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Utilities are defined as the essential or optional services you need in your house, apartment, or business to keep it comfortable and functioning properly. In this article we review the 5 essential utilities plus the optional utilities that give us modern conveniences.
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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.
Here’s what you can do to keep your bills under control.
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In Ohio, you not only pay for electricity and delivery, you also pay for “capacity” as part of your electricity generation charges. Capacity costs are increasing in June 2025, and you’ll see this impact on your bill.
Here’s the background, and what you can do to keep your bills under control.
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Want to switch electricity companies in Texas? If you live in Texas, it’s easy to change your electricity provider. Most Texas residents have the ability to choose their electricity provider, thanks to deregulation. (Check this list of deregulated vs. regulated city in Texas to see if you can switch electricity suppliers.) This quick read gives you the basics of switching electricity providers.
What choices did Texas electricity consumers make in 2025? Our second annual electricity shopping review reveals how Texans shopped for power this year, and how those choices shifted compared to 2024.
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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.
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The largest Retail Electricity Provider (REP) brand in Texas is Reliant Energy, with 1,545,510 residential customers. The second largest retail electricity provider brand in Texas is TXU Energy, with 1,442,516 residential customers.
Five parent corporations (NRG Energy, Vistra Corp., Just Energy Group, NextEra Energy Inc. and Constellation Energy Corporation) control 90% of the Texas residential electricity customer base.
Data Source: All retail electricity providers in Texas must file their customer counts by type of customer with the Energy Information Administration. We’ve extracted and analyzed data from the EIA 2025 Annual Electric Power Industry Report released October 7, 2026, and appended their parent corporation.
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Comparing electricity plans side by side is harder than it should be, due to different fee structures, different fees or credits, different fine print. BillSmartTM Compare Plans cuts through that. Select up to three plans you’re considering, enter your monthly usage, and see your estimated bill under each option in a single view.
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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.
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Finding our what electricity company serves your address lets you determine whether you have electricity choice in Texas. You can quickly find your electricity company (utility) using ElectricityPlans ESID Lookup Tool, or by entering your zip code in a comparison shopping site.
