings and customer satisfaction.

In this article we dig into the data and perform online research to provide the top electricity provider in Texas in each category. (And if you’re looking for cheap electricity rates? We update our list of the cheapest electricity rates in Texas every month.)

New Tool Makes it Easy to Compare Electricity Plans Side by Side

No one every said it was easy to compare electricity plans. Sometimes it feels like you’re comparing apples and oranges. There are so many hidden fees, lots of details and it’s hard to find the best plan.

That’s why we created ElectricityPlans.com. And now we’re making it even easier with a new tool to compare electricity plans. The Compare Plans tool is part of our mission of electricity shopping made easy!

Managing Your Commercial Electricity Contract

When you signed your commercial electricity contract, it included a list of meters and service addresses covered by the contract. It also included benchmark usage information (typically your historical usage) and clauses about penalties for material changes in usage.

All that comes into play when things change. Whether it’s an additional location, moving to a new location, adding new equipment or selling your business, material changes can have an impact on your electricity contract. This article will help you understand what to look for.

What Electric Company Services my Address?

When you are moving, setting up utilities can be a hassle. Especially if it’s not clear what electric company serves your address. Here’s how to find your local electric company by address in Texas.

Summary: You can find your local electric company in Texas by using an ESID Lookup Tool (Electricity Service Identifier), updated daily. Just enter your address to look up your utility company. Plus you’ll see offers from retail electricity providers. Over 85% of Texas is deregulated, meaning you must shop for an electricity provider.

How Does Weather Affect Texas Electricity Rates?

Extreme weather in Texas has a significant impact on electricity prices in the state, since heating and cooling drives electricity usage.

Weather can significantly impact Texas electricity rates due to supply and demand. Warm weather drives high electricity usage for cooling homes and businesses. Cold weather extremes cause power usage to soar with demand for heat. And yet electricity supply has its limitations. Your best bet for electricity shopping is to avoid the seasonal extremes.

In this article we review how weather impacts both supply and demand, how weather impacts electricity prices and why fixed rate plans are your best protection against weather risks.

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