PPL Electric Utilities delivers electricity to more than 1.4 million homes and businesses in central and eastern Pennsylvania. According to their website, the company regularly ranks among the country’s best utility companies for reliability and customer satisfaction.
Areas Served by PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric is your utility company if you live in Lancaster, Harrisburg, Bethlehem, Allentown, Berwick and many other cities in eastern Pennsylvania. Below is a copy of the PPL Electric Utilities territory map.
Shop for Electricity Rates in PPL
PPL Electric Utilities is part of the Pennsylvania electricity choice program.
Under this program, you can shop for an electricity supplier for your home or business, or you can get your power from the utility at the price to compare or default service rate.
Regardless of who you choose for your electricity supply, your utility will still deliver the power to your home, respond in an emergency and send your bill.
But, when you select an Electric Generation Supplier (EGS) you can usually lock in a competitive rate that gives you price certainty.
The PPL Price to Compare is 12.126¢/kWh for residential customers. That rate is in effect from June 1 2023 to November 30, 2023. The PPL Price to Compare for December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 is 11.028¢/kWh. These rates change twice a year, on June 1 and December 1. You can lock in a fixed rate plan by shopping for an Electric Generation Supplier (EGS).
The PPL Price to Compare is 11.689¢/kWh for business customers. That rate is in effect from June 1 2023 to November 30, 2023. The PPL Price to Compare for small business customers for December 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 is 11.386¢/kWh. These rates change twice a year, on June 1 and December 1. You can lock in a fixed rate plan by shopping for an Electric Generation Supplier (EGS).
Best Electric Generation Supplier Rates in PPL Electric
| Plan Name | Term | Rate/kWh |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Energy Live Brighter 13 | 13 | 9.69 ¢ |
| Public Power Electric 10 Month Fixed | 10 | 9.99 ¢ |
| Public Power Electric 12 Month Fixed | 12 | 10.09 ¢ |
| Energy Harbor Safe Harbor 12 | 12 | 10.29 ¢ |
| Public Power Electric 18 Month Fixed | 18 | 10.39 ¢ |
| Energy Harbor Safe Harbor 24 | 24 | 10.69 ¢ |
| Direct Energy Live Brighter 12 | 12 | 10.99 ¢ |
| Energy Harbor Safe Harbor 36 | 36 | 11.19 ¢ |
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Current and Historic Residential Price to Compare in PPL
The Price to Compare, or PPL Default rate, is updated on June 1st and December 1st each year. The current rate in the table below is what you would pay for electricity if you prefer not to shop alternative supplier rates or return to the utility as your default supplier. Historic rates show a recent sharp increase in the cost of electricity for residential customers.
| Effective Date | Price to Compare |
|---|---|
| December 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024 | 11.028¢ |
| June 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023 | 12.126¢ |
| December 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023 | 14.612¢ |
| June 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022 | 12.336¢ |
| January 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022 | 8.941¢ |
| December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021 | 9.502¢ |
| December 1, 2020 - November 30, 2021 | 7.544¢ |
| June 1, 2020 - November 30, 2020 | 7.317¢ |
| December 1, 2019 - May 31, 2020 | 7.284¢ |
| June 1, 2019 - November 30, 2019 | 7.632¢ |
| December 1, 2018 - May 31, 2019 | 7.59¢ |
| June 1, 2018 - November 30, 2018 | 7.04¢ |
| December 1, 2017 - May 31, 2018 | 7.45¢ |
| June 1, 2017 - November 30, 2017 | 7.46¢ |
PPL Historic Residential Price to Compare Rate Chart
Standard Offer Program
PPL customers can participate in the Standard Offer Program, also called the Customer Referral Program.
Under this program, the utility will assign you to a supplier. You will have a fixed rate for 12 months, with a guaranteed savings of 7% off PPL’s currently effective price to compare.
Keep in mind that it’s 7% off the price to compare that’s in effect on the day you sign up. PPL’s price to compare changes twice a year. But your rate under the Standard Offer Program will stay the same for the full year.
Also keep in mind that you may be able to get even greater savings if you shop directly for a competitive supplier. Most of the rates above will give you a savings of 10% or more versus the current price to compare.
Contact PPL to sign up for the Standard Offer Program.
Power Outage – Who to Call
If you have a power outage, you’ll contact your utility company for assistance.
- Report outage by text: Text “outage” to “TXTPPL”
- Report outage online