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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.

The 9 Biggest Energy Wasting Mistakes You’re Making at Home

We’re so used to the convenience of electricity. We ask Google or Amazon to set a timer or answer a question, we flip the light switch without even thinking of it, and we expect our HVAC system to keep the temperature perfect.

But some of the ways we use electricity could also be wasting energy.

Here are the most common causes energy waste in the home. If you recognize some of these issues? We also highlight some simple fixes.

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.

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’s Driving Electricity Demand in Texas?

Summer electricity peak demand in Texas is expected to grow nearly 80% in the next 10 years, from 85,464 MW in 2023 to a projected 153,230 MW in 2033. And no, electric vehicles aren’t the cause.

According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the entity responsible for managing the Texas grid, the three factors driving electricity demand in Texas (in order of impact) are:

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!

Full List of Deregulated Cities in Texas

Over 26 million people in Texas, more than 85% of the state’s population, now have the power to choose their electricity provider thanks to electricity deregulation.

But deregulation doesn’t include the whole state of Texas. Some cities in Texas are deregulated and others aren’t. The list below will help you understand what cities fall into each category.

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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