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Philadelphia residents can choose from PA PUC-licensed electricity suppliers like Direct Energy, Constellation, Verde Energy, and ENGIE. PECO delivers the power—you pick your supplier and rate.
The cheapest electricity rates in Philadelphia, PA typically range from 8-12¢/kWh for the generation portion of your bill. Philadelphia is served by PECO, which offers a Price to Compare (PTC) rate—if a supplier beats that rate, you save money. Enter your ZIP code above to compare all available supplier rates and find the best deal for your Philadelphia home.
Rates are for generation only · Your PECO delivery charges stay the same regardless of supplier
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Philadelphia customers can compare rates from suppliers like Direct Energy, Constellation, and Verde Energy—all PA PUC-licensed.
PECO continues delivering electricity to your Philadelphia home. Only your generation rate changes—same wires, same reliability.
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PECO is the regulated utility serving Philadelphia in Philadelphia County. PECO maintains power lines and meters—your supplier (Direct Energy, Constellation, Verde Energy, etc.) sells the electricity itself.
Pennsylvania deregulated electricity in 1996 under the Electricity Generation Customer Choice Act, overseen by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC). Philadelphia residents can compare rates from 50+ licensed suppliers via PA Power Switch or here.
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Rate history for Philadelphia electricity
Philadelphia is served by PECO. Here's the documented residential rate history for that utility, filed with the PA PUC and indexed by NREL's U.S. Utility Rate Database.
Philadelphia's fixed monthly customer charge — the amount Philadelphia households pay each month before using a single kWh.
Source: Tariffs filed with the PA PUC, indexed by NREL's U.S. Utility Rate Database (URDB). Individual tariff PDF links appear inside each card above.
Enter your ZIP code and you'll see live generation rates from PA PUC-licensed suppliers serving Philadelphia on the PECO grid. Pennsylvania deregulated retail electricity in 1996 under the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act, overseen by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC). PECO still delivers the power and handles billing, but the generation portion — usually half of your bill — comes from whichever supplier you pick. Compare each offer against PECO's Price to Compare (PTC), the default rate Philadelphia residents pay if they don't shop. Watch for variable-rate plans that introduce a low teaser and reset after 3-6 months, plus any monthly fees buried in the contract disclosure.
The cheapest generation rate in Philadelphia typically lands between 8¢ and 10¢ per kWh on a 12-24 month fixed plan from a PA PUC-licensed supplier — but the headline ¢/kWh isn't the whole bill. Some plans add a $4.99-$9.95 monthly fee that quietly erases the savings on lower-usage homes. The honest test is the supplier's offer vs. PECO's current Price to Compare, which resets every June and December. Compare each fixed offer's all-in total monthly cost at your real 12-month usage against the PTC — that's how you tell whether a fixed offer beats default service for your home, or whether you'd save more by staying on the PTC for now.
Pennsylvania doesn't have one flat statewide rate. Philadelphia sits in PECO's service territory — one of several Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs) including PECO, PPL Electric, Met-Ed, Duquesne Light, West Penn Power, and PENELEC — and each EDC has its own delivery charges and Price to Compare set by the PA PUC. So a Philadelphia household pays different delivery rates than a Philadelphia or Pittsburgh household, even on the same supplier plan. The 1996 Choice Act opened the generation market to competition, but the wires side stays with PECO and doesn't change when you switch suppliers. Two neighbors on the same Philadelphia street can pay very different total bills depending on when each one last shopped.
Philadelphia has 87 ZIP codes in the PECO service area. Click any ZIP code to compare electricity rates for that area.
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