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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.

Smart Meter Texas – Information To Manage Your Electricity Usage

With energy bills climbing, consumers and business owners alike are looking for ways to cut back. One way to do this is to better understand your electricity usage.

Smart meters, installed by local utilities across Texas, can help you do that. Tap into Smart Meter Texas, the free website where you can access your meter information, to start your energy savings journey!

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’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:

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!

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.

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